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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2022
Applicant:
American Air Liquide, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xiangyu Guo, Bear, DE;
Nathan Stafford, Damascus, OR (US);
Assignee:
American Air Liquide, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/311 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31116 (2013.01); H01L 21/31138 (2013.01); H01L 21/31144 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure describes an improved etch selectivity of a-C mask during HAR etch processes by using a cyclic etch process. The process has two principle steps: These steps are repeated between a partial etch process (polymer creating) and polymer cleaning step (cycle etching).