Hi Deepa, it may help us respond if you can give an indication of how much mask undercut you can tolerate. Many chemicals etch GaAs "fast" and the degree of anisotropy can depend on the crystal planes. Also, can you define what is acceptably fast? Regards, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "deepa sree"To: Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:04 PM Subject: [mems-talk] Deep GaAs etching > Hi > > I need to etch 3-4 mils of GaAs. I need to chemically etch it due to lack > of facilities. Can anyone suggest a suitable masking layer and a fast > chemical etchant that does this?