Gas switching during an etch process to modulate the characteristics of the etch

摘要

Gas switching is used during an etch process to modulate the characteristics of the etch. The etch process comprises a primary step and an secondary step that are repeated at least once. For example, the primary step may result in a high etch rate of oxide (108) while the secondary step results in a low etch rate of oxide and high etch rate of another material (114).