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"Photronics is a leading worldwide manufacturer of photomasks. Photomasks are high precision quartz plates that contain microscopic images of electronic circuits. "  
   
   
Approximate Financial Snapshot as of 9/29/04
Shares Outstanding 32.7M
Shares in the Float 29.6M
52 Wk Hi/Lo 23.79/

12.60

Market Cap $518.7M
Recent Price $15.88

 

 

Photronics Inc. (PLAB) 

Website: www.photronics.com

9/29/04


  PLAB Investor Highlights:

  • Reported net income of $8.4 million, or 23 cents per share, much higher than last year's $1.3 million, or 4 cents per share. 
  • Reported revenues of $103.7 million compared to the year-ago period's $90.5 million.
  • Net sales increased 13.2% to $291.4 million for the nine months ending 8/1/04, primarily due to increased design releases, including high-end, associated with improved end user demand for devices utilizing semiconductors.
  • Partnered with EDA giant Synopsys Inc., to improve the manufacturability and quality of advanced photomasks and reduce design-to-photomask cycle times through design for manufacturing (DFM).
  • Recently announced that they have entered into a strategic technology agreement with SIGMA-C GmbH. The two companies will combine respective technologies to strengthen Photronics' Integrated Lithography Plane (ILP(SM)) initiative, providing design and mask integration support to semiconductor companies transitioning to the 65nm and 45 nm technology nodes.

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Photronics is a leading worldwide manufacturer of photomasks. Photomasks are high precision quartz plates that contain microscopic images of electronic circuits. A key element in the manufacture of semiconductors and flat panel displays, photomasks are used to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers during the fabrication of integrated circuits. They are produced in accordance with circuit designs provided by customers at strategically located manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Established in Connecticut in 1969, the Company became a publicly-held corporation in 1987 and today operates nine manufacturing facilities around the globe.


Recent News and Press Releases

Toppan to buy DuPont Photomasks for $640 mln

Synopsys, Photronics Partner on DFM

PHOTRONICS INC Files SEC form 10-Q

Photronics and SIGMA-C Announce Strategic Alliance to Bolster Lithography-Plane Integration Initiative

Synopsys and Photronics Collaborate to Improve Quality and Delivery Time of Advanced Photomasks

Photronics 3Q Sales Up 14.7 Percent


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SEC Filings

PLAB filings with the SEC can be found here.  All Fillings are current and the Company is fully reporting.   All Fillings are current and the Company is fully reporting.


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Photronics Inc.

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Photronics, Inc. Michael W. McCarthy, 203-775-9000 mmccarthy@brk.photronics.com

Website: www.photronics.com


 

 

 

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