A photoresist composition includes a novolac resin having where each of
R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is an alkyl group having a
hydrogen atom or between one through six carbon atoms and n is an integer
ranging from zero through three; and a mercapto compound having
Z.sub.1-SH, or SH-Z.sub.2-SH, where each of Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 is an
alkyl group or an allyl group having one through twenty carbon atoms, a
sensitizer, and a solvent.