a lithographic printing process using photographically made plates
Often shortened to: photolitho (ˌfəʊtəʊˈlaɪθəʊ)
2. 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
Derived forms
photolithographer (ˌphotoliˈthographer)
noun
photolithographic (ˌfəʊtəʊˌlɪθəˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
photolithographically (ˌphotoˌlithoˈgraphically)
adverb
photolithography in American English
(ˌfoʊtoʊlɪˈθɑgrəfi)
noun
a process of printing from a plate, etc. prepared by methods combining photography and lithography