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Dry Etching method and device therefor

US4492610A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1983
Grant dateJan 8, 1985
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/3408
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dry etching method and device involve induction of a magnetic field having field lines perpendicular to an electric field by magnets which are arranged in the vicinity of a cathode within a reaction chamber, on the surface of the cathode being placed a sample to be etched by a plasma of an etchant gas.

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