Abstract
In this paper, the mechanism of convex corner (CC) undercutting of Si/sub {100}/ in pure aqueous KOH solutions is revisited by proposing the step-flow model of 3-D structuring as a proper description of the observed phenomena. The basic idea is to conceive the Si/sub {100}/ anisotropic etching process, on the atomic scale, as a peeling process of terraced {111} planes at [110] oriented steps to understand also the arising shape in Si/sub [100]/ etching. On the basis of our new model, we are able to predict the microscopic three-dimensional (3-D) structure of the characteristic CC undercutting without any compensation etchmask structures. Furthermore, the theoretical description has been implemented in a new 3-D simulation tool. Its ability to calculate the shape of simple beam structures of different orientation is experimentally shown.
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