Hello Andrew, We use Arch Chemicals "Pad Etch 16:3:3" to etch through about 6 microns of TEOS PECVD deposited SiO2. When heated to about 60 deg C, this process takes us about 8 minutes. It is a much quicker alternative to a Deep RIE process (60 min per wafer), and we can also etch many wafers at a time. Chris -----Original Message----- From: mems-talk-bounces+baily=ece.rochester.edu@memsnet.org [mailto:mems-talk-bounces+baily=ece.rochester.edu@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of mems-talk-request@memsnet.org Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 7:42 PM To: mems-talk@memsnet.org Subject: MEMS-talk Digest, Vol 14, Issue 13 Send MEMS-talk mailing list submissions to mems-talk@memsnet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mems-talk-request@memsnet.org You can reach the person managing the list at mems-talk-owner@memsnet.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of MEMS-talk digest..."