Etching a substrate: processes – Etching of semiconductor material to produce an article...
Patent
1995-06-07
1997-08-19
Breneman, R. Bruce
Etching a substrate: processes
Etching of semiconductor material to produce an article...
216 79, 216 46, 438700, 438696, 438719, H01L 2182
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active
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ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for producing deep substantially vertical structures in silicon substrates, wherein in a first step, the silicon substrate is anisotropically plasma etched to a first predetermined depth, thereby creating a first structure. Subsequently, the surface of the substrate is covered conformally with an etch-resistant coating, and the horizontal parts of said coating are selectively removed. Following this removal, the substrate is anisotropically plasma etched at low temperatures to a second predetermined depth with a mixture of SF.sub.6 /O.sub.2, whereby a second structure is created. Finally, the vertical parts of the coating are removed.
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Bartha Johann
Greschner Johann
Junginger Robert
Kraus Georg
Blecker Ira D.
Breneman R. Bruce
Goudreau George
International Business Machines - Corporation
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