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Photoresist strip method

US5792672A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1996
Grant dateAug 11, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/427
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved method for removing a photoresist mask from an etched aluminum pattern after etching the pattern in a chlorine containing plasma has been created. The method is a two step process, in which a first stripping step is in a plasma containing O.sub.2 and H.sub.2 O and a second stripping step is in a plasma containing O.sub.2.

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