20090277873 | DRY ETCHING METHOD - The object of the present invention is to provide a dry etching method which permits the reduction of the amount of any etching product formed during the etching process to thus improve the in-plane etching uniformity with respect to an object to be etched. The dry etching method comprises the steps of providing an electrode equipped with an electrode-presser member which at least comprises a surface layer composed of an yttrium-containing oxide and which is disposed on the peripheral region of the upper surface of the electrode, placing a substrate on the electrode and then subjecting the substrate to dry etching, while preventing the formation of any etching product at the peripheral region of the electrode. | 11-12-2009 |