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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Chetan Singh Solanki, Leuven, BE;
Renat Bilyalov, Tielt Winge, BE;
Jef Poortmans, Leuven, BE;
Guy Beaucarne, Kingsford, AU;
Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum (IMEC), Leuven, BE;
Abstract
A method for the manufacture, formation, and removal of porous layers in a semiconductor substrate having at least a surface acting as a cathode. The method comprises applying a solution comprising negative Fluorine (F ) ions between the surface of the semiconductor substrate and an anode. The method further comprises applying a predetermined current between the anode and the cathode. The method further comprises maintaining the predetermined current at substantially the same current value for a sufficient amount of time to obtain a low porosity layer at said surface. A high porosity layer positioned under the low porosity layer is also obtained by the method of the invention.