Some etchant guidelines: Comparison of EDP, KOH, and TMAH. All three tend to produce similar two dimensional profiles but the three dimensional structure is different. In particular, the ratio of rates (100):(110) changes from EDP to KOH thus the (110) family is dominant in EDP and the (100) family is dominant in KOH. Compensation with TMAH can be dificult since the maximum rates can vary.