Abstract
Photo Resist (PR) ashing process was carried out with the atmospheric pressure- dielectric barrier discharge (ADBD) using <TEX>$SF_6/N_2/O_2$</TEX>. Ashing rate (AR) was sensitive to the mixing ratio of the oxygen and nitrogen of the blower type of ADBD asher. The maximum AR of 5000 A/min was achieved at 2% of oxygen in the <TEX>$N_2$</TEX> plasma. With increasing the oxygen concentration to more than 2% in the <TEX>$N_2$</TEX> plasma, the discharge becomes weak due to the high electron affinity of oxygen, resulting in the decrease of AR. When adding 0.5% of SF6 to <TEX>$O_2/N_2$</TEX> mixed plasma, the PR AR increased drastically to 9000 A/min and the ashed surface of PR was smoother compared to the processed surface without <TEX>$SF_6$</TEX>. Carbon Fluorinated polymer may passivate the PR surface. It was also observed that the glass surface was not damaged by the fluorine.
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