Hi, The etch rate for 5:1 BOE is typically ~1000 A/min for Thermal Oxide ~4900 A/min for Unannealed PECVD ~2400 A/min for annealed PECVD I am not sure what you mean by concentration profile. The container used for BOE etching is some type of teflon container Ther container used for KOH etching is a pyrex beaker. Phil Tabada _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/