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[[Category: Equipment|Etch Wet Silicon Oxide]]
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'''The user manual for Oxide etch 2: BHF (clean), APV's and contact information can be found in LabManager''' [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=Machine&view=view&mach=378 by clicking here]
'''The user manual for Oxide etch 2: BHF (clean), APV's and contact information can be found in LabManager''' [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=Machine&view=view&mach=378 by clicking here]
'''The user manual for Oxide etch 3: 10% HF, APV's and contact information can be found in LabManager''' [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=Machine&view=view&mach=380 by clicking here]


'''The user manual for various HF baths in RCA and Fume hoods, APV's and contact information can be found in LabManager''' [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=Machine&view=view&mach=64 by clicking here]
'''The user manual for various HF baths in RCA and Fume hoods, APV's and contact information can be found in LabManager''' [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=Machine&view=view&mach=64 by clicking here]
'''<big>Working with HF above 13% is only allowed by Nanolab staff</big>'''


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!colspan="2" border="none" style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center"|Etchant  
!colspan="2" border="none" style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center"|Etchant  
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#Comparing_different_BHF_baths|BHF]]</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#Comparing_different_BHF_baths|BHF]]</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#Comparing_different_5.25_HF_baths|5% HF]]</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#Comparing_different_5.25_HF_baths|1% HF / 5% HF / 10% HF]]</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#Comparing_different_40.25_HF_baths|40% HF]]</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#Comparing_different_40.25_HF_baths|40% HF]]</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#SiO_etch_bath|BOE 7:1 Etchant VLSI with Surfactant]]</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/Wet_Silicon_Oxide_Etch_(BHF)#SiO_etch_bath|BOE 7:1 Etchant VLSI with Surfactant]]</b>
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*Mainly for removing native oxide
*Mainly for removing native oxide
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*Mainly for etching deep into borofloat or quartz wafers
*Mainly for etching deep into borofloat or quartz wafers. '''Only Nanolab staff are allowed to work with this HF'''.
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*Etching of silicon oxide - especially for etching small holes
*Etching of silicon oxide - especially for etching small holes
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Link to safety APV and SDS (You must be logged in to Kemibrug to view SDSs)
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Link to safety APV and SDS (You must be logged in to Kemibrug to view SDSs)
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*:[http://labmanager.danchip.dtu.dk/d4Show.php?id=1897&mach=64 see APV here]
*:[http://labmanager.nanolab.dtu.dk/d4Show.php?id=1897&mach=64 see APV here]
*:[https://kemibrug.dk/Kemikalier/Action?id=RCU2MHolYzIlODIlN2UlYzIlODB2JWMyJTgxJTdleiVjMiU4N0RZeiVjMiU4OXYlN2UlYzIlODElYzIlODhESkhKSUxMVGQlYzIlODclN2N2JWMyJTgzJTdlJWMyJTg4diVjMiU4OSU3ZSVjMiU4NCVjMiU4MyVjMiU4OCU1ZVlSSQ==#K see SDS here]
*:[https://kemibrug.dk/Kemikalier/Action?id=RCU2MHolYzIlODIlN2UlYzIlODB2JWMyJTgxJTdleiVjMiU4N0RZeiVjMiU4OXYlN2UlYzIlODElYzIlODhESkhKSUxMVGQlYzIlODclN2N2JWMyJTgzJTdlJWMyJTg4diVjMiU4OSU3ZSVjMiU4NCVjMiU4MyVjMiU4OCU1ZVlSSQ==#K see SDS here]
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*Wet thermal oxide:75-80nm/min  
*Wet thermal oxide:75-80nm/min  
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*Wet thermal oxide:~25nm/min  
*Wet thermal oxide:~6nm/min(1%) / 25nm/min(5%) / 52nm/min(10%)
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*Boronfloat and quartz: ~3-4 μm/min
*Boronfloat and quartz: ~3-4 μm/min
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*BHF (12%HF with Ammoniumflouride)
*BHF (12%HF with Ammoniumflouride)
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*5% HF
*1% / 5% HF
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*40% HF
*40% HF
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<gallery caption="Different places to do wet silicon oxide etch" widths="220px" heights="225px" perrow="5"> image:BHF clean.JPG|BHF clean wetbench 04 in D-3. Wet silicon oxide etch bath positioned to the right in the wetbench. This bath can also be used for BHF with wetting agent.  
<gallery caption="Different places to do wet silicon oxide etch" widths="420px" heights="425px" perrow="5"> image:BHF clean.JPG|BHF in wetbench 04 in D-3 (Oxide etch 2: BHF (clean)). Wet silicon oxide etch bath positioned to the right in the wetbench. This bath can also be used for BHF with wetting agent.  
image:KOH_BHF.JPG|BHF in wetbench 01 Si etch in D-3 (Oxide etch 1: BHF.) The BHF bath is positioned in the middle of the bench. This is primarily used to remove oxide before and after a Si etch.
image:KOH_BHF.JPG|BHF in wetbench 01 Si etch in D-3 (Oxide etch 1: BHF). The BHF bath is positioned in the middle of the bench. This is primarily used to remove oxide before and after a Si etch.
image:RCA-HF.jpg|HF baths in RCA bench in B-1.  
image:BHF clean.JPG|BHF in wetbench 05 in D-3 (Oxide etch 3: 10% HF). Wet silicon oxide etch bath positioned to the right in the wetbench. This bath can also be used for BHF, BHF with wetting agent or 40% HF on request. This bath is also used for cleaning quarts carriers from the PECVD4 system.
image:Stinkskab RR2.jpg|The 5% HF bath in 'Fume hood(RCA)' in cleanroom B-1 is only for use during special RCA cleaning processes inside the fume hood. </gallery>
image:RCA-HF.jpg|HF baths in RCA bench in B-1. These may only be used together with RCA cleaning and furnace processes.
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==Comparing different 5% HF baths==
==Comparing different HF baths==
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! 5% HF in RCA Bench
! 1% HF in RCA Bench
! 5% HF PP-bath
! 10% HF in D3 wet bench 5 (Oxide etch 3)
! 5% HF Plastic beaker
! 1% HF Plastic beaker


