Depending upon the photoresist you probably have reflowed and filled in what was your developed pattern with photoresist thus preventing the HF from etching the quartz. You probably want to reduce your hard bake time after develop to what is recommended by the resist vendor you use. They provide excellent documentation for superior results. Bob Henderson -----Original Message----- From: KORTESEB@libero.it To: mems-talk@memsnet.org Sent: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 9:10 AM Subject: [mems-talk] Quartz wet etching Dear all I'm wet etching quartz with a BHF solution 6:1, but I have encounterd some difficulties in etching. What I do is a photolithographic process on the quartz substrate, a hardbake of 4 hours at 180° and then the wet etching process. What I obtain though is the rearrangement of the photoresist in a disordered pattern and no etching! Has anyone an idea where I go wrong? Barbara _______________________________________________ Hosted by the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, the country's leading provider of MEMS and Nanotechnology design and fabrication services. Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org Want to advertise to this community? See http://www.memsnet.org To unsubscribe: http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.