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Etching method and etching device

US11443952B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2018
Grant dateSep 13, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/3346
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of selectively etching a silicon nitride film includes a first step of disposing a target substrate having the silicon nitride film formed thereon in a processing space, a second step of introducing a gas containing H and F into the processing space, and a third step of selectively introducing radicals of an inert gas into the processing space.

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