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Further tests will be done, testing these recipes' etch rates regarding silicon and silicon nitride, since this recipe can be used for overetch.
*More tests will be done regarding silicon and silicon nitride, since this recipe can be used for overetch.
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Revision as of 16:47, 30 May 2023

This recipe was taken from the ICP Metal etch, with a slight difference in the platen temperature.


Parameter Recipe name: SiO2_ICP
Coil Power [W] 1000
Platen Power [W] 200
Platen temperature [oC] 20
C4F8 flow [sccm] 10
H2 flow [sccm] 28
Pressure [mTorr] 2.5

Results when etching a patterned wafer

Material to be etched Recipe: SIO2_ICP SIO2_ICP on stoic Nit SIO2_ICP on low-stress Nit SIO2_ICP on Si
Etch rate in SiO2 155 nm/min in the center, 125nm/min in the edges

(03052023 mfarin @ DTU nanolab)

194 nm/min 190 nm/min
Etch rate in resist (AZ 5214E) 108 nm/min in the center, 98nm/min in the edges

(03052023 mfarin @ DTU nanolab)

Selectivity (SiO2:resist) 1.45
Etch rate in silicon
Profile Images SiO2 ICP.2-top-02.png

SiO2 ICP.2-top-04.png

  • More tests will be done regarding silicon and silicon nitride, since this recipe can be used for overetch.