Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Chemical etching – Vapor phase etching
Patent
1994-04-01
1998-11-17
Breneman, R. Bruce
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Chemical etching
Vapor phase etching
438740, 438718, H01L 21302
Patent
active
058376178
ABSTRACT:
A laminated layer having a layer containing Al (In) and a layer not containing Al (In) alternately laminated one upon another is plasma etched by an etchant gas which can etch both the layers containing and not containing Al (In). An additive gas containing F is added to the etchant gas while a layer not containing Al (In) is etched. When the surface of the layer containing Al (In) is exposed, fluorides are formed on the surface of the layer containing Al (In) and the etching is automatically stopped. An emission peak specific to Al (In) is monitored to detect which layer is presently etched.
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Oguri Hiroyuki
Yokoyama Teruo
Breneman R. Bruce
Fujitsu Limited
Goudreau George
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