Coating is the term used to cover the substrate (wafer or piece) with a UV light sensitive film that is used to pattern the surface of the material. Spin coating is the most popular method.

Processing Technique Equipment name & NEMO ID Cleanliness Chemicals Substrate Size Maximum Load (number of wafers) Resist Notes Stylus Tip Radius
Resist Spray Coat (manual) EVG 101 Spray Coater
evgspraycoat
"All" 1

Spray coating of resists

Resist Coat (manual) Headway 3 Manual Resist Spinner
headway3
"All" 1 piece or wafer
Resist Coat (manual) Headway Manual Resist Spinner
headway2
"All" one piece or wafer

Adjustable spin speeds, spin time. SNF-acceptable resists or polymers. Ebeam resists

Resist Coat (manual) Laurell Manual Resist Spinner
laurell-R
"All"

SU-8, LOL, Ebeam resists allowed. No Acetone allowed. 

Resist Coat (automatic) SVG Resist Coat Track 1
svgcoat
"All"
25 4 inch wafers

Automatic Resist spinning and bake

Resist Coat (automatic) SVG Resist Coat Track 2
svgcoat2
"All"
25 4 inch wafers

Automatic HMDS, Resist spinning, and Bake. AZ5214IR Image Reversal.