EUV

FinFET

a transistor architecture where the channel rises vertically like a fin, enabling better current control at small scales

IP core

a reusable, pre-designed circuit block licensed from a third party and integrated into a custom chip

ASIC

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit; a chip custom-designed for a single task, optimizing performance and efficiency

photoresist

a light-sensitive material applied to wafers that hardens or dissolves when exposed to light, enabling pattern transfer during lithography

deposition

the process of adding thin layers of material to a wafer surface to build up circuit structures

etch

the selective removal of material layers from a wafer to define circuit features