Photoresist curing method
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1. In a method of forming optically delineated circuits comprising applying a photoresist to a substrate;
- exposing said photoresist to a photoexposure of a circuit pattern;
developing said photoresist by washing away the unexposed portions;
curing the remaining photoresist; and
treating the exposed substrate surface to provide electrical circuits, the combination of step to produce said curing comprising;
(a) positioning said substrate so that the surface of the remaining photoresist is spaced in the range of 6.0 mm to 6.0 cm from the envelope of a flash arc lamp; and
,(b) discharging at least one electrical pulse through said lamp with a current density in said lamp in the range of 400 to 2000 amperes per square centimeter.
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Abstract
A method of post-development cure of photoresists is described wherein the substrate carrying the developed photoresist is positioned within 6.0 cm of a flash lamp and flashed with visible light to effect a cure in 30 seconds or less.
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1. In a method of forming optically delineated circuits comprising applying a photoresist to a substrate;
- exposing said photoresist to a photoexposure of a circuit pattern;
developing said photoresist by washing away the unexposed portions;
curing the remaining photoresist; and
treating the exposed substrate surface to provide electrical circuits, the combination of step to produce said curing comprising;(a) positioning said substrate so that the surface of the remaining photoresist is spaced in the range of 6.0 mm to 6.0 cm from the envelope of a flash arc lamp; and
,(b) discharging at least one electrical pulse through said lamp with a current density in said lamp in the range of 400 to 2000 amperes per square centimeter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- exposing said photoresist to a photoexposure of a circuit pattern;
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