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Number: 438/689
Name: Semiconductor device manufacturing: process > Chemical etching
Description: Processes having a step of removing material from a semiconductor substrate through the action of a chemical agent, wherein the intent is to use the electrical properties of the semiconductor for at least one of the purposes outlined in section I, C, of the class definition for this class (438).


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
438/705 Altering etchability of substrate region by compositional or crystalline modification 345
438/694 Combined with coating step 901
438/690 Combined with the removal of material by nonchemical means (e.g., ablating, abrading, etc.) 484
438/704 Having liquid and vapor etching steps 423
438/745 Liquid phase etching 1,159
438/706 Vapor phase etching (i.e., dry etching) 1,325


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
6287477 Solvents for processing silsesquioxane and siloxane resins Sep. 11, 2001
6288648 Apparatus and method for determining a need to change a polishing pad conditioning wheel Sep. 11, 2001
6284721 Cleaning and etching compositions Sep. 4, 2001
6284660 Method for improving CMP processing Sep. 4, 2001
6281589 System of selectively cleaning copper substrate surfaces, in-situ, to remove copper oxides Aug. 28, 2001
6281120 Temperature control structure for integrated circuit Aug. 28, 2001
6277749 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device Aug. 21, 2001
6277747 Method for removal of etch residue immediately after etching a SOG layer Aug. 21, 2001
6277748 Method for manufacturing a planar reflective light valve backplane Aug. 21, 2001
6277716 Method of reduce gate oxide damage by using a multi-step etch process with a predictable premature endpoint system Aug. 21, 2001
6277750 Composition for bottom reflection preventive film and novel polymeric dye for use in the same Aug. 21, 2001
6268291 Method for forming electromigration-resistant structures by doping Jul. 31, 2001
6265309 Cleaning agent for use in producing semiconductor devices and process for producing semiconductor devices using the same Jul. 24, 2001
6261956 Modified product mask for bridging detection Jul. 17, 2001
6258720 Method of formation of conductive lines on integrated circuits Jul. 10, 2001
6258734 Method for patterning semiconductor devices on a silicon substrate using oxynitride film Jul. 10, 2001
6251782 Specimen preparation by focused ion beam technique Jun. 26, 2001
6251191 Processing apparatus and processing system Jun. 26, 2001
6248666 Process of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a buried channel field effect transistor Jun. 19, 2001
6245678 Method for manufacturing semiconductor wafers Jun. 12, 2001
6245581 Method and apparatus for control of critical dimension using feedback etch control Jun. 12, 2001
6242356 Etchback method for forming microelectronic layer with enhanced surface smoothness Jun. 5, 2001
6239039 Semiconductor wafers processing method and semiconductor wafers produced by the same May. 29, 2001
6235636 Resist removal by polishing May. 22, 2001
6228439 Thin film deposition apparatus May. 8, 2001
6228661 Method to determine the dark-to-clear exposure dose for the swing curve May. 8, 2001
6227955 Carrier heads, planarizing machines and methods for mechanical or chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic-device substrate assemblies May. 8, 2001
6225228 Silicon oxide co-deposition/etching process May. 1, 2001
6221772 Method of cleaning the polymer from within holes on a semiconductor wafer Apr. 24, 2001
6218196 Etching apparatus, etching method, manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, and semiconductor device Apr. 17, 2001
6211089 Method for fabricating GaN substrate Apr. 3, 2001
6211055 Wet-dry-wet process in wet station Apr. 3, 2001
6207565 Integrated process for ashing resist and treating silicon after masked spacer etch Mar. 27, 2001
6204169 Processing for polishing dissimilar conductive layers in a semiconductor device Mar. 20, 2001
6204180 Apparatus and process for manufacturing semiconductor devices, products and precursor structures utilizing sorbent-based fluid storage and dispensing system for reagent delivery Mar. 20, 2001
6194365 Composition for cleaning and etching electronic display and substrate Feb. 27, 2001
6194128 Method of dual damascene etching Feb. 27, 2001
6191036 Use of photoresist focus exposure matrix array as via etch monitor Feb. 20, 2001
6188461 Method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display utilizing an etching end point detection part in a non-display area of the substrate Feb. 13, 2001
6180527 Method and apparatus for thinning article, and article Jan. 30, 2001
6156629 Method for patterning a polysilicon gate in deep submicron technology Dec. 5, 2000
6153533 Method of using a compliant process cassette Nov. 28, 2000
6149828 Supercritical etching compositions and method of using same Nov. 21, 2000
6143661 Method of processing semiconductor device with laser Nov. 7, 2000
6143660 Method of producing a contact between a metallizing layer and a semiconductor material Nov. 7, 2000
6136700 Method for enhancing the performance of a contact Oct. 24, 2000
6132522 Wet processing methods for the manufacture of electronic components using sequential chemical processing Oct. 17, 2000
6133157 Dry etching method of a silicon thin film Oct. 17, 2000
6127238 Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposited (PECVD) silicon nitride barrier layer for high density plasma chemical vapor deposited (HDP-CVD) dielectric layer Oct. 3, 2000
6127194 Package removal for FBGA devices Oct. 3, 2000

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