Definition of photomask in English:
photomask
noun ˈfəʊtəʊmɑːskˈfōdōˌmask
Electronics A photographic pattern used in making microcircuits, ultraviolet light being shone through the mask on to a photoresist in order to transfer the pattern.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, conventional optical pellicles used to protect the photomasks and the image plane will not work for EUV masks.
- Now two companies have introduced nanomachining systems they say will open up the ability to deal with tiny technologies like quantum dots and photomasks for lithography.
- Microlithography projects a pattern from a photomask through an optical system to create IC chips using ultraviolet laser light.
- Like the technologies used to create the photomasks and microchips, quality assurance tools such as mask and wafer inspection systems are both costly and challenging.
- It appears that the costs of not only tools but of photomasks are poised to skyrocket.
Synonyms
matte, shadow mask, masking, masking tape