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Silicon wafer reclamation process

US8696930B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 2010
Grant dateApr 15, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31111
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An etchant for removing a porous low-k dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate includes a hydrofluoric acid-based solvent, a dilating additive for dilating the pores in the porous low-k dielectric, and a passivating additive that forms a passivation layer at the interface between the low-k dielectric layer and the semiconductor substrate.

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