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Reactive ion etching (RIE)

form of plasma etching (7.3.18) in which the wafer is placed on a radio-frequency-driven electrode and the counter electrode has a larger area than the driven electrode [SOURCE: ISO/TS 80004-8 v1, 7.3.20]

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