Patent · US Expired

Etching of silicon nitride by anhydrous halogen gas

US6576151B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2000
Grant dateJun 10, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/0217
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for removing silicon nitride from a substrate, characterised in that it comprises contacting said substrate with a molten halogen salt.

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