New Board Chairman Appointed at Akrion

Peter Kirlin was appointed executive chairman of Allentown, Pa.-based Akrion Inc., a provider of single-wafer and batch-immersion cleaning systems for the semiconductor industry, effective Jan. 1. Kirlin has been a member of Akrion's board since Dec. 2003 and has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, having held senior management positions as such group vice president of ATMI, chief business development officer of Mykrolis (now Entegris) and CEO of DuPont Photomasks. Kirlin replaces David Preiser, who resigned as chairman to manage Houlihan Lokey's European operations. Houlihan Lokey, an international investment bank based in New York, is Akrion's principal owner. Preiser will remain a member of Akrion's board.

There are 10 suppliers of Photomasks in the Photonics Marketplace.

Published: January 2007

Glossary

photomask: A photomask, also known simply as a mask or reticle, is a key component in the photolithography process used in semiconductor manufacturing and other areas of microfabrication. It is a high-precision plate or glass substrate that carries a pattern of opaque and transparent regions. Photomasks are crucial for transferring intricate patterns onto semiconductor wafers during the photolithography process. The photomask is typically placed in the optical path between a light source and a...
photonics: The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...