DATA CONVERSION SERVICES
The single most critical element in Data Conversion is to produce data that precisely represents the original data, with 100% accuracy.
Trust our experience. Digidat has translated thousands of files between many different formats. We have custom written post-processing programs that check the data for typical integrity failures to ensure that the data is photomask ready. The fact is that conversion programs and data formats are fickle and any small mistake or error can cost several thousands of dollars in ruined photomasks, wafers and also lost business. Although off-the-shelf programs are available that perform data conversions, the data has to be drawn in a distinct way in order to achieve high reliability.
Typical problems include:
- Data drawn using open lines
- Data on Data - Designer expects that holes will appear in the data
- Text - Designer expects text to appear on the photomask
- Self-intersecting polygons - Designer has drawn inside a shape using lines that cross each other
- Lines with width used to create circles or donuts
- Data created on layer 0 and referenced on a different layer
- Polygons with too many points or sides
- Block-names that do not conform to standards
- Data drawn primarily using hatch commands
- Inconsistent definition of light or dark areas
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MASKCHECK
A proprietary program that analyzes each part of your data against a set of standards to avoid common photomask errors.
UNIVERSITY DISCOUNT -
FREE DATA CONVERSION
If you are an educational institution we provide up to one hour of CAD time to convert, fix and plot your data when you order photomasks through Digidat, Inc.
