photolithographic technology
11Semiconductor device fabrication — Semiconductor manufacturing processes 10 µm 1971 3 µm 1975 1.5 µm 1982 …
12Nantenna — Figure 1. Spectral irradiance of wavelengths in the solar spectrum. The red shaded area shows the irradiance at sea level. There is less irradiance at sea level due to absorption of light by the atmosphere. A nantenna (nanoantenna) is a… …
13Wafer (electronics) — Polished 12 and 6 silicon wafers. The flat cut into the right wafer indicates its doping and crystallographic orientation (see below) …
14Crystal oscillator — A miniature 4 MHz quartz crystal enclosed in a hermetically sealed HC 49/US package, used as the resonator in a crystal oscillator. A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal …
15SPICE — (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) is a general purpose analog electronic circuit simulator.It is a powerful program that is used in IC and board level design to check the integrity of circuit designs and to predict circuit… …
16DNA microarray — A DNA microarray (also commonly known as gene chip, DNA chip, or biochip) is a collection of microscopic DNA spots attached to a solid surface. Scientists use DNA microarrays to measure the expression levels of large numbers of genes… …
17University of Teesside — Infobox University name = University of Teesside motto = Facta Non Verba ( Deeds Not Words ) established = 1930 (gained university status 1992) type = Public endowment = £85 million [ [http://www.tees.ac.uk/docs/DocRepo/Governors… …
18Chemical-mechanical planarization — Chemical Mechanical Polishing/Planarization is a process of smoothing surfaces with the combination of chemical and mechanical forces. It can be thought of as a hybrid of chemical etching and free abrasive polishing. Contents 1 Description 2… …
19radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
20Diffraction grating — A very large reflecting diffraction grating. In optics, a diffraction grating is an optical component with a periodic structure, which splits and diffracts light into several beams travelling in different directions. The directions of these beams …
