Photronics (PLAB) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 7, 2010 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Photronics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Photronics, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended November 1, 2009.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
September 9, 2010

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