Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-4/Nitride Etch

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Etching of silicon rich nitride (SRN) with recipes developed for SiO2 etching

Parameter Recipe name: Slow Etch Recipe name: Slow Etch2
Coil Power [W] 350 200
Platen Power [W] 25 50
Platen temperature [oC] 20 20
H2 flow [sccm] 15 15
CF4 flow [sccm] 30 30
Pressure [mTorr] 3 10
Typical results Slow Etch Slow Etch2
Etch of SRN ~43nm/min [measured 39-50 nm/min over a 6" wafer] 23-25 nm/min [4" on carrier]]
Etch rate of Si3N4 ~49 nm/min [4" on carrier] 24-26 nm/min [4" on carrier]
Etch rate of SiO2 ~42nm/min [41-43 nm/min over a 6" wafer] 13.7-14.7 nm/min [4" on carrier]
Etch rate in Si ñm/min 11-13 nm/min (10% load, 4" wafer on 6" carrier)
Etch rate of Mir resist ~nm/min ~17 nm/min
Tested etch time without burning the resist 3 min (6 min => resist burned) 30 min
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