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===Silicon oxide etch data===
===Silicon oxide etch data===


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! BHF
! BHF
! 5% HF
! 5% HF
! 40 % HF
! SIO
! SIO
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Mainly for removing native oxide
Mainly for removing native oxide
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Mainly for etching deep into borofloat or quartz wafers
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Etching of silicon oxide - especially for etching small holes
Etching of silicon oxide - especially for etching small holes
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|BHF
|BHF
|5% HF
|5% HF
|40% HF
|BHF with wetting agent
|BHF with wetting agent
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|'''Process temperature'''
|'''Process temperature'''
|Room temperature
|Room temperature
|Room temperature
|Room temperature
|Room temperature
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In RCA bench:  
In RCA bench:  
*No masking material
*No masking material
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In '''plastic''' beaker with magnetic stirrer in the fume hood in cleanroom 2:
*Photoresist
*Silicon nitride (Only on quartz wafers)
*PolySi(Only on quartz wafers)
*Blue film
*Chromium and gold
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*Photoresist
*Photoresist
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*PECVD1 (standard):~87nm/min
*PECVD1 (standard):~87nm/min
*TEOS:~153nm/min
*TEOS:~153nm/min
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*Boronfloat and quartz: ~3-4 μm/min
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A little higher etch rates than BHF
A little higher etch rates than BHF
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|'''[[#Life_time_of_the_photoresist_and_blue_film_in_BHF|Life time of the photoresist]]'''
|'''[[#Life_time_of_the_photoresist_and_blue_film_in_BHF|Life time of the photoresist]]'''
|~½ hour
|~½ hour
|~½ hour
|~½ hour
|~½ hour
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RCA bench:  
RCA bench:  
*1-25 wafers of 4" at a time
*1-25 wafers of 4" at a time
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1-7 wafer of 4" at a time
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1-25 wafer of 4" at a time
1-25 wafer of 4" at a time
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2"-6" wafers
2"-6" wafers
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4" wafers
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4" wafers
4" wafers
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In RCA bench:  
In RCA bench:  
*Only new wafers from the box or during RCA cleaning
*Only new wafers from the box or during RCA cleaning
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In plastic beaker in the fume hood in cleanroom 2:
*All materials
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*Silicon
*Silicon