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==Etching of Aluminium==
Etching of aluminium can be done either by wet etch, dry etch or by sputtering with ions.
*[[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Aluminium Etch|Etching of Al by wet etch]]
*[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher/Aluminium|Etching of Al by dry etch]]
*[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE⁄IBSD Ionfab 300|Sputtering of Al]]
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==Comparison of Aluminium Etch Metodes==
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![[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Aluminium Etch|Al wet etch 1]]
![[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Aluminium Etch|Al wet etch 2]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher|Al etch by ICP metal]]
![[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE&frasl;IBSD Ionfab 300|Al sputtering by IBE (Ionfab300+)]]
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!Generel description
|Wet etch of pure Al
|Wet etch of Al + 1.5% Si
|Dry plasma etch of Al
|Sputtering of Al - pure physical etch
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!Etch rate range
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*~100nm/min (pure Al)
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*~60nm/min (Al+1.5% Si)
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*~350 nm/min (depending on features size and etch load)
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*~30nm/min (not tested yet)
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!Etch profile
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*Isotropic
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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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*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1-25 100 mm wafers
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*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1-25 100 mm wafers
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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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*Aluminium
*Silicon
*Silicon Oxide
*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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*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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