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![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE⁄IBSD Ionfab 300|IBE (Ionfab300+)]]
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|Wet etch of Cr premixed (Chrome etch 18)
|Dry plasma etch of Cr
|Sputtering of Cr - pure physical etch
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*~150nm/min at room temperature
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*~30nm/min (not tested yet)
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*Isotropic
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*Anisotropic (vertical sidewalls)
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*Anisotropic (angles sidewalls, typical around 70 dg)
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!Substrate size
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*Any size and number that can go inside the beaker in use
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*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)
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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
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!Allowed materials
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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
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*Silicon
*Quartz/fused silica
*Photoresist/e-beam resist
*PolySilicon,
*Silicon oxide
*Silicon (oxy)nitride
*Aluminium
*Titanium
*Chromium
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*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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===Comparison of Chromium Etch Methods===
 
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![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher|ICP metal]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE&frasl;IBSD Ionfab 300|IBE (Ionfab300+)]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-2|Pegasus 2]]
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|Dry plasma etch of Cr
|Dry plasma etch of Cr
|Sputtering of Cr - pure physical etch
|Sputtering of Cr - pure physical etch
|Primarily shallow etching of silicon but also thin layers of SiO2, TaO2 and Cr
|Primarily shallow dry etching of silicon but also thin layers of SiO2, TaO2 and Cr
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*Any size and number that can go inside the beaker in use
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*smaller pieces on a carrier wafer
* 150 mm wafers
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 100mm wafers (when set up to 100mm wafers)
* Smaller wafers or pieces on a 150 mm carrier wafer
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 150mm wafers (when set up to 150mm wafers)
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Smaller pieces glued to carrier wafer
Smaller pieces glued to carrier wafer
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 50mm wafer
* 50mm wafer
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 100mm wafer
* 100mm wafer
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 150mm wafer
* 150mm wafer
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 200mm wafer
* 200mm wafer
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* 150mm wafer
 
* Smaller wafers or pieces on 150mm carrier
 
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*Polymers
*Polymers
*Capton tape
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* Silicon
* Silicon oxides
* Silicon nitrides
* Thin layers of Cr, TaO2
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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+) DRIE-Pegasus 2
General description Wet etch of Cr premixed (Chrome etch 18) Dry plasma etch of Cr Sputtering of Cr - pure physical etch Primarily shallow dry etching of silicon but also thin layers of SiO2, TaO2 and Cr
Etch rate range
  • ~150nm/min at room temperature
  • ~14 nm/min (depending on features size and etch load)
  • ~30nm/min (not tested yet)
  • very slow
Etch profile
  • Isotropic
  • Anisotropic (vertical sidewalls)
  • Anisotropic (angles sidewalls, typical around 70 dg)
  • Anisotropic (vertical sidewalls)
Substrate size
  • Any size and number that can go inside the beaker in use
  • 150 mm wafers
  • Smaller wafers or pieces on a 150 mm carrier wafer

Smaller pieces glued to carrier wafer

  • 50mm wafer
  • 100mm wafer
  • 150mm wafer
  • 200mm wafer
  • 150mm wafer
  • Smaller wafers or pieces on 150mm carrier
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
  • Silicon
  • Silicon oxides
  • Silicon nitrides
  • Thin layers of Cr, TaO2