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How Chips Are Made

Layering
In a process called photolithography, ultraviolet light is then passed through a patterned mask, or stencil, onto the silicon wafer. The mask protects parts of the wafer from the light. The light turns the exposed areas into a gooey layer of photoresist. Each layer on the microprocessor uses a mask with a different pattern.

Layering


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