Related Terminology

  • Femto - is a unit of measure (symbol f) in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 10−15 or 0.000 000 000 000 001. Femto second (fs) 10-15 of a second. Fs laser pulse- a very very short pulse.
  • Shade-in Element™ - Pixer’s patented technology uses State-of-the-art femto second laser source and enables insertion of optical elements into clear media.
  • CD – Critical Dimension
  • CDC Process -The process in which optical elements are inserted (”written”) into a media (mask), in order to affect the mask attenuation, so the CD on the wafer is controlled as needed.
  • CDC101 - Pixer’s first commercial system model.
  • On-the-fly CD Uniformity Improvement - An application that offers mask makers and Chip manufacturers to improve the mask and/or wafer CDU.
  • Local CD Control - An application that offers Chip manufactures to achieve a very specific CD at a very specific location.