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Vapour phase etching

Etching > Dry Etching

Description

Vapour phase etching involves exposing a substrate to a corrosive chemical in vapour form which will remove material that it comes into contact with. The sections of material that are removed can be selected by protecting parts of the substrate that are desired to be kept with a mask or coating.

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Custom HF etching (UoA)

HF etching facilities

Optofab

Optofab

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    Hydrofluoric acid etching facilities.

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    Hydrofluoric etching facilities in a specialised laboratory environment. Capability to etch glass and other materials.

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Custom Etcher (UQ)

XeF2 etcher

QLD

QLD

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    System used for isotropic etching of silicon using xenon difluoride gas.

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    This system has almost infinite selectivity to SiO2, SiN and photoresist.

    Can handle up to 4 inch wafers.

    Etch rate of up to several microns per minute.

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ANFF-Q HF Vapour Etch (UQ)

HF Vapour Etcher

QLD

QLD

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    Performs dry etching of SiO2. HF vapour chemically etches SIO2 while substrate is heated

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    Allows stiction free release of mechanical structures.

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