photoresist
/ˌfoʊtoʊrɪˈzɪst/
a light-sensitive material applied to wafers that hardens or dissolves when exposed to light, enabling pattern transfer during lithography
photoresist in a sentence
“After UV exposure, the photoresist was developed to reveal the circuit pattern.”
Origin of photoresist
Greek photos light + Latin resistere to stand against
Related Words
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
packaging
encasing a die in a protective housing with electrical connections to the outside world
thermal envelope
the maximum amount of heat a chip is designed to dissipate under sustained load, measured in watts
EDA
Electronic Design Automation; software tools used to design, simulate, and verify integrated circuits before manufacturing
reticle
the photomask containing one or more chip patterns, used in a stepper to expose those patterns onto a wafer