Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Chemical etching – Liquid phase etching
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-06
2007-02-06
Gupta, Yogendra N. (Department: 1722)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Chemical etching
Liquid phase etching
C438S750000, C438S751000, C438S752000, C438S753000, C438S734000, C438S749000, C438S703000, C134S003000, C134S025400
Reexamination Certificate
active
09425694
ABSTRACT:
A process for the wet chemical treatment of semiconductor wafers, in which the semiconductor wafers are treated with treatment liquids, has the semiconductor wafers firstly treated with an aqueous HF solution, then treated with an aqueous O3solution and finally treated with water or an aqueous HCl solution, these treatments forming a treatment sequence.
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Brunner Roland
Schwenk Helmut
Zach Johann
Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Gupta Yogendra N.
Siltronic AG
Song Matt J
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