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Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Polysilicon Etch: Difference between revisions

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HNO<sub>3</sub> : BHF : H<sub>2</sub>O                                      20 : 1 : 20
HNO<sub>3</sub> : BHF : H<sub>2</sub>O                                      20 : 1 : 20


bainitially 85 wt% H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> which is heated up to the boiling temperature - ca. 157 <sup>o</sup>C. Water is allowed to boil off thus raising the concentration and the boiling temperature of the solution until a boiling temperature of 180 <sup>o</sup>C is reached. Thereafter, the wafers are submerged into the bath and the water-cooled lid is closed to maintain the concentration and the boiling temperature. In some cases a lower boiling temperature is chosen - typically 160 <sup>o</sup>C - which lowers the etch rate and improves the selectivity R<sub>Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub></sub> / R<sub>SiO<sub>2</sub></sub>.


 
===Poly Etch data===
'''NB: Great care has to be taken in this process due to risk of "shock-boiling" '''
 
 
 
===Nitride etch - key facts===


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