What is the “Strip & Ship” option?

This option means that the photomask will not receive an automatic or microscope inspection step after manufacture.

It means that the photomask may contain a small number of defects.

This type of photomask is cheaper, so is attractive for research or prototyping work where the photomask has multiple regions of similar structures, where such defects could be worked around or would be non-critical to the final product.