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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Asm Ip Holding B.v., Almere, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ASM IP Holding B.V., Almere, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/027 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/0273 (2013.01); H01L 21/31138 (2013.01); H01J 37/32009 (2013.01); H01L 21/31127 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for etching a carbon-containing feature are provided. The methods may include: providing a substrate having a carbon-containing feature formed thereon in a reaction space; supplying helium gas and an oxidizing to the reaction space; generating a plasma within the reaction space from a gas mixture comprising helium gas and the oxidizing gas; and anisotropically etching the carbon-containing feature utilizing the plasma to cause lateral etching of the carbon-containing feature.