Lithography accounts for approximately 35% of the total chip manufacturing cost. It is a critical process step that transfers geometric patterns from a mask plate to a photosensitive material on a wafer, determining the key dimensions of chips.
What percentage of chip manufacturing cost does lithography account for?
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