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electron beam writer

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Draws a chip's design onto a photomask with beams of electrons. Writing one advanced mask can take 10 hours or more.

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Draws a chip's design onto a photomask with beams of electrons. Writing one advanced mask can take 10 hours or more.

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big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
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copper wiredate unknown
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