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Film etching method for etching film

US11594422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2021
Grant dateFeb 28, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31155
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An etching method includes a step of selectively forming deposit on a top surface of a mask disposed on a film of a substrate, a step of etching the film after the step of forming the deposit, a step of forming a layer of chemical species included in plasma of a processing gas, on the substrate, and a step of supplying ions from plasma of an inert gas to the substrate so that the chemical species react with the film.

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