LOW-TEMPERATURE DRY-ETCHING OF TUNGSTEN, DIELECTRIC, AND TRILEVEL RESIST LAYERS ON GAAS

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作者
PEARTON, SJ [1 ]
ABERNATHY, CR [1 ]
REN, F [1 ]
LOTHIAN, JR [1 ]
KOPF, RF [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
关键词
PLASMA ETCHING; GAAS DEVICES; LOW TEMPERATURE;
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10.1007/BF01570209
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TQ [化学工业];
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0817 ;
摘要
Dry etching of common masking materials used in GaAs device technology was examined down to temperatures of -30 degrees C. The etch rates of SiNx, siO(2), and W in SF6/Ar are reduced below 0 degrees C, but the anisotropy of the etching is improved at low temperature. Microwave enhancement of the SF6/Ar discharges produces increases in etch rates of several times at 25 degrees C, but much lower increases at -30 degrees C substrate temperature. The underlying GaAs surface shows increased S and F coverage after low-temperature etching, but these species are readily removed either by an ex-situ wet chemical cleaning step or an in-situ H-2 plasma exposure. Photoresist etching is less sensitive to temperature, and anisotropic profiles are produced between -30 and +60 degrees C in pure O-2 discharges.
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页数:18
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