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Etching method

US11227771B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2017
Grant dateJan 18, 2022
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/68764
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An etching method for etching a substrate using a molten alkali, wherein, while an oxide coating is formed on the surface of the substrate PL to be etched in a high-temperature oxygen-containing environment, the surface to be etched is isotropically etched to remove the oxide coating using a molten alkali AL brought into a prescribed high-temperature range.

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