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Silicon wafer etching method and silicon wafer etchant

US6099748A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1998
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/30604
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a silicon wafer etching method in which etching is performed through use of an etchant. The etchant is an alkali aqueous solution which contains an alkali component in a concentration ranging from 50.6% to 55.0% by weight. The alkali component is preferably sodium hydroxide. The silicon wafer etching method can reduce not only surface roughness but also dispersion thereof.

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