Daniel, 140nm of LPCVD nitride is enough for few mm thick Si etch in KOH. You shouldn't have any problem. shay -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Park Subject: [mems-talk] KOH Wet Etching of Si wafers I am trying to etch the center area (2.5 inch diameter) of the backside of 500 um thick Si wafers (4inch diameter) using KOH wet etching process. I am considering to use 300 nm LPCVD nitride to protect the edge area of the Si backside. I am just wondering whether 300 nm thick nitride will be enough to etch the center area of 500 um thick Si wafers.