• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.800-805
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• 2017

Randomly patterned and wet chemical etching processes were used to treat anti-glare of display cover glasses. The surface and optical properties of grain size and surface morphology controlled by randomly patterned etching and wet chemical solution etching were investigated. The surface morphology and roughness of the etched samples were examined using a spectrophotometer and a portable surface roughness (Ra) measuring instrument, respectively. The gloss caused by reflection from the glass surface was measured at $60^{\circ}$ using a gloss meter. The surface of the sample etched by the doctor-blade process was more uniform than that obtained from a screen pattern etching process at gel state etching process of the first step. The surface roughness obtained from the randomly patterned etching process depended greatly on the mesh size, which in turn affected the grain size and pattern formation. The surface morphology and gloss obtained by the etching process in the second step depended primarily on the mesh size of the gel state etching process of the first step. In our experimental range, the gloss increased on decreasing the grain size at a lower mesh size for the first step process and for longer reaction times for the second step process.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.667-667
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• 2013

Optimizing morphology of the front surface with three dimensional structures (3D) in solar cell is essential element for not only effectivelight harvesting but also carrier collection and separation without the cost burden in process. We designed a three-dimensionally ordered front surface with wet chemical etching. Wet chemical etching is a proper way to have three dimensional structures. The method efficiently transmits the incident light at the front surface to a Si absorber and has competitive price in manufacturing when comparing with reactive ion etching (RIE) to have three dimensional structures. This indicates that optimized front surface with three dimensional structures by wet chemical etching will bring effective light management in solar cells.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1997년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.935-938
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• 1997

Recently, the minimum line width shows a tendency to decrease and the multi-level increase in semiconductor. Therefore, a planarization technique is needed and chemical mechanical polishing(CMP) is considered as one of the most suitable process. CMP accomplishes a high polishing performance and a global planarization of high quality. But there are several defects in CMP such as micro-scratches, abrasive contaminations, and non-uniformity of polished wafer edges. Wet etching include of Spin-etching can improve he defects of CMP. It uses abrasive-free chemical solution instead of slurry. On this study, ILD(INterlayer-Dielectric) was removed by CMP and wet-etching methods in order to investigate the superiority of wet etching mechanism. In the thin film wafer, the results were evaluated at a viewpoint of material removal rate(MRR) and within wafer non-uniformity(WIWNU). And pattern step height was also compared for planarization characteristics of the patterned wafer.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 미세피치 프로브 카드 제작을 위한 S 모양의 일체형 외팔보 프로브 형성방법에 대하여 기술하였다. 마세 피치 프로브를 위하여 Deep RIE etching을 이용하여 실리콘 트렌치 안에 일체형 프로브 빔과 탑을 형성하는 방법을 사용하였고, 피라미드 팁의 형성을 위하여 KOH 및 TMAH 습식식각을 이용하였으며, 습식식각시 방향성을 가지는 실리콘 웨이퍼에서도 휘어진 형태의 프로브 빔을 형성할 수 있는 건식 식각 및 습식식각 방법을 제시하였다. 따라서 제작된 외팔보 형태의 프로브는 디렘(DRAM), 플레시 메모리 (Flash memory) 용 프로브 카드 제작에 사용될 뿐만 아니라 RF 소자용 프로브 카드, 아이씨 테스트 소켓 (IC test socket)용 프로브 탐침에도 사용 될 것이다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2002

Recently, the minimum line width shows a tendency to decrease and the multi-level increases in semiconductor. Therefore, a planarization technique is needed and chemical mechanical polishing(CMP) is considered as one of the most suitable process. CMP accomplishes a high polishing performance and a global planarization of high quality. However there are several defects in CMF, such as micro-scratches, abrasive contaminations and non-uniformity of polished wafer edges. Wet etching process including spin-etching can eliminate the defects of CMP. It uses abrasive-free chemical solution instead of slurry. On this study, ILD(Interlayer-Dielectric) was removed by CMP and wet etching process using DHF(Diluted HF) in order to investigate the possibility of planrization by wet etching mechanism. In the thin film wafer, the results were evaluated from the viewpoint of material removal rate(MRR) and within wafer non-uniformity(WIWNU). And the pattern step heights were also compared for the purpose of planarity characterization of the patterned wafer. Moreover, Chemical polishing process which is the wet etching process with mechanical energy was introduced and evaluated for examining the characteristics of planarization.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2014

