
Thursday,
November 14th, 2002
Pierre Hotel, New York City
Photronics,
Inc.
Photronics,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PLAB) is the world's leading manufacturer of reticles, also known
as photomasks, and the leading innovator in the application and advancement
of reticle technologies. Reticles are high-precision quartz plates containing
microscopic images of electronic circuits.
An enabling
technology in the manufacture of semiconductors, reticles transfer circuit
patterns onto semiconductor wafers during the fabrication of integrated circuits.
Reticle technology is also critical in the production of microelectronic mechanical
systems (MEMS), biosensors and a variety of photonics devices.
Reticles are produced at strategically located manufacturing facilities in
Asia, Europe and North America, in accordance with design data provided by
customers.
Servicing
the Semiconductor Industry with Unparalleled Technology, Quality and Customer
Support
For
more information please visit www.photronics.com
To
contact Investor Relations: TEL: (203) 775-9000 or E-mail: mmcarthy@brk.photronics.com