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A magnetic device is fabricated by etching a magnetic film in an atmosphere of plasma using a non-organic film as a mask. An atmosphere of plasma is generated by using at least one kind of gasifying compound selected from a gasifying compound group consisting of ethers, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, esters and diones; and by using a non-organic material mask, etching a magnetic film or diamagnetic film which includes at least one kind of metal selected from a metal group consisting of VIII group, IX group and X group elements in a periodic table. As a gas in the atmosphere of plasma, at least one kind of gas selected from a gas group consisting of oxygen, ozone, nitrogen, H2O, N2O, NO2 and CO2 can be added to the gasifying compound. The etching rate and the etching ratio were favorable.
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