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! Wet Silicon Oxide etch (BHF and SIO Etch (wetting agent))
! Wet Silicon Oxide etch (BHF and SIO Etch (wetting agent))
! RIE
! RIE
! AOE
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|'''General description'''
|'''General description'''
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*Anisotropic etch: vertical sidewalls
*Anisotropic etch: vertical sidewalls
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*Anisotropic etch: vertical sidewalls, especially good for deep etch and high aspect ratio etch
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|'''Possible masking materials'''
|'''Possible masking materials'''
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*Other metals that covers less the 5% of the wafer area (ONLY RIE2!)
*Other metals that covers less the 5% of the wafer area (ONLY RIE2!)
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*Photoresist
*(Poly)Silicon
*Aluminium
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|'''Etch rate'''
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*Typically 40-120 nm/min can be increased or decreased by using other recipe parameters.   
*Typically 40-120 nm/min can be increased or decreased by using other recipe parameters.   
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*Typically 200-600 nm/min can be increased or decreased by using other recipe parameters.
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|'''Batch size'''
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*1 wafer at a time
*1 wafer at a time
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*1 wafer at a time
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|'''Size of substrate'''
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*4" wafers or smaller pieces
*4" wafers or smaller pieces
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*6" or 4" depending on the setup (smaller pieces if you have a carrier wafer)
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|'''Allowed materials'''
|'''Allowed materials'''
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*Other metals that covers less the 5% of the wafer area (ONLY RIE2!)
*Other metals that covers less the 5% of the wafer area (ONLY RIE2!)
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*Silicon
*Silicon Oxide
*Silicon Nitride
*Silicon Oxynitride
*Photoresist
*E-beam resist
*Aluminium
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