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Patent Inventor Names
Xinliang Lu0
Chien-Teh Kao0
Reza Arghavani0
Date of Patent
June 7, 2011
Patent Application Number
12642268
Date Filed
December 18, 2009
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Patent abstract
The present invention generally provides apparatus and methods for selectively removing various oxides on a semiconductor substrate. One embodiment of the invention provides a method for selectively removing an oxide on a substrate at a desired removal rate using an etching gas mixture. The etching gas mixture comprises a first gas and a second gas, and a ratio of the first gas and a second gas is determined by the desired removal rate.
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