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Everything You Wanted to Know About MaskWorks

What is a Maskwork

A maskwork is defined by statute as: A series of related images, however fixed or encoded (1) having or presenting the predetermined pattern of metallic, insulating, or semiconductor chip product, and (2) in which series the relationship oath images has the pattern of the surface of one form of the semiconductor chip product.

What is a Semiconductor Chip Product

A semiconductor chip product is also defined by statute as: The final or intermediate form of any product (1) having two or more layers or metallic, insulating, or semiconductor material, deposited or otherwise placed on or etched away or otherwise removed from a piece of semiconductor material in accordance with a predetermined pattern; and (2) intended to perform electronic circuitry functions.

Further Information About Maskworks

A Primer on Maskworks and Their Registration