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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MAX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31144 (2013.01); H01J 37/32449 (2013.01); H01J 37/32724 (2013.01); H01L 21/31116 (2013.01);
Abstract
An etching method includes forming a protective layer containing a tin atom on a surface of a substrate. The substrate has a region to be etched and a mask provided on the region. The etching method further includes etching the region in the substrate using the mask.