photolithography
noun
pho·to·li·thog·ra·phy ˌfō-tō-li-ˈthä-grə-fē 
1
: lithography in which photographically prepared plates are used
2
: a process involving the photographic transfer of a pattern to a surface for etching (as in producing an integrated circuit)
photolithograph
ˌfō-tō-ˈli-thə-ˌgraf
noun or transitive verb photolithographic
ˌfō-tō-ˌli-thə-ˈgra-fik
adjective photolithographically
ˌfō-tō-ˌli-thə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To create the ultrasound probe, the scientists used 3D printing, laser micromachining, and photolithography, in which light is used to create a pattern on a photosensitive material. 
Wired, 29 July 2022 It was then exposed to blue light via a photolithography process to create the motif designed by artist Thanh-Phong Le, which is meant to depict the sun’s golden rays hitting the blue water at sunset. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2022 While chipmakers may be dependent on Europe for its photolithography machines, Europe is dependent on Asia for its supply of semiconductors — and Taiwan in particular. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2022 At the top of their list are Wennink's latest machines, such as the extreme ultra-violet photolithography systems. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2022 Zeloof recently upgraded his photolithography machine to print details as small as about 0.3 microns, or 300 nanometers—roughly on par with the commercial chip industry in the mid-'90s. Tom Simonite, Wired, 20 Jan. 2022 Two prominent examples are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), which has well over half the Foundry market, and ASML (NL) which is the dominant suppler of photolithography equipment. George Calhoun, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 The Dutch company is the sole provider of cutting-edge photolithography systems that employ extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths in order to pack even more transistors onto one chip. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2021 This cyclical upswing triggers the need for more ASML photolithography equipment used to print billions of nanoscopic-size transistors that comprise circuits like central processing units (CPUs). Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2021 See More
Wired, 29 July 2022 It was then exposed to blue light via a photolithography process to create the motif designed by artist Thanh-Phong Le, which is meant to depict the sun’s golden rays hitting the blue water at sunset. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2022 While chipmakers may be dependent on Europe for its photolithography machines, Europe is dependent on Asia for its supply of semiconductors — and Taiwan in particular. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2022 At the top of their list are Wennink's latest machines, such as the extreme ultra-violet photolithography systems. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2022 Zeloof recently upgraded his photolithography machine to print details as small as about 0.3 microns, or 300 nanometers—roughly on par with the commercial chip industry in the mid-'90s. Tom Simonite, Wired, 20 Jan. 2022 Two prominent examples are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), which has well over half the Foundry market, and ASML (NL) which is the dominant suppler of photolithography equipment. George Calhoun, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 The Dutch company is the sole provider of cutting-edge photolithography systems that employ extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths in order to pack even more transistors onto one chip. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2021 This cyclical upswing triggers the need for more ASML photolithography equipment used to print billions of nanoscopic-size transistors that comprise circuits like central processing units (CPUs). Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1