hard bake

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High temperature annealing to solidify any resist material remaining after development in order to provide a durable protective layer for etching.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. (Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1875 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'hard bake' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09494 RIS BibTex EndNote
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