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Etchants

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THIN FILM

TRANSENE ETCHANTS

OPERATING RANGE

RECOMMENDED PHOTORESISTS

APPLICATION

Al

ALUMINUM ETCHANTS

TYPE A

TYPE D

TYPE F

@25 °C @ 40 °C

30 Å/sec 80 Å/sec

40 Å/sec 125 Å/sec

30 Å/sec 80 Å/sec

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits

GaAs & GaP Devices

AlSi Materials

Al2O3

TRANSETCH N
TANTALUM ETCHANT 111

120 Å/min@180 °C
20-30 Å/sec@20 °C

SiO2
PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Semiconductor Devices
Sapphire

BOE

BUFFERED OXIDE ETCHANT

Variable

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits

Cr

CHROMIUM ETCHANTS

  • 1020
  • 1020AC

@ 40 °C

40 Å/sec

32 Å/sec

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Thin Film Circuits
Chrome Mask

Cr-Si

Cr-SiO

CHROMIUM ETCHANT TFE

1000 Å/min @ 50 °C

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Thin Film Circuits

Cu

COPPER ETCHANTS

CE-100

CE-200

APS-100

Copper Etch 49-1

Copper Etch BTP


1 mil/min @ 40 °C

0.5 mil/min @ 40 °C

80 Å/sec @ 40 °C

22 Å/sec @ 30 °C

150 Å/sec @ 30 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST


P.C.Boards

Thin Film Circuits

Ni Compatability

Ni Compatability

GaAs

GALLIUM ARSENIDE

  • GA ETCH 100
  • GA ETCH 200
  • GA ETCH 300
  • AB ETCH


100 Å/sec @ 40 °C

20 Å/sec @ 5 °C

22 Å/sec @ 25 °C

Defect Delineation

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI


Microelectronic Circuits

Semiconductor Testing

GaN

GALLIUM NITRIDE

80 A/min

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

LED

Ga2O3

GALLIUM OXIDE

10 Å/sec @ 25 °C

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Microelectronic Circuits

GaP

GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE

A Face(Ga):

115 micron/hr @ 80 °C

B Face (P):

210 micron/hr @ 80 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Light Emitting Diodes

Ge

GERMANIUM

250 Å/sec @ 20 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Semiconductor Devices

Au

GOLD ETCHANTS

  • TFA
  • TFAC
  • GE-8148
  • GE-8110
  • GE-8111


28 Å/sec @ 25 °C

30 Å/sec @ 60 °C

50 Å/sec @ 25 °C

15 Å/sec @ 25 °C

15 Å/sec @ 25 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST


Thin Film Circuits

GaAs compatible

Ni compatible

Ni compatible

Ni compatible

Hf, HfO

HAFNIUM, HAFNIUM OXIDE

45 Å/sec @ 25 °C

ALD HfO 7.5 Å/sec

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Use Titanium Etch TFT

In2O3
ITO

INDIUM OXIDE
INDIUM TIN OXIDE

15 Å/sec @ 25 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Microelectronic Circuits

InP

INDIUM PHOSPHIDE

30 mins @ 25 °C

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Microelectronic Circuits

Fe2O3

IRON OXIDE MASK
ETCHANT

  • ME-10
  • ME-30



50 Å/sec @ 25 °C

25 Å/sec @ 25 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Microelectronic Circuits

Polyimide

KAPTON POLYIMIDE
ETCHANT

0.013 mil/min @ 40 °C

0.07 mil/min @ 60 °C

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Polyimide/Copper Clad Laminates

MgO

Magnesium Oxide Etchant MgOX12

40 Å/sec @ 30°C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Mo

MOLY ETCHANT TFM

55 Å/sec @ 30 °C

85 Å/sec @ 60 °C

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)
TRANSIST

Microelectronic Circuits

Nb

NbN

NbO

Niobium

Niobium Nitride

Niobium Oxide

50Å / sec @ 25 oC

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Microelectronics

Ni-Cr

NICHROME ETCHANTS

  • TFN

50 Å/sec @ 40 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Thin Film Circuits

