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Photoresists: Relationships

Every element and industry that Photoresists is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

  • Semiconductors: Every lithography step in a fab prints its pattern into a photoresist, and the leading-edge grades, above all EUV resists, come almost entirely from a few Japanese firms; that made photoresist one of the three materials Japan used in its 2019 curbs on South Korea. (researched)
  • AI and digital platforms: AI and digital platforms depends on photoresists.