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]1 78.19 24.89 282.85
TEOS [nm/min] 265 153
PECVD1 (Standard) Oxide [nm/min] 147 87
Silicon Rich Nitride [nm/min]1 0.33 0.60 2.6
Stochiometric Nitride Si3N4 [nm/min]2 0.75


1The measured etch rates have been made and donated by Eric Jensen and Rolf Møller-Nielsen from DTU-Nanotech, October 2013.

2The measured etch rates have been made and donated by Morten Bo Mikkelsen from DTU-Nanotech, March 2013.