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Post-etch cleaning treatment

US6692976B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2000
Grant dateFeb 17, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/696
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a post-etch cleaning treatment for a semiconductor device such as a FeRAM. The treatment comprises providing an etchant comprising both a fluorine compound and a chlorine compound, and applying the etchant to the semiconductor device in a wet cleaning process.

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