New method monitors semiconductor etching as it happens -- with light
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 15:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have a new low-cost method to carve delicate features onto semiconductor wafers using light -- and watch as it happens. The technique can monitor a semiconductor's surface as it is etched, in real time, with nanometer resolution. This allows the researchers to create complex patterns quickly and easily, and adjust them as needed.