| abstract |
A removal composition and process for removing silicon-containing layers from a microelectronic device having said layers thereon. The removal composition selectively removes layers including, but not limited to, silicon oxide, plasma enhanced tetraethyl orthosilicate (P-TEOS), borophosphosilicate glass (BPSG), plasma enhanced oxide (PEOX), high density plasma oxide (HDP), phosphosilicate glass (PSG), spin-on-dielectrics (SOD), thermal oxide, updoped silicate glass, sacrificial oxides, silicon-containing organic polymers, silicon-containing hybrid organic/inorganic materials, organosilicate glass (OSG), TEOS, fluorinated silicate glass (FSG), hemispherical grain (HSQ), carbon-doped oxide (CDO) glass, and combinations thereof, relative to lower electrode, device substrate, and/or etch stop layer materials. |