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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Zelez, Tannersville, PA (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C / ; C03C / ; C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156643 ; 156644 ; 156646 ; 156651 ; 1566591 ; 156668 ; 134-1 ; 2041 / ; 252 791 ;
Abstract
An improvement in the formation of multilayer metallization systems wherein vias are formed in a dielectric insulating layer of polyimide which overlies a layer of metal such as aluminum. In accordance with the invention, the residual film remaining after oxygen plasma etching of the polyimide is efficiently removed by a second plasma etching utilizing a mixture of argon and hydrogen.