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High Density Magnetically Confined Dry Etching of Metallization and Dielectrics in Gaas Device Technology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
Abstract
Dry etching of common masking materials used in GaAs device technology was examined down to temperatures of −30°C. The etch rates of SiNx, SiO2 and W in SF6/Ar are reduced below 0°C, but the anisotropy of the etching is improved at low temperature. Microwave enhancement of the SF6/Ar discharges produces increases in etch rates of several times at 25°C, but much lower increases at −30°C substrate temperature. The underlying GaAs surface shows increased S and F coverage after low temperature etching, but these species are readily removed either by an ex-situ wet chemical cleaning step or an in-situ H2 plasma exposure. Photoresist etching is less sensitive to temperature and anisotropic profiles are produced between −30 and + 60°C in pure 02 discharges.
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