Method for semiconductor processing using mixtures of HF and car

Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Chemical etching – Vapor phase etching

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C03C 1500, B44C 122

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059226242

ABSTRACT:
Method for semiconductor processing comprising etching of oxide layers, especially etching thick SiO.sub.2 layers and/or last step in the cleaning process wherein the oxide layers are etched in the gas phase with a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and one or more carboxylic acids, eventually in admixture with water.

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