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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donnie K Reinhard, East Lansing, MI (US);
Rabindra N Chakraborty, East Lansing, MI (US);
Jes Asmussen, Okemos, MI (US);
Paul D Goldman, Marlboro, MA (US);
Assignees:
Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corporation, Northboro, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438697 ; 216 38 ; 216 58 ; 216 63 ; 216 67 ; 216 69 ; 216 70 ; 438105 ; 438706 ; 438710 ; 438720 ; 438735 ; 438964 ;
Abstract
A method for selective controlled etching of a material particularly by sequentially switching between two (2) or more modes of radiofrequency waves and/or by distance from a source of the microwaves. The modes and/or distance are selected depending upon the surface of the material to be etched. The etching is rapidly conducted at 0.5 mtorr to 10 torr, preferably using microwave plasma etching.