photoetch
Chemical image printing
Photoetch is a process that uses light-sensitive materials and chemical etching to create precise patterns on metal or other surfaces.
The technique exposes a coated surface to light through a mask, then etches away the unprotected areas: The circuit boards were photoetched to create the wiring patterns.
Common in electronics manufacturing, jewelry making, and model-building for producing fine detail work.
Light-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchantChemical for controlled corrosion
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- maskFace-worn concealment
- exposureState of being unprotected
develop · substrate · pattern · laminating · masking · stripping · inspection · chemicals
Partial electrical conductor
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- interconnectJoin in a network
wafer · silicon · diode · capacitor · resistor · conductive · pathway · layer
Millionth of a meter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- accuracyDegree of correctness
detail · dimension · replication · sharpness · intricacy · scale · registration · definition
photolithography
Light-transfers patterns onto silicon
exposure · develop · substrate · pattern · laminating · masking · stripping · inspection · chemicals · acid
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
interconnect · wafer · silicon · diode · capacitor · resistor · conductive · pathway · layer · solder
micron
Millionth of a meter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
accuracy · detail · dimension · replication · sharpness · intricacy · scale · registration · definition · microscale
engraving
Carving into hard surfaces
- printmakingProducing images through impression
- plateFlat dish for food
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
aquatint · mezzotint · drypoint · relief · halftone · stipple · tonal · reproduction · fine-art · edition
photoetchmachining
Subtractive metalworking process
milling · laser cutting · drilling · grinding · stamping
photoetch3D printing
Creating objects by depositing layers
electroplating · deposition · sputtering · welding · soldering
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