SAMCO's UV-Ozone Cleaners might be able to help you with this application. Visit http://www.samcointl.com/prod/UVO.html for more information. smalek@samcointl.com -------------------------------------- Olgica Bakajin mems-talk@memsnet.org Thu, 09 May 2002 10:40:19 -0700 What do you use to remove the teflon-like polymer (one of the most inert things there are!) that gets stuck on the wafer during some RIE processes (like the passivation layer in DRIE)? I have tried 3:1 sulphuric:peroxide and oxygen plasma but that still doesn't seem to fully take care of it -- some polymer still stays stuck in the deep narrow trenches. I need something that would attack the flourocarbons but not damage the silicon. Any ideas would be appreciated. --Olgica Lawrence Livermore National Lab