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SIO etch (BHF with wetting agent) can also be used for etching silicon oxide. This is mainly for etching small holes (~<?) | SIO etch (BHF with wetting agent) can also be used for etching silicon oxide. This is mainly for etching small holes (~<?) | ||
===Silicon oxide etch data=== | |||
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! BHF | |||
! 5% HF | |||
! SIO | |||
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|'''General description''' | |||
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Etching of silicon oxide with a stabil etch rate | |||
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Mainly for removing native oxide | |||
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|'''Chemical solution''' | |||
|BHF?? | |||
|5% HF | |||
|BHF with wetting agent | |||
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|'''Process temperature''' | |||
|Room temperature | |||
|Room temperature | |||
|Room temperature | |||
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|'''Possible masking materials''' | |||
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*Photoresist | |||
*Silicon nitride | |||
*PolySi | |||
*Blue film | |||
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*Photoresist (in beaker) | |||
*Silicon nitride (in beaker) | |||
*PolySi (in beaker) | |||
*Blue film (in beaker) | |||
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*Photoresist | |||
*Silicon nitride | |||
*PolySi | |||
*Blue film | |||
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|'''Etch rate''' | |||
|Wet thermal oxide:~80nm/min | |||
PECVD1 (standard): | |||
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*~26 Å/min (Si-rich Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) | |||
*~? Å/min (Thermal oxide) | |||
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|'''Selectivity R<sub>Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub></sub> / R<sub>SiO<sub>2</sub></sub>''' | |||
|~21 | |||
|<21 | |||
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|'''Batch size''' | |||
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1-25 wafers at a time | |||
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1-25 wafer at a time | |||
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|'''Size of substrate''' | |||
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2-6" wafers | |||
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2-6" wafers | |||
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|'''Allowed materials''' | |||
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*Silicon | |||
*Silicon nitrides | |||
*Silicon oxides | |||
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*Silicon | |||
*Silicon nitrides | |||
*Silicon oxides | |||
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