Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Wet Titanium Etch

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Ething of Titanium can be done either wet or dry. For wet etching please see below on this page. Dry etching can be done either with ICP using Chlorine chemistry or with IBE by sputtering with Ar ions.

Wet etching of Titanium

Fumehood(RCA) in cleanroom B-1.
Wet etching of titanium can be done in the "HF5%/BHF-dirty" bath in this fume hood

Fume hood 1 and 2 for acids and bases in cleanroom D-3.
Wet etching of titanium can also be done in beakers with BHF or RCA1 mix in a beaker in one of these fume hoods

We have two solutions for wet titanium etching:

1. BHF (wetbench or fumehood)
2. Cold RCA1 (fumehood)

Etching titanium in BHF can take place in the 'HF5%/BHF-dirty' bath inside Fumehood(RCA) in cleanroom B-1. This is the only pre-made BHF bath where metals are allowed. You can also do the titanium etch in BHF or RCA1 mix by making your own solution in a beaker in Fumehood 01 or 02 in cleanroom D-3. You can see the APV here.

Comparing the two solutions

	BHF	Cold RCA1
General description	Etch of titanium with or without photoresist mask.	Etch of titanium (as stripper or with eagle resist).
Link to safety APV and KBA	see APV here see KBA here	see APV here
Chemical solution	HF:NH4F	NH3OH:H2O2:H2O - 1:1:5
Process temperature	Room temperature	Room temperature
Possible masking materials	Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)	Eagle resist
Etch rate	Not known (it bubbles while etching)	Not known
Batch size	1-5 4" in beaker 1-25 wafers at a time in PP-etch bath	1-5 4" wafer at a time
Size of substrate	Any size and number that can go inside the beaker in use.	Any size and number that can go inside the beaker in use.
Allowed materials	Practically no restrictions when used in beaker or 'HF5%/BHF-dirty' bath in Fumehood(RCA) in cleanroom B-1. Make a note on the beaker of which materials have been processed.	Practically no restrictions when used in beaker. Make a note on the beaker of which materials have been processed.