Removing a sacrificial material via sublimation in forming a semiconductor
US10964525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB81C2201/0109
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to sublimation in forming a semiconductor. In an example, a method may include forming a sacrificial material in an opening of a structure, wherein the sacrificial material displaces a solvent used in a wet clean operation and removing the sacrificial material via sublimation by exposing the sacrificial material to sub-atmospheric pressure.
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