Nanoimprint lithoqraphy and its predicted liftoff.

Nanoimprint lithography has been gaining attention in very recent years, but the market hasn't really seen anything yet. Nothing like what's expected by 2010, when the market for nanopatterning tools, templates, resists and other consumables is expected to rise to $292.74M, according to a recent report from Business Communications Co. Inc. (BCC, Norwalk, Conn.).

For its report, "RGB-338 Nanopatterning," BCC defined nanopatterning in relatively narrow terms to avoid reference to photolithography, which does technically pattern at the "nano" level. Instead, ...

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