Imashini itanga ni ibikoresho byikora byikora byabugenewe kugirango bibike neza umubare wabigenewe, kashe, amavuta, cyangwa andi mazi kuri substrate cyangwa ibice. Ikoreshwa cyane mu nganda zisaba ibikoresho bifatika cyane, nka elegitoroniki, ibinyabiziga, ibikoresho byubuvuzi, hamwe nububiko bwa semiconductor.