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Low temperature dry etch of copper

US5336363A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1993
Grant dateAug 9, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/32136
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Copper lines can be formed on a semiconductor wafer at low temperatures by forming a patterned photoresist layer over a copper layer, and etching the copper in a vacuum etch chamber using vaporized acetic acid and water as the etchants.

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