photolithography
[ foh-toh-li-thog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ lɪˈθɒg rə fi /
noun
the technique or art of making photolithographs.
Electronics.
a process whereby integrated and printed circuits are produced by photographing the circuit pattern on a photosensitive substrate and chemically etching away the background.
Origin of photolithography
First recorded in 1855–60;
photo- +
lithography
OTHER WORDS FROM photolithography
pho·to·lith·o·graph·ic [foh-tuh-lith-uh-graf-ik] /ˌfoʊ təˌlɪθ əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective pho·to·li·thog·ra·pher, nounWords nearby photolithography
photoisomerization,
photojournalism,
photokinesis,
photolitho,
photolithograph,
photolithography,
photoluminescence,
photoluminescent,
photolysis,
photolyze,
photom.
Example sentences from the Web for photolithography
Prints are then made from the stone the same as in photolithography, but with superior results as to clearness.
Nautical Charts |G. R. PutnamPhotolithography is particularly adapted to the reproduction of maps, plans, and other large drawings.
As the transfer from the plate can be readily made it is also better applicable to small editions than is photolithography.
Nautical Charts |G. R. Putnam
British Dictionary definitions for photolithography
photolithography
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊlɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
a lithographic printing process using photographically made plates
Often shortened to: photolitho (ˌfəʊtəʊˈlaɪθəʊ)
electronics
a process used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, thin-film circuits, optical devices, and printed circuits in which a particular pattern is transferred from a photograph onto a substrate, producing a pattern that acts as a mask during an etching or diffusion process
See also planar process