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Lithium niobate etchant

US5194117A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1991
Grant dateMar 16, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/082
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Oxides of tantalum and niobium are selectively etched using patterned silicon oxide deposited by a low-temperature chemical vapor deposition as a mask and a sulfate flux to selectively remove exposed portions of the tantalum or niobium oxide substrate.

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