Ni

NICKEL ETCHANTS

  • TFB
  • TFG
  • Type I


30 Å/sec @ 25 °C

50 Å/sec @ 40 °C

3 mil/hr @ 40 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Thin Film Circuits

Ni-V

Nickel-Vanadium Etch

30 Å/sec @ 20 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Microelectronics

Pd

PALLADIUM ETCHANTS

  • TFP

110 Å/sec @ 50 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Semiconductor & Thin Film Circuits

Pd

PALLADIUM ETCHANT

  • EC

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Electrochemical Etching

REAGENT SEMICONDUCTOR ETCHANTS (RSE)

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Ru

RUTHENIUM ETCH

20 Å/sec @ 20 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Microelectronics

SEMICONDUCTOR DEFECT DELINEATION ETCHANTS

Si

REAGENT SEMICONDUCTOR ETCHANTS (RSE)

SILICON SLOW ETCH

SILICON MESA ETCH

PREFERENTIAL SILICON ETCHANTS

  • PSE 200
  • PSE 300

SOLAR CELL ETCHANTS

  • SCE-200
  • SCE-300

WRIGHT ETCHANT

WRIGHT-JENKINS ETCHANT

SIRTL ETCHANT




Variable

Variable

Variable

1 mil/3 min @ 100 °C

25 m/hr @ 100 °C

1 hr @ 75-100 °C

5-10 min @ 118 °C

Defect Characterization

Defect Characterization

Defect Characterization

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)




Semiconductor
Devices

Semiconductor
Devices

MEMS

Semiconductors

Solar Cells

Semiconductor Testing

Semiconductor Testing

Semiconductor Testing

SiC

SILICON CARBIDE

80 Å/min

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

LED

SiO2

BUFFER HF IMPROVED

BD ETCHANT

TIMETCH

SILOX VAPOX III

AIPAD Etch 639

BUFFERED OXIDE ETCHANTS (BOE)

800Å/min @ 25 °C
Thermally Grown

Variable

90 Å/min @ 25 °C

4000 Å/min @ 22 °C

5000 Å/min

Variable

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits

PSG/BSG

CVD

CVD, Al Compatible

Al Compatible

SiO

SILICON MONOXIDE ETCH

5000 Å/min @ 85 °C

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Semiconductor Devices

Si3N4

TRANSETCH N

125 Å/min @ 180 °C

SiO2 (Silox)

Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits

Ag

SILVER ETCHANT TFS

200 Å/sec @ 25 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Semiconductor & Thin Film Circuits

Stainless Steel

Nickel Etch Type I

45 Å/sec @ 25 °C, AISI 316

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Alloys

Ta
Ta3N5
Ta2O5

SIE-8607
Ta Etch 111

70 Å/sec @ 25 °C
30 Å/sec @ 25 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Capacitors

Semiconductors

TaSi

Tantalum Silicide Etch

50 Å/sec @ 20 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Thin Film Electronics

Sn, SnO

Tin, Tin Oxide

15 Å/sec @ 25 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Microelectronic Circuits

Ti

TITANIUM ETCHANTS

  • TFT
  • TFTN

25 Å/sec @ 20 °C

50 Å/sec @ 30 °C

10 Å/sec @ 70 °C

50 Å/sec @ 85 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Integrated Circuits

SiO2 Compatible

TiN

Titanium Nitride Etch

30 Å/sec @ 20 °C

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI

Microelectronics

Ti-W

TI-TUNGSTEN ETCHANT TiW-30

20-30 Å/sec

KLT6000 Series
KLT 5300 Series
HARE SQ (SU-8)
PKP-308PI
TRANSIST

Thin Film Circuits
Adhesion Layer

W

TUNGSTEN ETCH TFW

60 Å/sec @ 30 °C

PKP-308PI
HARE SQ (SU-8)

Integrated Circuits

ELECTRONIC GRADE CHEMICALS (SOLVENTS, ACIDS)