<div dir="ltr"><div>Could you mechanically remove most of the SiO2 using something like a dicing saw and then finish the removal using a wet etch? Maybe create a fin structure in the SiO2 you do not want and then let a wet etch remove the fins? Your undercut could be reduced in this manner.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 8:08 PM Howard Northfield <<a href="mailto:Howard.Northfield@uottawa.ca">Howard.Northfield@uottawa.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-2885064333585015456">
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">That's a very deep etch.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Regarding dry etching:<br>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I have recently done etch tests on PEVCD SiO2 with a SAMCO 10NR RIE:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">- 50W, 80sccm CF4, 16sccm O2, 3.0Pa: ~21nm/min
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<div>- 25W, 25sccm SF6, 10sccm O2, 3.0Pa: ~7nm/min</div>
<div>- 50W, 25sccm SF6, 10sccm O2, 3.0Pa: ~19nm/min</div>
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... yes for 500um that would be around a 417 hour etch .... not feasible/realistic.<br>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">So you can probably rule out these etch recipes.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Regarding wet etching, generally I find it very hard
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University of Ottawa<br>
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<div>We want to perform a highly anisotropic, very deep (~500um) etching of SiO2 with a vertical side wall. On top of the SiO2 is nanostructures protected by photoresist. The etch depth needs to be controlled with a precision of 20% (we are thinking of using
another material as the substrate underneath the SiO2 layer, which acts as an etch-stopper). The structure and dimensions are shown in the attached image. It would be very helpful if anyone has any idea of this kind of etching (either dry and wet chemical
etch is fine).</div>
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<div>Thank you very much.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Best regards,
<div>Ningzhi Xie</div>
<div>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</div>
<div>University of Washington</div>
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