Optical lithography process for creating patterns in a silicon semiconductor substrate.

摘要

The invention relates to an optical lithography process for creating patterns in a silicon semiconductor substrate. The improved resolution, as used in the very large scale integration of electronic circuits, is obtained by employing a thin film of 4-phenylazo-1-naphthylamine between the silicon substrate and the overlying layer of a light sensitive photoresist. The 4-phenylazo-1-naphthylamine acts as a stable, highly light absorbent medium exhibiting chemical and physical compatibility with the silicon substrate and photoresists with ether-type solvent systems.