Ken: I have used SU-8 for DRIE and found it to have much higher selectivity than standard positive photoresist. We were able to pattern an SU-8 formulation that was only 5 microns thick and do DRIE without cross-linking thus we were able to ash the photoresist off after etch. It worked well. Bob Henderson -----Original Message----- From: mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org [mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of renil kumar Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:42 AM To: mems-talk@memsnet.org Subject: [mems-talk] SU8 Hi All, Does anyone know the selectivity between SU8 and Silicon in DRIE environment. can i use SU8 as a hard mask during DRIE process. I want to etch 30 um down to the silicon wafer to form 1.2 um thick vertical walls for that i am using e-beam lithography. i will be grateful for any suggestion regarding this. thanking you.