摘要 |
A thin film metal (e.g. tungsten) is anisotropically etched under plasma bombardment conditions by using a feed gas mixture which includes a fluorine source, such as SF6, plus a bromine source, such as HBr, plus a hydrocarbon source, e.g., an alkyl, such as methane. This passivating chemistry provides a very robust passivant which will provide highly anisotropic high rate flow etching, and will also improve the selectivity to photoresist.
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