Use of hypofluorites, fluoroperoxides, and/or fluorotrioxides as oxidizing agent in fluorocarbon etch plasmas

A mixture and a method comprising same for etching a dielectric material from a layered substrate are disclosed herein. Specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a mixture for etching a dielectric material in a layered substrate comprising: a fluorocarbon gas, a fluorine-containing oxidizer...

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Main Authors BADOWSKI, PETER R, KARWACKI, EUGENE JOSEPH JR., JI, BING, SYVRET, ROBERT GEORGE, MOTIKA, STEPHEN ANDREW
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LanguageEnglish
Published 21.07.2007
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Summary:A mixture and a method comprising same for etching a dielectric material from a layered substrate are disclosed herein. Specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a mixture for etching a dielectric material in a layered substrate comprising: a fluorocarbon gas, a fluorine-containing oxidizer gas selected from the group consisting of a hypofluorite, a fluoroperoxide, a fluorotrioxide, and combinations thereof; and optionally an inert diluent gas. The mixture of the present invention may be contacted with a layered substrate comprising a dielectric material under conditions sufficient to form active species that at least partially react with and remove at least a portion of the dielectric material.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW200493120820