Hi Andrea,
A CF4 dry etch removes thermally deposited (amorphous) Ge very quickly,
but I seem to recall that you're after a through-hole via in a
crystalline Ge substrate. So it's worth a try, but no guarantees.

Jason Milne


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From: mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org
[mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Mazzolari
Sent: Wednesday, 3 December 2008 5:15 PM
To: 'General MEMS discussion'
Subject: [mems-talk] Germanium dry etch

Hi All,

Is there anyone able to realize germanium dry etch ?

Best regards,
Andrea