Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Chemical etching – Vapor phase etching
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-18
2005-01-18
Vinh, Lan (Department: 1765)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Chemical etching
Vapor phase etching
C438S710000, C438S714000, C716S056000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06844264
ABSTRACT:
When the Cu-containing aluminum film is dry-etched with etching gas containing chlorine gas, the gas stay time τ of the etching gas staying in the chamber, which is expressed by P·V/Q, where P being the chamber pressure (unit: Pa), V the chamber volume (unit: L) and Q the total flow of etching gas (unit: Pa·L/sec), is from 0.15 seconds to 0.30 seconds inclusive.
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McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Vinh Lan
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