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A photomask (also simply called a mask) is an opaque plate with transparent areas that allow light to shine through in a defined pattern. Photomasks are commonly used in photolithography for the production of integrated circuits (ICs or "chips") to produce a pattern on a thin wafer of material (usually silicon). In semiconductor manufacturing, a mask is…
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The extracted context around Photomask shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Photomask → Although, Beginning, CNT, Current, IBM, In, It, NA EUV, Particle, Pellicles, Shea, The Another extracted example is Photomask → CorporationCompugraphics, Dai Nippon PrintingToppan Photomasks, Photomask Technology, Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask, SEMATECH Mask Industry Assessment, Tekscend, The, The SPIE Annual Conference. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 49 structured relationships around Photomask. Examples in this analysis include 157 nm → instance of → Photomasks have also been developed for other forms of radiation and Intel → instance of → Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 nm | instance of | Photomasks have also been developed for other forms of radiation | 0.80 | text |
| 13.5 nm | instance of | Photomasks have also been developed for other forms of radiation | 0.80 | text |
| Intel | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| Globalfoundries | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| IBM | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| NEC | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| TSMC | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| UMC | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| Samsung | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| and Micron Technology | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| have their own large maskmaking facilities or joint ventures with the abovementioned companies.The worldwide photomask market was estimated as | instance of | Photronics IncHoya CorporationTaiwan Mask CorporationCompugraphicsMajor chipmakers | 0.80 | text |
| Photomask | related to EUV lithography | EUV | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Photomask bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Pattern, Reticle and Used. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Photomask, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Photomask with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Photomask to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Photomask · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout