Process Hierarchy

on front
  HF etch
Materialsilicon dioxide
Refractive index1 .. 4Thickness0 .. 50 µm
Process characteristics:
Depth
Depth of material removed by etch process
Depth*
Depth of material removed by etch process, must be 0 .. 3 µm
0 .. 3 µm
Batch size 12
Mask materials
Materials that can be used to mask etching.
photoresist (category)
Material silicon dioxide
Selectivity
Primary material removal rate divided by removal rates of secondary materials (i.e., factors by which primary material is removed faster than secondary materials)
silicon dioxide: 1
Wafer size
Wafer size