Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/III-V ICP/GaAs-AlGaAs
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GaAs/AlGaAs etching
Recipe | GaAs Etch |
Cl2 flow | 4 sccm |
Ar flow | 12 sccm |
Platen power | 80 W |
Coil power | 700 W |
Pressure | 6 mTorr |
Platen chiller temperature | 20 oC |
Results (GaAs Etch) | |
GaAs etch rate | >500 nm/min |
Sidewall angle | ~ 85-90 o |
Selectivity (GaAs:Si3N4, GaAs:AlInP) | 10:1, 5:1 |
Recipe | GaAs_AlGaAs Etch |
Cl2 flow | 20 sccm |
N2 flow | 50 sccm |
Platen power | 100 W |
Coil power | 600 W |
Pressure | 2 mTorr |
Platen chiller temperature | 20 oC |
Results (GaAs_AlGaAs Etch) | |
AlGaAs etch rate | >1000 nm/min |
Sidewall angle | ~ 90 o |
Selectivity (GaAs:SiO2) | 30:1 |
Recipe | GaAs_AlGaAs Etch_BCl3 |
Cl2 flow | 10 sccm |
BCl3 flow | 10 sccm |
Ar flow | 10 sccm |
N2 flow | 4 sccm |
Platen power | 50 W |
Coil power | 500 W |
Pressure | 1 mTorr |
Platen chiller temperature | 20 oC |
Results (GaAs_AlGaAs Etch_BCl3) | |
GaAs etch rate | >750 nm/min |
Sidewall angle | 85-90 o |
Selectivity (GaAs:Si3N4, GaAs:AlInP) | 10:1 |