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==Etching of Aluminium==
==Etching of Aluminium==


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![[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Aluminium Etch|Al wet etch 1]]
![[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Aluminium Etch|Aluminium Etch]]
![[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Aluminium Etch|Al wet etch 2]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Lithography/Development#Developer:_TMAH_Manual|Developer TMAH manual]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Lithography/Development#Developer:_TMAH_Manual|Developer TMAH manual]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher|ICP metal]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher|ICP metal]]
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!Generel description
!Generel description
|Wet etch of pure Al
|Wet etch of Al
|Wet etch of Al + 1.5% Si
|Wet etch/removal: TMAH<br>
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Wet etch/removal: TMAH<br>
Mainly used for removing Al on e-beam resist after e-beam exposure, see process flow [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Lithography/EBeamLithography#Aluminum_coating| here]]
Mainly used for removing Al on e-beam resist after e-beam exposure, see process flow [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Lithography/EBeamLithography#Aluminum_coating| here]]
|Dry plasma etch of Al
|Dry plasma etch of Al
|Sputtering of Al - pure physical etch
|Sputtering of Al - pure physical etch.
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!Etch rate range
!Etch rate range
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*~100nm/min (pure Al)
*~60-100nm/min
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*~60nm/min (Al+1.5% Si)
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*~0.5nm/min (pure Al)
*~30nm/min (pure Al)
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*~350 nm/min (depending on features size and etch load)  
*~350 nm/min (depending on features size and etch load)  
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!Etch profile
!Etch profile
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*Isotropic
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*Isotropic
*Isotropic
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!Substrate size
!Substrate size
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*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1-25 100 mm wafers
*100 mm wafers (in bath)
*150 mm wafers (in bath)
*Any size (in beaker)
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*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1-25 100 mm wafers
*Chips (6-60 mm)
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*100 mm wafers  
*?
*150 mm wafers
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*smaller pieces on a carrier wafer
*smaller pieces on a carrier wafer
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!'''Allowed materials'''
!'''Allowed materials'''
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|In 'Aluminium Etch' bath:
*Aluminium
*See Cross Contamination Sheet for [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=381 Aluminium Etch] bath (require login)
*Silicon
In beaker:
*Silicon Oxide
*Any material
*Silicon Nitride
*Silicon Oxynitride
*Photoresist
*E-beam resist
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*Aluminium
*Silicon
*Silicon Oxide
*Silicon Nitride
*Silicon Oxynitride
*Photoresist
*E-beam resist
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*Every thing that is allowed in the Developer: TMAH Manual
*Every thing that is allowed in the Developer: TMAH Manual