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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2022
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Tajima, Sagamihara, JP;
Kazuhito Higuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Susumu Obata, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuo Sano, Kamakura, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an etching apparatus includes a first container including an opening covered by a semiconductor substrate; a second container including an opening covered by a catalyst layer; a first flow path configured to communicate with the first container; a second flow path configured to communicate with the second container; a cation exchange film interposed between the first flow path and the second flow path and allowing at least protons to pass through; and an electric field applier configured to apply an electric field to the semiconductor substrate.