You have requested a machine translation of selected content from our databases. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. Neither SPIE nor the owners and publishers of the content make, and they explicitly disclaim, any express or implied representations or warranties of any kind, including, without limitation, representations and warranties as to the functionality of the translation feature or the accuracy or completeness of the translations.
Translations are not retained in our system. Your use of this feature and the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in the Terms and Conditions of Use of the SPIE website.
15 February 1994Comparison of wet and dry chrome etching with the CORE-2564
Chrome masks have traditionally been wet etched in an acidic solution of cerric ammonium nitrate. The etchant is commonly sprayed on the mask while the mask is slowly rotated, using an APT-914 or equivalent processor. While this process is well-understood, relatively trouble- free and inexpensive, the isotropic nature of wet etching results in an undercut of the chrome relative to the resist etch mask of approximately equals 150 nm per edge. Compensation for the undercut, in order to maintain control of the mean critical dimension (CD), is done by adjusting the printed feature size such that the undercut grows the printed feature to the desired final size. This sizing can be performed by manipulating the computer aided design database, which can be expensive and time consuming. In this paper, we present a comparison of wet and dry chrome etch processes using plates printed with the CORE-2564 in OCG-895 i resist. The differences in CD performance and resolution are illustrated.
The alert did not successfully save. Please try again later.
Peter D. Buck, Brian J. Grenon, "Comparison of wet and dry chrome etching with the CORE-2564," Proc. SPIE 2087, 13th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology and Management, (15 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167247