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Process and apparatus for etching semiconductor wafers

US5340437A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1993
Grant dateAug 23, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67086
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Process for etching a semiconductor wafer which includes the steps of rotating the wafer, and contacting the rotating wafer with a flowing froth, the froth being formed, at least in part, by the effervescence of a pressurized etchant containing a dissolved gas.

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