We report detailed experimental results on the electrochemical selective etching of doped Si. By using transmission electron microscopy analyses and spreading resistance measurements we investigated the dependence of the etching selectivity on the different parameters of the electrochemical cell, ie, bias voltage and chemical solution. In B-doped samples immersed in buffered HF, the increase of bias voltage from 0.5 to 1 V produces a slight improvement of the etching selectivity and a B concentration as low as 1× 1017 cm− 3 can be successfully delineated at 1 V. A further improvement is achieved by using HF: HNO3: CH3COOH or HF: HCl chemical mixtures for which the delineation sensitivity approaches the value of 1× 1016 cm− 3. In buffered HF As-doped regions can be delineated to a concentration of 2× 1017 cm− 3, independently of the bias voltage, in the range 2–4 V. These results were used to …