Lithography

Mandarin:
石版印刷术 (In the context of microfabrication, 光刻 (guāng kè) is more appropriate)
Explanation in English Language (EN):
A process used to create patterns on a substrate. In microfabrication, lithography is used to transfer patterns from a mask to a photosensitive material (photoresist), creating the features of microelectronic devices.
Explanation in Mandarin (ZH):
用于在基板上创建图案的过程。在微加工中,光刻用于将图案从掩模转移到光敏材料(光刻胶)上,从而创建微电子器件的特征。(yòng yú zài jī dì shàng chuàng jiàn tú àn de guò chéng. zài wēi jiā gōng zhōng, guāng kè yòng yú jiāng tú àn cóng yǎn mó zhuǎn yí dào guāng mǐn cái liào (guāng kè jiāo) shàng, cóng ér chuàng jiàn wēi diàn zǐ qì jiàn de tè zhēng.)
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