Semiconductor Engineering

Multi-Beam Mask Writers Are A Game Changer

The eBeam Initiative’s 11th annual Luminaries survey in 2022 reported strong purchasing predictions for multi-beam mask writers, enabling both EUV and curvilinear photomask growth. A panel of experts ...
Semiconductor Engineering

How Will The Adoption Of Curvilinear Masks Affect Turnaround Time?

Turnaround time (TAT) for photomask makers has historically increased at smaller and smaller process nodes, as reported in the eBeam Initiative Mask Makers surveys, so it’s important to look at the ...
KHON2

FDA approves decontamination process of N95 masks

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The federal government is giving the green light to healthcare professionals to safely reuse N95 masks amid shortages of critical medical supplies needed to deal with the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Can You Reuse a KN95 or N95 Mask? Experts Say Yes, but Follow These Steps

When putting on or taking off a mask, handle it by the edges or straps to avoid contamination. Grace Cary via Getty Images With the highly contagious omicron variant of Covid-19 raging across the ...
EDN

UMC applies chrome-less masks to 90-nm process

HSINCHU, Taiwan — Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp. said Thursday (December 4, 2003) that it has begun using chrome-less phase-shift masks within its 90-nm manufacturing process. UMC is ...