In this paper, the effects of a nonionic surfactant on the etch uniformity and the etch profile during the wet-etching process of high-purity aluminum were investigated for the fabrication of uniform micropattern arrays. To improve the surface roughness of a high-purity aluminum plate, a mechanical lapping process and an electrolytic polishing process were used. After electrolytic polishing process, the surface roughness, Ra, of the high-purity aluminum plate was improved from $1.25{\mu}m$ to $0.02{\mu}m$. A photoresist was used as an etching mask during the aluminum etching process, where the mixture of phosphoric acid, acetic acid, nitric acid, a nonionic surfactant and water was used as the aluminum etchant. Different amounts of the Triton X-100 nonionic surfactant were added to the aluminum etchant to investigate the effect of a nonionic surfactant during the wet-etching process of high-purity aluminum. The etch rate and the etch profile were measured by an optical interferometer and a scanning electron microscope.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2015

In order to protect the patterned mask from contamination during lithography process, pellicle has become a critical component for Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. According to EUV pellicle requirements, the pellicle should have high EUV transmittance and robust mechanical property. In this study, silicon nitride, which is well-known for its remarkable mechanical property, was used as a pellicle membrane material to achieve high EUV transmittance. Since long silicon wet etching process time aggravates notching effect causing stress concentration on the edge or corner of etched structure, the remaining membrane is prone to fracture at the end of etch process. To overcome this notching effect and attain high transmittance, we began preparing a rather thick (200 nm) $SiN_x$ membrane which can be stably manufactured and was thinned into 43 nm thickness with HF wet etching process. The measured EUV transmittance shows similar values to the simulated result. Therefore, the result shows possibilities of HF thinning processes for $SiN_x$ EUV pellicle fabrication.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.304-311
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• 2005

We report on the fabrication of an AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) using a dielectric-defined process. This process was utilized to fabricate $0.12\;{\mu}m\;{\times}\;100 {\mu}m$ T-gate PHEMTs. A two-step etch process was performed to define the gate footprint in the $SiN_x$. The $SiN_x$ was etched either by dry etching alone or using a combination of wet and dry etching. The gate recessing was done in three steps: a wet etching for removal of the damaged surface layer, a dry etching for the narrow recess, and wet etching. A structure for the top of the T-gate consisting of a wide head part and a narrow lower layer part has been employed, taking advantage of the large cross-sectional area of the gate and its mechanically stable structure. From s-parameter data of up to 50 GHz, an extrapolated cut-off frequency of as high as 104 GHz was obtained. When comparing sample C (combination of wet and dry etching for the $SiN_x$) with sample A (dry etching for the $SiN_x$), we observed an 62.5% increase of the cut-off frequency. This is believed to be due to considerable decreases of the gate-source and gate-drain capacitances. This improvement in RF performance can be understood in terms of the decrease in parasitic capacitances, which is due to the use of the dielectric and the gate recess etching method.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.104-109
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• 2007

Photochemical patterning of self-assembled mono layers (SAMs) has been performed by diode pumped solid state (DPSS) 3rd harmonic Nd:$YVO_4$ laser with wavelength of 355 nm. SAMs patternings of parallel lines have subsequently been used either to generate compositional chemical patterns or fabricate microstructures by a wet etching. This paper describes a selective etching process with patterned SAMs of alkanetiolate molecules on the surface of gold. SAMs formed by the adsorption of alkanethiols onto gold substrate employs as very thin photoresists. In this paper, the influence of the interaction between the functional group of SAMs and the etching solution is studied with optimal laser irradiation conditions. The results show that hydrophobic functional groups of SAMs are more effective for selective chemical etching than the hydrophilic ones.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.650-656
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• 2018

TFT-LCD 산업은 반도체와 유사한 공정기술을 갖는 대규모 장치 산업으로 일종의 Giant Microelectronics 산업이다. 습식 에칭(Wet Etching)은 전체 TFT 공정에서 비교적 큰 비중을 차지하고 있지만 발표된 연구사례는 부족한 실정이다. 그 주요 원인은 반응이 일어나는 에칭액(Etchant) 성분이 기업의 비밀로 간주되어 외부에 발표되는 사례가 거의 없기 때문이다. 최근 대면적 LCD 제조를 위하여 사용되는 알루미늄(Al)과 구리(Cu)는 습식 에칭을 진행하기에 매우 까다로운 물질이다. 저 저항성 재료인 Cu는 습식 에칭 공정에서만 가능하며 높은 속도와 낮은 실패율, 적은 소비전력으로 Al 에칭 대용으로 사용하고 있다. 그리고 에칭액으로 사용하는 과산화수소($H_2O_2$)의 이상 반응으로 추가적인 배관 및 전기적인 안전장치가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 과산화수소의 이상 반응을 제한하지는 못하나 이상 반응 발생 시 설비의 피해를 최소화 할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 또한 최근에 알루미늄 에칭설비에서 구리 에칭설비로 변경하는 사례가 많아 구리 에칭설비에 대한 하드웨어 인터록을 제안하고 안전 등급이 높은 안전 PLC로 구현하여 이상 반응에 대한 대비책을 강구하는 방안을 제안한다.