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Etching method of semiconductor substrate, and method of producing semiconductor device

US9548217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 17, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31144
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An etching method containing, at the time of processing a substrate having a first layer containing titanium nitride (TiN) and a second layer containing a transition metal, selecting a substrate in which a surface oxygen content of the first layer is from 0.1 to 10% by mole, and applying an etching liquid containing a hydrofluoric acid compound and an oxidizing agent to the substrate and thereby removing the first layer.

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