This invention relates to the field of
silicon nitride etching technology, specifically a method for
dry etching of
silicon nitride using extremely low power, comprising the following steps: S1. Fixing the workpiece to be etched on the chuck of a
plasma etching machine, closing the chamber, and evacuating to a chamber background pressure ≤2mTorr; S2. Introducing a composite
etching gas into the chamber; S3. Starting a pulsed
radio frequency power supply to excite the composite gas to generate
plasma; S4. Adjusting various parameters of the chamber; S5. After etching is completed, evacuating the chamber, then introducing
helium gas to purge the chamber until the
chamber pressure returns to
atmospheric pressure; S6. Introducing a
mixed gas,
ashing treatment, and then introducing H2
plasma to repair dangling bonds on the
silicon nitride surface to complete the etching. This invention discloses a method for
dry etching of
silicon nitride using extremely low power, relating to the field of
semiconductor manufacturing technology. This method, through the synergistic design of "precisely proportioned composite gas
system + pulsed
radio frequency excitation + multi-field
coupling process control," achieves efficient,
highly selective, and low-damage etching of
silicon nitride layers at extremely low
radio frequency power.