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wet etch of high doped Si with KOH or TMAH
2002-09-16
Kewen XIE
2002-09-16
kirt_williams@agilent.com
wet etch of high doped Si with KOH or TMAH
kirt_williams@agilent.com
2002-09-16
> We are in the process of acquiring bulk etch high doped Si,
> using KOH or TMAH. But as we know high doped Si will cause
> etch stop, how to solve the problem?
>
> Any suggestion will be really appreciated. Thanks!

Use heavily-doped n-type silicon (phosphorus or arsenic doping).

Etching with KOH or TMAH is slowed by a lack of electrons,
which is why greater p-type doping reduces the etch rate.
N-type doping does not have the same effect.

        --Kirt Williams Agilent Technologies


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