extreme ultraviolet

English

Noun

extreme ultraviolet (uncountable)

  1. The highest-energy, highest-frequency, shortest-wavelength end of the ultraviolet EM band, overlapping with soft X-rays.
    • 2023 May 18, Reuters, “Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow”, in CNN Business[1]:
      Micron said in a statement that it would bring extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan, becoming the first semiconductor company to do so, and expected to invest up to 500 billion yen ($3.6 billion) with support from the Japanese government.

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