WO1997024754A1 - Preferential etch of semiconductor substrate with respect to epitaxial layers - Google Patents
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- H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
- H01L21/18—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic System or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
- H01L21/30—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26
- H01L21/302—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
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- H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
- H01L21/34—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies not provided for in groups H01L21/0405, H01L21/0445, H01L21/06, H01L21/16 and H01L21/18 with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
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- H01L21/461—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/428 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
- H01L21/469—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/428 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting to form insulating layers thereon, e.g. for masking or by using photolithographic techniques; After-treatment of these layers
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- Fig. 1 is partial, schematic view, in cross-section and not to scale, of an exemplary semiconductor structure
- an exemplary semiconductor structure 8 comprises a substrate 10 and a plurality of epitaxial layers 12.
- the substrate 10, in processing, can be exposed either at the interface 14 formed between the epitaxial layers 12 and the substrate 10 or at the back 16 of the substrate 10 opposite the epitaxial layers 12. Processing often calls for removal of some, or substantially all, of the substrate 10 relative to the epitaxial layers 12, while leaving these layers substantially intact. In particular, processing may require removal of the substrate 10 at the interface 14 or at the back 16, or both.
- the etching composition according to the present invention comprises a solvent, an etchant and first and second complexing agents.
- the etchant has a redox potential intermediate between the redox potential of the substrate and the redox potential of at least one of the epitaxial layers. Thence, the etchant is capable of preferentially etching the substrate with respect to the at least one epitaxial layer.
- the etchant preferably is soluble in the solvent.
- the first complexing agent is reactive with the substrate so as to accelerate the rate at which the etchant etches the substrate.
- the complexing agent preferably is selected to take up gallium ions [Ga 3+ ].
- the first complexing agent preferably is soluble in the solvent.
- the second complexing agent preferably is selected to take up zinc ions [Zn 2+ ] removed by the etchant, so as to form a compound or compounds that are highly insoluble in water so as to reach saturation in the solvent and limit further etching of the layer by establishing the above-described equilibrium.
- the etching composition yields a relatively optimized etch rate, e.g., O.45 ⁇ m per minute, for a substrate comprising gallium arsenide [GaAs], while maintaining at substantially zero the etch rate for an epitaxial layer comprising zinc selenium sulfide [ZnSeS].
- the etch rate of a gallium arsenide substrate has been found to be approximately only a few microns per hour.
- Etching performed in other then stagnant application accelerates the etch rate of gallium arsenide substrate, without changing the etch rate of the zinc-compound epitaxial layer.
- mat stirring can increase the etch rate of gallium arsenide substrate approximately three-fold.
- Other mechanical operations, such as agitation, are thought to have similar results.
- the first embodiment of the etching composition it has been determined that elevating the temperature to approximately 50°C results in an etch rate of approximately l ⁇ m/min for the substrate, while maintaining the etch rate of the zinc selenium sulfide [ZnSeS] at approximately OA/min.
- the second embodiment of the etching composition it has been determined that the etch rate of such an epitaxial layer remains acceptably low even where this etch is performed at a temperature of approximately 65 °C. It is to be recognized, however, that the temperature at which the etch occurs generally will have some optimum range, the range being factors dependent. The factors can include, for example and without limitation, the type of substrate, the desired etch rate of the substrate, the type of epitaxial layer or layers, and the level of acceptable epitaxial layer damage.
- the etching composition preferably is substantially similar to that described above, including employment of an acidity adjustment agent.
- the acidity adjustment agent preferably is added after mixing the solvent, the etchant and the first and second complexing agents, and before immersion of the substrate. In this manner, the mixed components are brought fully into solution and the acidity of the solution is established prior to immersion.
- One advantage of this order is that the etch of the substrate is subject to greater control.
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JP9524144A JPH11502975A (en) | 1995-12-29 | 1996-12-09 | Preferential etching of semiconductor substrates for epitaxial layers |
EP96939275A EP0815585B1 (en) | 1995-12-29 | 1996-12-09 | Preferential etch of semiconductor substrate with respect to epitaxial layers |
DE1996633616 DE69633616D1 (en) | 1995-12-29 | 1996-12-09 | SELECTIVE ETCHING OF SEMICONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE RELATING TO EPITACTIC LAYERS |
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