photolithography
noun
pho·to·li·thog·ra·phy
ˌfō-tō-li-ˈthä-grə-fē 
1
: lithography in which photographically prepared plates are used
2
: a process involving the photographic transfer of a pattern to a surface for etching (as in producing an integrated circuit)
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Another drawback of SoCs is their high one-time design and manufacturing costs, such as the US $2 million or more for the photolithography masks, which can make SoCs basically unaffordable for most designs.
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Puneet Gupta, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
All subsectors were also positive, led by photolithography, the Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) ecosystem, and semiconductors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Perhaps the most essential of these machines performs extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2023
One guy, another billionaire who developed this particular photolithography, had just fixed his own roof.
—WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
This second generation evolution of ASML's extreme ultra-violet photolithography can reduce the size of transistors—the building blocks of integrated semiconducting circuits—to just 20 angstroms (Å).
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2021
One key point of vulnerability is the Netherlands, where the photolithography leader ASML Holding produces the only extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines in the world.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2022
The intricate patterns on today's computer chips are made by a technique known as photolithography.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
The limits of photolithography are set by the wavelength of light.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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Puneet Gupta, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
All subsectors were also positive, led by photolithography, the Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) ecosystem, and semiconductors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Perhaps the most essential of these machines performs extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2023
One guy, another billionaire who developed this particular photolithography, had just fixed his own roof.
—WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
This second generation evolution of ASML's extreme ultra-violet photolithography can reduce the size of transistors—the building blocks of integrated semiconducting circuits—to just 20 angstroms (Å).
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2021
One key point of vulnerability is the Netherlands, where the photolithography leader ASML Holding produces the only extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines in the world.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2022
The intricate patterns on today's computer chips are made by a technique known as photolithography.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
The limits of photolithography are set by the wavelength of light.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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“Photolithography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photolithography. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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