| Product
Application Chart |
Process,
Commercial
or Generic Name |
Process |
Chemical
Composition |
Concentration |
Process
Temperature
(Typical) |
Recommended
Product |
| Aqua
Regia |
Gold
Etchant |
Hydrochloric
Acid (HCl)
Nitric Acid (HNO3) |
75%
25% |
90° |
C
Series |
Buffered
Oxide
Etch (BOE) |
Etch
SiO2 |
Ammonium
Fluoride(NH4F)
Aqueous
Hydrofluoric Acid(HF)
Aqueous
|
40% |
15-40°C
Ambient |
A
Series
RCe Series |
| CP8
|
Etch
|
Nitric
Acid (HNO3)
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) |
|
Ambient |
A
Series |
Etch
(Indium)
Molybdenum Platinum
Nichrome |
Etch |
Hydrochloric
Acid (HCl)
Aqueous
Nitric Acid (HNO3) |
37-38%
70-71% |
 |
QA
Series |
| Metal
Etch |
Etch
A1,
AlSi Al Si Cu |
Phosphoric
Acid (H3PO4)
Acetic Acid (CH3COOH)
Nitric Acid (HNO3) |
85-87% |
30-60°C |
QA
Series |
| Nitride
Etch |
Etch |
Phosphoric
Acid (H3PO4)
DI Water (H2O) |
85-87%
15-13%
|
150-185°C |
NB
Series |
| Organic
Stripper |
Resist
Removal |
PRS-1000
S-43
Lozolin
No Phenol-922 |
Full
strength |
Room
temperature
120°C |
C
Series |
| Oxide
Resist Strip |
SiO2
Resist Stripping |
Sulfuric
Acid (H2SO4)
Ammonium Persulfate (NH4S2O2)
|
95-96% |
 |
QA
Series |
| Phenolic
Stripper |
Resist
Removal |
J100
Bermar 712D
R-10 |
 |
95-100°C |
C
Series |
| Resist
Series (Metalized) |
Resist
Removal |
Chromic
Sulfuric Acid
(CrO3+H2SO4) |
|
 |
A
Series |
| RCA
Clean |
Pre-Diffusion
Cleans
Quartzware |
Step
1: Water
Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)
Ammonium Fluoride (NH4CH)
Step 2: DI Water (H2O)
Hydrogen
Peroxide (H2O2)
Hydrochloric
Acid (HCl) |
40%
|
75-85°C |
QA
Series |
| Silicon
Etch |
Etch |
Acetic
Acid (CH3COOH)
Nitric Acid (HNO3)
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) |
 |
Ambient
|
A
Series |
| Sirtl
Etch |
Etch |
Chromium
Trioxide (CrO3)
DI Water (H20)
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) |
 |
Ambient |
A
Series |
| Slope
Etch |
Etch |
Phosphoric
Acid (H3PO4)
Acetic Acid (CH3COOH)
Nitric Acid (HNO3) |
 |
55°C |
QA
Series |
Standard
Resist Strip
(Do not use w/aluminum) |
SiO2
Resist Strip |
Sulfuric
Acid (H2SO4)
Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) |
95-96% |
110-140°C |
QA
Series |
| 2:1
Etch |
Etch |
DI
Water (H2O)
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) |
 |
Ambient |
A
Series |
| Wafer
Rinsing |
Rinsing
|
DI
Water (H2O) |
100% |
Ambient |
DR-Series |