• PESM 2026 Workshop Program

  • 08:45 WELCOME
    SESSION 1: Plasma etching processes for advanced CMOS, memory & quantum technologies
    9:00 - 9:30 a.m MOTOMAYA Koichi, IBM - Invited - Fully subtractive Ru Topvia as a post-Cu alternative metal interconnect for advanced technology nodes
    9:30 - 9:50 a.m RAJENDIRAN Marimuthu, Silicon Austria Labs - Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Etching of MBE- and ALD-Grown Ultrathin HZO for Ferroelectric Tunnel Junctions
    9:50 - 10:10 a.m KRIEGER Guillaume, Eindhoven University of Technology - Atomic layer etching of NbTiN: extending ALE chemistry from binary compounds to ternary materials
    10:10 - 10:30 a.m YAN Qiangqiang, Lam Research - High-throughout Thick SiO2 Etching for Si Photonics
    10:30 - 10:50 a.m Coffee Break
    10:50 - 11:10 a.m OUJANBA Mehdi, CEA-Leti - GeTe plasma etch process development for RF switch applications
    11:10 - 11:30 a.m LILIENTHAL Katharina, Fraunhofer IPMS - Plasma Etch development for ZrN superconductors
    11:30 - 1:00 p.m Lunch Break
    SESSION 2: Plasma etching processes for more than Moore applications
    1:00 - 1:30 p.m HASSAN Karim, CEA-Leti - Invited - Advanced photonics platforms based on SOI, SiN, and heterogeneous integration
    1:30 - 1:50 p.m POSSEME Nasrin, STMicroelectronics - Deep trench etching optimization: comparison of Bosch and RIE processes
    1:50 - 2:10 p.m METZNER Robert, Scia - Novel Ion Beam Techniques for Structuring Lithium-Niobate PICs and Improving Wafer Yield
    2:10 - 2:30 p.m BEDOUI Giovanni, CEA-Leti - HBr/H+ Plasma Etching of GeSe-GeTe Chalcogenide Films for Integrated Photonics: Morphology of Blanket and Patterned Structures
    2:30 - 2:50 p.m SYLVESTRE Nael, CEA-Leti - Reactive ion etching of LiNbO3 waveguides: Influence of fluorine-based gas chemistry on morphology and etch rates
    2:50 - 3:10 p.m XU Xingxing, Lam Research Service Co., Ltd  - Selectivity Enhancement for Residue-free Thin ONO Stack Etch
    3:10 - 3:30 p.m Coffee Break
    SESSION 3: Emerging plasma etching concept and technology
    3:30 - 4:00 p.m BANNISTER Julie, TEL - Invited - Innovating Etch Technology for Emerging Market Applications
    4:00 - 4:20 p.m ADJABI Madjid, GREMI - Cryogenic Atomic Layer Etching of MoS2 using cyclic and Argon plasma steps
    4:20 - 4:40 p.m NESTERENKO Iurii, Silicon Austria Labs GmbH - Shift of the Atomic Layer Etching Ion Energy Window for AlN Due to Voltage Drop Across Dielectric Layers
    4:40 - 5:00 p.m BEZARD Philippe, IMEC - Transient Assisted Processing (TAP): a sustainable, flexible and precise plasma etching approach 
    5:00 - 5:20 p.m ABZI Mohammed Amine, GREMI - Damage-free Gallium Nitride etching: High etch rate inductively coupled plasma Cl2/Ar process combined with retarding field energy analyser controlled SF6 atomic layer etching
    5:20 - 5:40 p.m VALLAT Rémi, IMEC - Extending the use of CAR at 24nm pitch Line / Space by DSA rectification: strategies for roughness improvement
    5:40 - 7:00 p.m POSTER SESSION
    • P01 POSSEME Nicolas, CEA-Leti - Benefit of post etch treatment for defectivity improvement in the BEOL
    • P02 MORENO HAGELSIEB Luis, IMEC - SWIR Photodiodes Technologies Patterning from Organics to Quantum Dots
    • P03 GIL Hong Seong, Sungkyunkwan University - Enhanced SiGe/Si Selectivity in Pulsed NF3 Remote Plasma through Control of F and F2 Chemistry
    • P04 XU XiuMei, IMEC - Test vehicle and metrology for SiGe cavity etch inspection
    • P05 PARGON Erwine, LTM/CNRS - Optical losses of PECVD SiN waveguides for CMOS compatible photonic platform: comparison between experiment and modeling
    • P06 CHUNG Patrick, Lam Research Corporation.  CSBG Engineering - Enabling Next Generation SJMOSFET Devices Through 50:1 High Aspect Ratio Etching on Syndion™ GP Plus
    • P07 KOZUCH Sandra, CEA-LETI - Study of damages induced by ultra-violet photons from a Cl2/Ar plasma on N-polar n-GaN
    • P08 PLATE Paul, SENTECH Instruments GmbH - Atomic Layer Etching (ALE): Enabling Atomic Precision for Advanced Semiconductor Engineering
    • P09 HOSSEINI Vahide, Fraunhofer ENAS institute - Investigation of HF Vapor-Phase Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching (MACE) Influenced by Noble Metal Dewetting: Linking Catalyst
    • P10 TIAN Tian, University of Orleans - Plasma Cryogenic Etching for Amorphous Carbon: Temperature-dependent etching mechanism study
    • P11 HONG Daeun, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) - Selective Isotropic Atomic layer Etching of Si3N4 over SiO2 with Surface Fluorination using CF4/H2O Plasma and Thermal Heating
    • P12 AIGBE Williams Osagbemwonrue, Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS - Knowledge Graph-Enhanced Feature Engineering for Interpretable Machine Learning for Feature profiles Prediction in Deep Reactive
