Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Chemical etching – Liquid phase etching
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-05
2011-04-05
Olsen, Allan (Department: 1716)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Chemical etching
Liquid phase etching
C257SE21214, C257SE21221
Reexamination Certificate
active
07919415
ABSTRACT:
A process of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a stacked structure of a first III-V compound semiconductor layer containing In and having a composition different from InP and a second III-V compound semiconductor layer containing In. The second III-V compound semiconductor layer is formed over the first III-V compound semiconductor layer and growing an InP layer at regions adjacent the stacked structure to form a stepped structure of InP. The process further includes the step of wet-etching the stepped structure and the second III-V compound semiconductor layer using an etchant containing hydrochloric acid and acetic acid to remove at least the second III-V compound semiconductor layer.
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Fujii Takuya
Hasegawa Taro
Michitsuta Tsutomu
Watanabe Takayuki
Fujitsu Quantum Devices Limited
Kratz Quintos & Hanson, LLP
Olsen Allan
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