ICP Etching Recipes

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DSEIII_(PlasmaTherm/Deep_Silicon_Etcher)

High Rate Bosch Etch (DSEIII)

• Bosch Process

Single-Step Low Etch Rate Smooth Sidewall Process (DSEIII)

• Single Step Process

PlasmaTherm/SLR Fluorine Etcher

Si Etching

• SiVertHF - Si Vertical Etch using C4F8/SF6/CF4 and resist mask
  • Si ER ~ 300-350 nm/, SiO2 ER ~30-35 nm/min
  • 89-90 degree etch angle, ie, vertical.

SiO2 Etching

• Recipes available, to be characterized/added.

ICP Etch 1 (Panasonic E626I)

SiO₂ Etching (Panasonic 1)

• SiO₂ Vertical Etch Recipe Parameters - CHF₃ "SiOVert"
  • Etch rate ≈ 2300Å/min (users must calibrate)
  • Selectivity (SiO2:Photoresist) ≈ greater than 1:1 (users must calibrate)
• SiO₂ CHF₃ Etch Variations
• Test Data of etching SiO2 with CHF3/CF4/O2
• Test Data of etching SiO2 with CHF3/CF4

SiN_x Etching (Panasonic 1)

• SiN_x Etch Rates and Variations - CF₄-O₂

Al Etch (Panasonic 1)

• Al Etch Recipes - Cl₂BCl₃
• AlCl₃ Erosion Issue and the Solution

Cr Etch (Panasonic 1)

• Cr Etch Recipes - Cl₂O₂

Ta Etch (Panasonic 1)

• Ta Etch Recipe - Cl2/BCl3

Ti Etch (Panasonic 1)

• Ti Deep Etch Recipes - Cl₂Ar
  • See E. Parker, et. al. Jnl. Electrochem. Soc., 152 (10) C675-C683 2005.

W-TiW Etch (Panasonic 1)

• Ti-TiW Etch Recipes - SF₆Ar

GaAs-AlGaAs Etch (Panasonic 1)

• GaAs-Nanoscale Etch Recipe - PR mask - Cl₂-BCl₃-Ar
• AlGaAs Etch Recipes - Cl₂N₂
• GaAs DRIE via Etch Recipes - Cl₂-BCl₃-Ar PR passivation

GaN Etch (Panasonic 1)

• GaN Etch Recipes Cl₂N₂
• GaN Selective Etch over AlGaN Recipes BCl₃-SF₆

Photoresist and ARC Etching

Please see the recipes for Panasonic ICP#2 - the same recipes apply.

Etching of DUV42P at standard spin/bake parameters also completes in 45 seconds.

SiC Etch (Panasonic 1)

• SiC Etch Recipes Ni Mask - SF₆

Sapphire Etch (Panasonic 1)

• Sapphire Etch Recipes Ni and PR Mask - BCl₃-Cl₂

Old Deleted Recipes

Since there are a limited number of recipe slots on the tool, we occasionally have to delete old, unused recipes.

If you need to free up a recipe slot, please contact Don and he'll help you find an old recipe to replace. We take photographs of old recipes, and save them in case a group needs to revive the recipe. Contact us if your old recipe went missing.

ICP Etch 2 (Panasonic E640)

Recipes starting points for materials without processes listed can be obtained from Panasonic1 recipe files. The chambers are slightly different, but essentially the same, requiring only small program changes to obtain similar results.

SiO₂ Etching (Panasonic 2)

• SiO₂ Vertical Etch Recipe - CHF₃ "SiOVert"
  • Direct copy of "SiOVert" from ICP#1, see parameters there.
• SiO₂ Vertical Etch Recipe#2 - CF₄/CHF₃
• SiO₂ Nanoscale Etch Recipe - CHF₃/O₂
• Test Data of etching SiO2 with CHF3/CF4/O2
• Test Data of etching SiO2 with CHF3/CF4
• Angled SiO2 sidewall recipe

SiN_x Etching (Panasonic 2)

• SiN_x Nanoscale Etch Recipe - CHF₃/O₂

Al Etch (Panasonic 2)

• Al Etch Recipes - use panasonic 1 parameters, etch rate 50% higher

Al2O3 Etching (Panasonic 2)

ALD Al2O3 Etch Rates in BCl3 Chemistry (click for plots of etch rate)

Contributed by Brian Markman, 2018

• BCl3 = 30sccm
• Pressure = 0.50 Pa
• ICP Source RF = 500
• Bias RF = 50W or 250W (250W can burn PR)
• Cooling He Flow/Pressure = 15.0 sccm / 400 Pa
• Etch Rate 50W: 0.66nm/sec
• Etch Rate 250W: 1.0 nm/sec

GaAs Etch (Panasonic 2)

• GaAs Etch Recipes - Panasonic 2 - Cl₂N₂

Photoresist and ARC etching

Basic recipes for etching photoresist and Bottom Anti-Reflection Coating (BARC) underlayers are as follows:

ARC Etching: DUV-42P or AR6

• O2 = 40 sccm // 0.5 Pa
• ICP = 75W // RF = 75W
• 45 sec for full etching of DUV-42P (same for AR6)

UV6-0.8 Etching

Works very well for photoresist stripping

• O2 = 40 sccm // 1.0 Pa
• ICP = 350W // RF = 100W
• Etch Rate = 518.5nm / 1min
• 2m30sec to fully remove with ~200% overetch

ICP-Etch (Unaxis VLR)

GaAs-AlGaAs Etch (Unaxis VLR)

• GaAs Etch Recipe (Cl₂N₂ 30C)
• AlGaAs Etch Recipe (Cl₂N₂ 30C)

InP-InGaAs-InAlAs Etch (Unaxis VLR)

• InP-based Material Etch Profile (Cl₂N₂Ar200C)
• InP-InGaAs Etch Profile (Cl₂H₂Ar 200C)
• Recipe of Etching SiO₂ Mask for Cl₂ Etch (ICP#2)
• InP Etch Historical Data (Cl₂H₂Ar 200C)
• InP Etch Test
• Lower etch-rate InP Etch (Cl₂N₂ 200C)

GaN Etch (Unaxis VLR)

• GaN Etch Recipe (Cl₂BCl₃N₂Ar 85C)

Si Deep RIE (PlasmaTherm/Bosch Etch)

This tool does not exist in this configuration any more, so these recipes are for Reference purposes Only!!!
The machine was upgraded to be the new Plasma-Therm Fluorine ICP Etcher - the chamber configuration is now different, making these recipes invalid.
For Deep Silicon Etching, the Plasma-Therm DSE-iii is often used.  Some single-step Silicon etching is still performed on the SLR Fluorine ICP, due to the slower etch rate.

Bosch and Release Etch (Si Deep RIE)

• Bosch and Release Processes
  • Ideal for deep (>>1µm), vertical etching of Silicon. Through-wafer etches are possible (requires carrier wafer).
  • Etch rate depends on area of exposed silicon being etched.
  • Al₂O₃ mask (ALD or Sputter) has >9000:1 selectivity
  • SiO₂ (PECVD) mask has ~100:1 selectivity
  • Thermal SiO₂ has ~300:1 selectivity.

Single-step Si Etching (not Bosch Process!) (Si Deep RIE)

• Single-step Si Vertical Etch Recipe - SF₆-C₄F₈-Ar