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Etching oxide-nitride stacks using C4F6H2

US9748366B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 2014
Grant dateAug 29, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2035

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

Abstract

An article having alternating oxide layers and nitride layers is etched by an etch process. The etch process includes providing a first gas comprising C4F6H2 in a chamber of an etch reactor, ionizing the C4F6H2 containing gas to produce a plasma comprising a plurality of ions, and etching the article using the plurality of ions.

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