Abstract
A continuous cellular automaton (CCA) is presented for the sim- ulation of anisotropic wet chemical etching in the fabrication of microstruc- tures. Based on the step-flow model, the surface atoms are divided into categories according to the atom configurations on different crystal planes. An analytical solution for the dependence of the etch rate on orientation is derived, and the CCA approach makes a direct conversion of experimental macroscopic rates into calibrated microscopic parameters for realistic and reliable simulations. The presented model has been extended to a simu- lation system based on a CCA method. Linear search and variable time stepping are used to simulate a silicon wafer in various etching condition and mask shapes. The simulation results agree well with the experiments. This improved CCA makes possible for the realization of accurate simu- lations of anisotropic etching in engineering applications. © 2013 Society of
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