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Title: Use of E-Beam Lithography to Optimize Lithography Patterning on SiC Wafers
Award ID(s):
2131972
PAR ID:
10648181
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IEEE
Date Published:
Journal Name:
IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing
Volume:
38
Issue:
4
ISSN:
0894-6507
Page Range / eLocation ID:
765 to 769
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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