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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1988

Filed:

Oct. 19, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:

Patrick Thompson, Chandler, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252 795 ; 156662 ; 156647 ; 156657 ;
Abstract

A method for etching silicon wafers having a (100) or (110) crystallographic orientation. The method includes using an etching solution consisting essentially of potassium hydroxide (KOH) and water. This allows for an optimum combination of etch rate and etch quality.


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