Plasma etching processes for the integration of InP based compounds on 200mm Si wafer for photonic applications

E. Pargon; G. Gay; C. Petit-Etienne; M. Brihoum; M. Bizouerne; P. Burtin; S. Barnola

doi:10.1117/12.2221903

23 March 2016 Plasma etching processes for the integration of InP based compounds on 200mm Si wafer for photonic applications

E. Pargon, G. Gay, C. Petit-Etienne, M. Brihoum, M. Bizouerne, P. Burtin, S. Barnola

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Proceedings Volume 9782, Advanced Etch Technology for Nanopatterning V; 97820C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2221903
Event: SPIE Advanced Lithography, 2016, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Ar/Cl₂/CH₄ gas mixture has been investigated for the development of plasma etching process dedicated to the patterning of 3μm-deep InP structures integrated on 200mm SiO₂ carrier wafer. The plasma process requirements are: high InP etch rates (>500nm.min^-1), high InP/SiO₂ selectivity (<40), anisotropic profiles and smooth bottom and sidewalls surfaces. The process development mainly focuses on the impact of the gas ratio and gas flow on the etch rates, selectivity, pattern profile and surface roughness. It is demonstrated that the CH4 flow drives the process performance and that by adjusting it properly, a narrow process window provides acceptable selectivity of 25, anisotropic profiles and smooth surface. The difficulty of the process development using Ar/Cl₂/CH₄ gas mixture is to combine high InP/SiO₂ selectivity and anisotropic profiles since to passivate efficiently the InP sidewalls and prevent from lateral etching, it seems that a SiOC like deposition is needed, which is only possible if the SiO₂ wafer is etched.

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E. Pargon, G. Gay, C. Petit-Etienne, M. Brihoum, M. Bizouerne, P. Burtin, and S. Barnola "Plasma etching processes for the integration of InP based compounds on 200mm Si wafer for photonic applications", Proc. SPIE 9782, Advanced Etch Technology for Nanopatterning V, 97820C (23 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2221903

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