Thiourea- and cyanide-free bath and process for electrolytic etching of gold

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PATENT NO 7150820
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10667795

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An aqueous thiourea-free gold etching bath for electrolytically etching gold from a microelectronic workpiece. One embodiment of the aqueous thiourea-free bath contains: (a) about 0.5 1.5 M iodide; (b) about 0.1 0.3 M sulfite; and (c) about 1.0 3.0 g/L wetting agent. The bath is useful in a process for electrolytically etching gold from a microelectronic workpiece. A tool system in which the baths and processes of the present invention may be used is also described.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Hu, Zhongmin Kalispell, MT 5 11
Young, Eric J Boise, ID 6 6

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