AVS 50th International Symposium
    Plasma Science and Technology Monday Sessions

Session PS+MM-MoA
MEMS Etching

Monday, November 3, 2003, 2:00 pm, Room 315
Moderator: F.G. Celii


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2:00pm PS+MM-MoA1
Understanding Deep Silicon Etching: Mechanisms for Formation and Removal of Sidewall Passivation
M.L. Steen, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, T.J. Dalton, IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center, C.K. Tsang, R.W. Nunes, J. Vichiconti, E.A. Sullivan, B.N. To, D. Barrett, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
2:20pm PS+MM-MoA2
Improvement of Anisotropy and Aspect Ratio of a Pattern Etched in Bosch Process by using a Faraday Cage
J.-H. Min, G.-R. Lee, J.-K. Lee, S.H. Moon, Seoul National University, Korea, C.-K. Kim, Ajou University, Korea
2:40pm PS+MM-MoA3 Invited Paper
Exploring Microdischarges for Manufacturing and Sensing Applications
Y. Gianchandani, University of Michigan
3:20pm PS+MM-MoA5
Feature Scale Model of Etching High Aspect Ratio Structures in Silicon using SF@sub 6@/O@sub 2@ Plasma
J. Belen, S. Gomez, University of California, Santa Barbara, M.W. Kiehlbauch, D.J. Cooperberg, Lam Research Corporation, E.S. Aydil, University of California, Santa Barbara
3:40pm PS+MM-MoA6
Etching of High Aspect Ratio Structures in Si using SF@sub 6@/O@sub 2@ Plasmas
S. Gomez, J. Belen, University of California, Santa Barbara, M.W. Kiehlbauch, Lam Research Corporation, E.S. Aydil, University of California, Santa Barbara
4:00pm PS+MM-MoA7
Via Drilling on Silicon Wafers using the Cryogenic Process
T. Tillocher, A. Basillais, X. Mellhaoui, P. Lefaucheux, GREMI, France, M. Boufnichel, ST Microelectronics, R. Dussart, P. Ranson, GREMI, France
4:20pm PS+MM-MoA8
Si, SiO@sub 2@ Feature Etching for MEMS Fabrication: A Combined Simulator Coupling Local Transport, Surface Etch, and Profile Evolution Models
G. Kokkoris, C. Boukouras, A. Tserepi, National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) "Demokritos", Greece, A.G. Boudouvis, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, E. Gogolides, National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) "Demokritos", Greece
4:40pm PS+MM-MoA9
In-Situ On-wafer Monitoring for Charge Build-up Voltage during Plasma Process
T. Shimmura, S. Soda, M. Koyanagi, K. Hane, S. Samukawa, Tohoku University, Japan
5:00pm PS+MM-MoA10
Plasma Etching of Chromium as a Hard Mask for a Complex Metal Stack Etch
D. Cruz, UCLA/Sandia National Laboratories, M.G. Blain, Sandia National Laboratories, J.P. Chang, University of California, Los Angeles