Reactive ion beam etching of GaAs and related compounds in an inductively coupled plasma of Cl[sub 2]–Ar mixture

Author(s):  
Y. B. Hahn ◽  
J. W. Lee ◽  
G. A. Vawter ◽  
R. J. Shul ◽  
C. R. Abernathy ◽  
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1997 ◽  
Vol 483 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Lee ◽  
S. J. Pearton ◽  
C. R. Abernathy ◽  
G. A. Vawter ◽  
R. J. Shul ◽  
...  

AbstractMass spectrometry of the plasma effluent during Reactive Ion Beam Etching (RIBE) of GaAs using an Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) source and a Cl2/Ar gas chemistry shows that AsCl3, AsCl2 and AsCl are all detected as etch products for As, while GaCl2 is the main signal detected for the Ga products. The variation in selective ion currents for the various etch products has been examined as a function of chuck temperature (30–100°C), percentage Cl2 in the gas flow, beam current (60–180 mA) and beam voltage (200–800 V). The results are consistent with AsCl3 and GaCl3 being the main etch product species under our conditions, with fragmentation being responsible for the observed mass spectra.


2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (Part 1, No. 1) ◽  
pp. 38-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Lee ◽  
R. J. Shul ◽  
G. A. Vawter ◽  
C. R. Abernathy ◽  
S. J. Pearton ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Zixiao Pan ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Fuhe Li

Abstract This paper introduces our effort in failure analysis of a 200 nm thick metal interconnection on a glass substrate and covered with a passivation layer. Structural damage in localized areas of the metal interconnections was observed with the aid of focused ion beam (FIB) cross-sectioning. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (LA ICP-MS) was then applied to the problematic areas on the interconnection for chemical survey. LA ICP-MS showed direct evidence of localized chemical contamination, which has likely led to corrosion (or over-etching) of the metal interconnection and the assembly failure. Due to the high detection sensitivity of LA ICP-MS and its compatibility with insulating material analysis, minimal sample preparation is required. As a result, the combination of FIB and LA ICP-MS enabled successful meso-scale failure analysis with fast turnaround and reasonable cost.


1989 ◽  
Vol 28 (Part 2, No. 9) ◽  
pp. L1671-L1672
Author(s):  
Kyusaku Nishioka ◽  
Hiroaki Morimoto ◽  
Yoji Mashiko ◽  
Tadao Kato

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 229-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Ratier ◽  
Yong Seok Jeong ◽  
André Moliton ◽  
Pierre Audebert

1983 ◽  
Vol 22 (Part 2, No. 4) ◽  
pp. L219-L220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Aritome ◽  
Toshiya Yamato ◽  
Shinji Matsui ◽  
Susumu Namba

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