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These systems can etch miniscule circuits onto silicon to create microchips that power AI as well as all sorts of everyday electronics.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

As chip makers look to add manufacturing capacity to meet steep demand, deposition and etch technology are driving Ichor’s growth, Shi said.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

Still other presidents seem to treat foreign policy as a legacy play, a chance to etch their names for the ages to a degree that domestic politics just can’t match.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

It means if any of the three clubs were to climb out of the relegation zone and preserve their top-flight status, they would etch their names into the record books.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Then, entering his log, he looked around as if to etch forever in his memory this piece of dead tree that had been his haven.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

A weekend the Mercedes driver etches his name into the history books as the youngest driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

On the wafer’s surface, a chemical substrate called a photoresist reacts to the light, and etches the stencil pattern into the silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

As the gas etches away at the silicon unevenly, pits are created on the surface of the silicon.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024

Bajani etches an impressionistic portrait of a young man — like the foreign city outside his window — trapped in a shadow land between past and present.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2021

A frown etches at the corners of his mouth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The sights and smells have etched themselves on Petra Mertens's mind.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The project was renamed “Prolific,” taking its name from the word Hussle famously had etched on his right temple — the very spot where Rideaux now wears “Victory.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Most office dress codes aren’t etched in the employee handbook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the end, our digital presence isn’t etched in concrete; it’s an ever-evolving story.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

His eyes had wandered, yet again, to his father’s name etched into the wall before them.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The declines followed losses by major US semiconductor stocks, after a report said a company was making specialised ultraviolet etching machines to boost China's chip industry.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

These include antitheft devices, paint protection coatings, etching the vehicle’s identification number into the windows or other parts and accessories such as door-edge guards and floor mats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Until now, most MXenes have been produced using chemical etching, a process that leaves a mix of surface atoms such as oxygen, fluorine, or chlorine scattered randomly across the material.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026

She is etching spider legs into the icy bone.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston