Abstract:
Very small patterns may be etched in aluminum or other metal surfaces using photoresist to mask areas of the surfaces where etching is not desired by applying a Werner complex of chromium with a carboxylic acid to the metal surface. The process is particularly useful for etching conducting lines in microminiature semiconductor device fabrication because the chromium complex increases the adhesion of the photoresist to the aluminum sufficiently to improve line resolution in subsequent etching, and does not increase bridging between adjacent conducting lines.
Abstract:
In the etching through a protective glass coating to expose an underlying metal, overetching is prevented by adding a polyhydric alcohol, for example glycerin, to a glass etchant, which causes a color change on a metal, for example aluminum or molybdenum, indicating that etching through the glass coating has been completed.
Abstract:
VERY SMALL PATTERNS MAY BE ETCHED IN SILICON DIOXIDE OR OTHER OXIDE SURFACES USING PHOTORESIST TO MASK AREAS OF SURFACES WHERE ETCHING IS NOT DESRIED BY APPLYING A DISILYLAMIDE TO THE SURFACE TO INCREASE THE AHESION OF THE PHOTORESIST. THE PROCESS IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR ETCHING PATTERNS IN SILICON DIOXIDE MASKS USED IN THE FABRICATION OF MICROMINIATURE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES.