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Method of etching object to be processed including oxide or nitride portion

US5302236A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 1991
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31116
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to this invention, a semiconductor wafer on which an oxide or nitride film is formed is loaded in a processing vessel, and when the oxide or nitride film of the semiconductor wafer is to be etched by a plasma of CHF.sub.3 gas in the processing vessel, CO gas is present in the plasma atmosphere.

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