Made Of

Everything is made of something.

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Made from

plasticsolvent

Made with

chemical plant

4steps from the big bang

117things can go into it

photoresist

MaterialSubstance

A light-sensitive coating. Where light hits it, it changes, so a pattern can be printed onto the wafer. Japanese companies make most of the world's supply.

First appearedDate not yet known

Goes into

finished waferphotomasktransistor layer

A light-sensitive coating. Where light hits it, it changes, so a pattern can be printed onto the wafer. Japanese companies make most of the world's supply.

From the big bang to photoresist

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

water4.4 bn yrs ago

chemical plantdate unknown

photoresistdate unknown