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photoresist

American  
[foh-toh-ri-zist] / ˌfoʊ toʊ rɪˈzɪst /

noun

  1. Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.


Etymology

Origin of photoresist

First recorded in 1950–55; photo- + resist

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But all of them have explored alternative photoresist chemicals that will compete to be the one semiconductor companies settle on.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

At TSMC, a chemical cuts away material no longer covered by photoresist to create circuit paths.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

They made metallic glass nanotubes with an average wall thickness of just 20nm, and fabricated nanosheets from different substrates, such as sodium chloride, polyvinyl alcohol and conventional photoresist substrates, with different levels of oxygen concentration.

From Science Daily Feb. 2, 2024

They use a 3D printing approach known as two-photon polymerization, which focuses an infrared laser into a UV sensitive photoresist.

From Science Daily Dec. 13, 2023

“We are always prepared to respond to policy changes in each country,” said a spokesperson for JSR, which makes light sensitive photoresist coatings used for engraving chips in Japan, Belgium and the United States.

From Reuters Aug. 17, 2021

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