ASM's pizza-themed ALD explainer at SEMICON West is the best yet
BenBajarin · x · 2026-10-16
ASM's SEMICON West booth boards explain Atomic Layer Deposition with a pizza analogy: gas delivers atoms one ultra-thin layer at a time, precisely controlling thickness and material properties to coat microscopic 3D chip structures. A second board frames ASM's role as inventing the '3D pizza printer' and process recipe — equipment vendors, not the restaurant.
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