Aarthi, The O2 plasma descume in this case is more important than the hard bake. The chrome etch is extremely selective to organic residue. Regards, Glenn -----Original Message----- From: Aarthi lavanya [mailto:cqtald@nus.edu.sg] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 7:02 PM To: mems-talk@memsnet.org Subject: [mems-talk] Silicon etch Hi Glenn, I did try baking, but in vain. Seed layer is indeed thick, just to ensure the etchant goes thru. Cheers Aarthi