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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Stephen W. Bedell, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Gen P. Lauer, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Isaac Lauer, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Joseph S. Newbury, Irvington, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods of etching a silicon substrate at a high rate using a chemical vapor etching process are provided. A silicon substrate may be etched by heating the silicon substrate in a process chamber and then flowing hydrochloric acid and a germanium-carrying compound into the process chamber. The substrate may be heated to at least 700° C. The hydrochloric acid flow rate may be at least approximately 100 (standard cubic centimeters per minute) sccm. In some embodiments, the hydrochloric acid flow rate may be between approximately 10 slm and approximately 20 standard liters per minute (slm). The germanium-carrying compound flow rate may be at least approximately 50 sccm. In some embodiments, the germanium-carrying compound flow rate may be between approximately 100 sccm and approximately 500 sccm. The etching may extend fully through the silicon substrate.