Editing Resolution enhancement technology

{{Short description|Printing technology}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[resolution enhancement technologies]], used in chip making}}
{{Use American English|date = April 2019}}
'''Resolution enhancement technology''' ('''RET''') is a form of [[image processing]] technology used to manipulate dot characteristics popular among [[laser printer]] and [[inkjet printer]] manufacturers. Closely related RET  techniques are also used in [[Very-large-scale integration|VLSI]] [[photolithography]] manufacturing technology, in particular in relation to [[90 nanometre]] technology.

Resolution refers to the sharpness of image detail, smoothness of curved lines, and the faithful reproduction of an image. In both cases, RET uses pre-compensation of the image in order to try to mitigate the effects of the printing process. 

Among the major issues in RET in VLSI technology are the fundamental properties of a wave: amplitude, phase, and direction.

== See also ==
* [[Resolution enhancement technologies]]

== External reference ==
*{{cite journal|last1=Schellenberg|first1=Franklin M.|editor1-first=Bruce W|editor1-last=Smith|title=Resolution enhancement technology: the past, the present, and extensions for the future|journal=Proc. SPIE 5377, Optical Microlithography XVII|series=Optical Microlithography XVII|date=May 28, 2004|volume=5377|pages=1|doi=10.1117/12.548923|bibcode=2004SPIE.5377....1S|s2cid=110913847|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253537890|access-date=19 October 2016}}
*{{cite web|title=Calibre Computational Lithography|url=http://www.mentor.com/products/ic_nanometer_design/litho_modeling/|website=Mentor Graphics|access-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531194835/https://www.mentor.com/products/ic-manufacturing/computational-lithography/|archive-date=2016-05-31}}
*{{cite web|title=Synopsys RTL-to-Silicon Solution|url=http://www.synopsys.com./products/solutions/dfm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121093102/http://www.synopsys.com./products/solutions/dfm.html|archive-date=2008-11-21}}

[[Category:Image processing]]
[[Category:Printing]]


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