Patent · US Expired

Plasma etching method

US6406640B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 2000
Grant dateJun 18, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31116
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of plasma etching and a method of operating a plasma etching apparatus in which a concentration of oxygen at flash striking is greater than a concentration during etching.

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