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!Size of substrate
!Size of substrate
|2"-6" wafers
|2"-6" wafers
|2"- 4" wafers or any that fits in a dedicated holder
|2"- 6" wafers or any that fits in a dedicated holder
|2"- 4" wafers or any that fits in a dedicated holder
|2"- 4" wafers or any that fits in a dedicated holder
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==Comparing different 40% HF baths==
==40% HF==
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! 40% HF PP-bath
! 40% HF in Plastic beaker, only done by Nanolab staff
! 40% HF Plastic beaker


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!Batch size!
|1-25 wafers at a time
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|1 wafer at a time
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!Size of substrate
!Size of substrate
|Any that fits to a dedicated holder
|Any that fits to a dedicated holder
|Any that fits to a dedicated holder
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|All materials  
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==SiO etch bath==
==BOE 7:1 Etchant VLSI with Surfactant bath==
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Amorphous silicon can be used as a mask fro SiO2 etching.<br/>
Amorphous silicon can be used as a mask fro SiO2 etching.<br/>
For very long and deep etches of SiO2/Quartz (several hours/micrometers) <br/>
For very long and deep etches of SiO2/Quartz (several hours/micrometers) <br/>
we have indications that show that it is not good to use the SiO etch. <br/>
we have indications that show that it is not good to use the BOE 7:1 Etchant VLSI with Surfactant etch. <br/>
The amorphous silicon has small holes (etch pits) which the SiO etch penetrates and the SiO2 below is etched.  
The amorphous silicon has small holes (etch pits) which the BOE 7:1 Etchant VLSI with Surfactant etch penetrates and the SiO2 below is etched.  
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