    • P13 NIZENKOV Paul, boltzplatz - numerical plasma dynamics GmbH - Verification and validation of the open-source code PICLas for capacitively coupled plasma discharges in etching applications
    • P14 ALOISIO Marco, STMicroelectronics - Impact of Trace Metallic Contamination on BEOL Dual Damascene Dry etch chambers
    • P15 TILLOCHER Thomas, GREMI - Université d'Orléans/CNRS - Mass spectrometry analysis of adsorbed species in cryogenic etching of SiO2 by SF6/H2 plasma
    • P16 ZAKHAROV Yury, JSC «Molecular Electronics Research Institute» (MERI) - On the spatial uniformity of particle profiles in remote plasma reactor for photoresist ashing on 300 mm wafers
    • P17 DESHMUKH Aditya, Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems - Uncertainty-Aware Etching Depth Prediction from In-Situ Sensor Data with Minimal Experiments & Interpretability for the Bosch Process
    • P18 GEROUVILLE Emilie, SPECS - Operando NAP-XPS During Plasma Processing
    • P19 BÖHM Lenia, Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS - Experimental investigations of metal-assisted plasma etching of silicon using hydrogen
    • P20 MESSAOUDI Axel, CEA-LETI - Study of plasma-surface interactions for direct bonding application
    • P21 SARRAZIN Aurélien, CEA-Leti - How gaseous effluent analysis enhances understanding of plasma processes and paves the way toward sustainability
    • P22 HA Heeju, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) - Selective Plasma Etching of Silicon Boride Hard Mask using Fluorocarbons and Nitrogen Trifluoride
    • P23 LILIENTHAL Katharina, Fraunhofer IPMS - Sustainable Wet Cleaning for Residue Removal in BEOL integration flow
    • P24 HEDIR Melissa, LTM / UGA - Direct transfer by plasma etching of 2.5D patterns obtained by grayscale lithography
    SESSION 4: Plasma diagnostic, simulation and machine learning
    9:00 - 9:30 a.m KUSHNER Mark J., University of Michigan - Invited - The Convergence of Pulsing, Low Bias Frequencies, Voltage-Waveform-Tailoring and Cryogenic Plasma Etching
    9:30 - 9:50 a.m RETTIG Kevin Michael, Fraunhofer IPMS - Model Chain for Ion Beam Etching: Linking Plasma Physics to Surface Feature Evolution
    9:50 - 10:10 a.m BADEROT Julien, Pollen Metrology - Augmenting Engineer: A No-Code AI Application Layer for Bridging the Gap Between Plasma Simulation and Real-World Processing
    10:10 - 10:30 a.m VATSAL Abhishek, Fraunhofer IPMS - Linking Ion Energy and Radical/Neutral Dynamics to Sidewall Chemistry and Surface Damage in Pulse
    10:30 - 10:50 a.m Coffee Break
    10:50 - 11:10 a.m OKSANICHENKO Fedor, JSC Molecular Electronics Research Institute - Developping the hybrid model for plasma etching of polysilicon with HBr/Cl2/Ar gas chemistry 
    11:10 - 11:30 a.m KOGELSCHATZ Martin, LTM - ECR-based ultralow temperature plasma for 20 material processing
    11:30 - 11:50 a.m DESPIAU-PUJO Emilie, Université Grenoble Alpes / LTM - Molecular dynamics of F- and CF- based plasma interaction with Si and SiO2 at room and cryogenic temperatures
    11:50 - 1:00 p.m Lunch Break
    SESSION 5 & 6: Dry stripping and cleaning processes, Sustainable processes in micro & nanotechnology
    1:00 - 1:30 p.m GARNIER Philippe, STMicroelectronics - Invited - Interactions of wet chemistry with organic and inorganic polymers
    1:30 - 2:00 p.m AUDOUIN Marine, Technic - Invited-  Sustainable processes in IC manufacturing: "Cleaning is Essential: Strategies for Wet, Dry, and Integrated Residue Removal"
    2:00 - 2:20 p.m PIETROGRANDE Guido Maria, STMicroelectronics - Environmental Footprint for Depp Silicon Etching: C4F8-SF6 cycling or SF6-O2 single step comparison for deep isolations of power devices
    2:20 - 2:40 p.m BERNARD Nina, CEA-Leti - Investigating F Plasmas for Chamber Cleaning Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability in Microelectronics
    2:40 - 3:00 p.m ZHU Xi, TU Chemnitz - Halogen-Free-Etch Method for Silicon with Optimized Hygrogen Plasma
    3:00 - 3:20 p.m Coffee Break
    3:20 - 3:40 p.m DELLA PORTA Alessandro, STMicroelectronics - Replacing Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) in Waferless Window Heating: A Faster, Greenhouse-Gas-Free Process on Lam Versys Kiyo Inductively Coupled Plasma Dry Etch Chambers
    3:40 - 4:00 p.m LAPEYRADE Mickael, Plasmetrex GmbH - A step towards sustainability: Increasing Plasma Efficiency
    4:00 - 4:20 p.m LÖSEL Maximilian, Fraunhofer IPMS - Relevance of plasma process gas abatement and characterization challenges
    4:20 p.m AWARDS AND CLOSING REMARKS
    5:00 p.m END OF THE PESM 2026 WORKSHOP
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