Speedrunning 30yrs of lithography technology

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My descent into madness, chasing one micrometer.

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=== Links ===
- Zaber X-ADR stage: https://www.zaber.com/products/scanning-microscope-stages/X-ADR-AE?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=breaking-taps

- HackerFab: https://hacker-fab.gitbook.io/hacker-fab-space
- Sam's Stepper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxz_ENnmgtI
- Huygens Optics' Stepper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdRwiI6VLmk

- Zeiss S-Planar info (Search for "micro-lithography" to find the section): http://www.marcocavina.com/articoli_fotografici/Zeiss_cute_DFR_DDR_lenses/00_pag_English.htm
- GCA Mann 4800 DSW: https://www.chiphistory.org/99-gca-mann-4800-direct-step-on-wafer-system

- "Development of a quasi-collimated UV LED backlight for producing uniform and smooth 3D printing objects": https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-30-9-14759&id=471540

=== Timeline === 
0:00 Intro
3:04 Ch. 1 - Structure
9:08 Ch. 2 - Assembly
20:07 Ch. 3 - Pain
24:25 Ch. 4 - Existential Crisis
37:11 Ch. 5 - Salvation?