Frustratingly, after Everlight had successfully developed that photoresist, the manufacturer announced that it had already advanced to the 0.14 micron process and would be unable to make any purchases from Everlight. Instead, it requested that Everlight work with it once again — this time to create a 0.12 micron photoresist. Unwilling to put out such great effort for naught again, Everlight painfully ended the cooperation.
令人扼腕的是，事成後，那家大廠卻表示自己即將進入 0.14 微米級製程，無法向永光採購，反要求再合作開發 0.13 微米級光阻劑，永光不願再做「白工」，最後忍痛終止合作。