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Wet etching composition having excellent wetting property for semiconductors

US5755989A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 1995
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31111
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a wet etching composition for semiconductors which is characterized in that a surfactant comprising the two components of an alkylsulfonic acid and an .omega.-hydrofluoro-alkylcarboxylic acid is added to a buffered hydrofluoric acid composed of hydrogen fluoride, ammonium fluoride and water.

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