noun
atomic layer epitaxy; atomic layer deposition
Technical term in semiconductor manufacturing; often abbreviated as ALE or ALD.
原子層エピタキシーは、薄膜を一原子層ずつ成長させる技術です。
Atomic layer epitaxy is a technique for growing thin films one atomic layer at a time.
Compound of 原子層 (げんしそう, 'atomic layer') and エピタキシー ('epitaxy'), a loanword from English.