Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Silicon Oxide Etch (BHF)/BHF etch rates

From LabAdviser
Etch rate in BHF 5% HF 30% HF
Wet Thermal Oxide [nm/min] 78.19 24.89 282.85
TEOS [nm/min] 265 153
PECVD1 (Standard) Oxide [nm/min] 147 87
Silicon Rich Nitride [nm/min] 0.33 0.60 2.6
Stochiometric Nitride Si3N4 [nm/min] 0.75


The measured etch rates have been made and donated by Eric Jensen, Rolf Nielsen from DTU-Nanotech October 2013.