ETCH METHOD IN THE MANUFACTURE OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
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1. A method for etching a substrate in the manufacture of a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- contacting a surface of the substrate with ions extracted from a plasma formed from a gas comprising one or more of an oxygen-containing species, a nitrogen-containing species and an inert gas, and separately contacting the surface of the substrate with a plasma formed from a gas comprising a fluorine-containing species.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for etching a substrate in the manufacture of a semiconductor device, the method comprising contacting a surface of the substrate with ions extracted from a plasma formed from a gas comprising one or more of an oxygen-containing species, a nitrogen-containing species and an inert gas, and separately contacting the surface of the substrate with a plasma formed from a gas comprising a fluorine-containing species.
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1. A method for etching a substrate in the manufacture of a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
contacting a surface of the substrate with ions extracted from a plasma formed from a gas comprising one or more of an oxygen-containing species, a nitrogen-containing species and an inert gas, and separately contacting the surface of the substrate with a plasma formed from a gas comprising a fluorine-containing species. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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