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wafer

[wey-fer] / ˈweɪ fər /


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TSMC, for example, is investing $165 billion to develop six semiconductor wafer fabs, two advanced packaging facilities and a research-and-development center in Arizona.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The light carves the pattern into material on the wafer called photoresist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

These properties make metal-organic frameworks an ideal photoresist—that chemical layer on a silicon wafer that absorbs light to create the etched pattern of transistors and connections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Notable Primecap winners included Micron and semiconductor wafer fabricator KLA, while Equity Income owned Johnson & Johnson and Gilead Sciences.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“Cookie?” she asked, pointing to the package of wafer cookies on the table next to her.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez