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Etching of Chromium

Etching of chromium can be done either by wet etch, dry etch or by sputtering with ions.

Comparison of Chromium Etch Methods

	Cr wet etch	ICP metal	IBE (Ionfab300+)
Generel description	Wet etch of Cr premixed (Chrome etch 18)	Dry plasma etch of Cr	Sputtering of Cr - pure physical etch
Etch rate range	~150nm/min at room temperature	~14 nm/min (depending on features size and etch load)	~30nm/min (not tested yet)
Etch profile	Isotropic	Anisotropic (vertical sidewalls)	Anisotropic (angles sidewalls, typical around 70 dg)
Substrate size	Any size and number that can go inside the beaker in use	smaller pieces on a carrier wafer #1 100mm wafers (when set up to 100mm wafers) #1 150mm wafers (when set up to 150mm wafers)	Smaller pieces glued to carrier wafer #1 50mm wafer #1 100mm wafer #1 150mm wafer #1 200mm wafer
Allowed materials	No restrictions cross contamination wise as long as you use the right beaker and make sure that they are safe to enter in the chemicals	Silicon Quartz/fused silica Photoresist/e-beam resist PolySilicon, Silicon oxide Silicon (oxy)nitride Aluminium Titanium Chromium	Silicon Silicon oxides Silicon nitrides Metals from the +list Metals from the -list Alloys from the above list Stainless steel Glass III-V materials Resists Polymers Capton tape

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 ==Etching of Chromium==
-[[Image:fumehoodetch-chrom.jpg|300x300px|thumb|Fume hood: positioned in cleanroom 2. <br />Wet Etch of Chromium can take place in a beaker in this fume hood]]
-Etching of chromium is done wet at Danchip making your own set up in a beaker in a fume hood - preferably in cleanroom 2 or 4. We have two solution for this:
-# HNO<math>_3</math>:H<math>_2</math>O:cerisulphate  - 90ml:1200ml:15g - standard at Danchip
+Etching of chromium can be done either by wet etch, dry etch or by sputtering with ions.
-# Commercial chromium etch
+*[[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Chromium Etch|Etching of Cr by wet etch]]
+*[[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/ICP Metal Etcher/Chromium|Etching of Cr by ICP metal]]
+*[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE&frasl;IBSD Ionfab 300|Sputtering of Cr]]
+<br clear="all" />
-Etch rate are depending on the level of oxidation of the metal.
+==Comparison of Chromium Etch Methods==
+{|border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:left;"
+|-
-{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="left"
-!
-! Chromium etch 1
-! Chromium etch 2
-|-
-| '''General description'''
-|
-Etch of chromium
-|
-Etch of chromium
 |-
-| '''Chemical solution'''
+|-style="background:silver; color:black"
-|HNO<math>_3</math>:H<math>_2</math>O:cerisulphate  - 90ml:1200ml:15g
+!
-|Commercial chromium etch
+![[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Chromium Etch|Cr wet etch]]
-CE 8002-A
+![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher|ICP metal]]
+![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE&frasl;IBSD Ionfab 300|IBE (Ionfab300+)]]
 |-
-| '''Process temperature'''
-|Room temperature
-|Room temperature
+|-
+|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
+!Generel description
+|Wet etch of Cr premixed (Chrome etch 18)
+|Dry plasma etch of Cr
+|Sputtering of Cr - pure physical etch
+|-
 |-
+|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
-| '''Possible masking materials'''
+!Etch rate range
 |
-Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)
+*~150nm/min at room temperature
 |
-Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)
+*~14 nm/min (depending on features size and etch load)
+|
+*~30nm/min (not tested yet)
+|-
 |-
-|'''Etch rate'''
+|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
+!Etch profile
 |
-~40-100 nm/min
+*Isotropic
 |
-~10-20 nm/min
+*Anisotropic (vertical sidewalls)
+|
+*Anisotropic (angles sidewalls, typical around 70 dg)
+|-
 |-
-|'''Batch size'''
+|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
+!Substrate size
 |
--25 wafers at a time
+*Any size and number that can go inside the beaker in use
 |
--25 wafer at a time
+*smaller pieces on a carrier wafer
+*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 100mm wafers (when set up to 100mm wafers)
+*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 150mm wafers (when set up to 150mm wafers)
+|
+Smaller pieces glued to carrier wafer
+*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 50mm wafer
+*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 100mm wafer
+*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 150mm wafer
+*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 200mm wafer
 |-
-|'''Size of substrate'''
+|-
+|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
+!Allowed materials
 |
-" wafers
+No restrictions cross contamination wise as long as you use the right beaker and make sure that they are safe to enter in the chemicals
 |
-" wafers
+*Silicon
-|-
+*Quartz/fused silica
-|'''Allowed materials'''
+*Photoresist/e-beam resist
+*PolySilicon,
+*Silicon oxide
+*Silicon (oxy)nitride
+*Aluminium
+*Titanium
+*Chromium
 |
-No restrictions.
+*Silicon
-Make a note on the beaker of which materials have been processed.
+*Silicon oxides
-|
+*Silicon nitrides
-No restrictions.
+*Metals from the +list
-Make a note on the beaker of which materials have been processed.
+*Metals from the -list
+*Alloys from the above list
+*Stainless steel
+*Glass
+*III-V materials
+*Resists
+*Polymers
+*Capton tape
 |-
 |}