Photronics, established in 1969, offers designing and production of reticles and photomasks for semiconductor and microelectronic applications in the electronics and display industries. Photomasks are quartz plates containing microscopic images of electronic circuits, and are used during the fabrication of integrated circuits and electrical components. The company also offers data processing services, and conducts research and development in modeling and simulation of the optical lithography solutions. It sells its products to semiconductor designers, manufacturers, foundries and electronics manufacturers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The company s clients include Atmel Corporation, ASM Lithography, Motorola, Samsung and Texas Instruments. Photronics has more than nine manufacturing facilities, and is headquartered in Brookfield, Conn. .