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4 inch wafer

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4"

The following is a list of equipment where 4 inch round substrates are allowed.

Equipment name & NEMO ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
ASML PAS 5500/60 i-line Stepper asml	Stepper ASML PAS 5500/60 i-line Training	"All"	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	5:1 reducing stepper
Oxford Plasma Pro ICP-RIE Ox-gen	Ox-gen etcher Training	Clean	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Woollam woollam	Woollam Training	"All"	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Wet Bench Flexcorr 4 wbflexcorr-4	Wet Bench Flexcorr 1and2 and 3and4 Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Manual wet etching of non-standard materials using acids or bases. Hot plate, HF bath, and controlled temperature bath available. GaAs not allowed.
Oxford Dielectric Etcher oxford-rie	Oxford Dielectric Etcher Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	4" wafers; can be adopted to do 6" or 8" wafers; pieces need to be bonded to carrier wafers
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_r	AllWin 610 RTA Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Tystar Bank 1 Tube 3 Poly B1T3 Flexible Poly	Tystar LPCVD Tube Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 wbflexsolv-1	Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Manual solvent cleaning, two ultrasonic baths.
Lam Research TCP 9400 Poly Etcher lampoly	Lam Research TCP 9400 Poly Etcher Training	Clean, Semiclean	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Single wafer etch with auto-loading from a cassette. Equipment originally used for gate etching with high selectivity to thin gate oxides.
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_l	AllWin 610 RTA Training	Clean	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Tystar Bank 3 Tube 12 Poly B3T12 Clean Poly	Tystar LPCVD Tube Training	Clean	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Headway Manual Resist Spinner headway2	Resist Coat (manual) Headway Manual Training	"All"	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Adjustable spin speeds, spin time. SNF-acceptable resists or polymers. Ebeam resists
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 2 wbflexsolv-2	Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Manual solvent cleaning, hot plate
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Dielectric Etcher PT-Ox	Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Dielectric Etcher Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Single wafer; Default 4" config; Can be converted to 6" config; pieces need to be attached to carrier wafer; Restrictions: Can not etch metals or metal oxides with no volatile by-products (shorting & arcing issues)
Tystar Bank 3 Tube 10 Nitride B3T10 Clean Nitride	Tystar LPCVD Tube Training	Clean	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Keyence Digital Microscope VHX-6000 keyence	Microscope Keyence Training	"All"	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson
Nanospec 210XP nanospec2	Nanospec Training	"All"	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson	Manual Film Thickness Measurement. Single or dual layer transparent films > 300 Ã
Heidelberg MLA 150 heidelberg	Heidelberg Training	"All"	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson	Direct Write
Profilometer Alphastep 500 alphastep	Alphastep 500 Profilometer Training	Flexible	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson	500Å to 300µm
SEM -Zeiss Merlin sem-merlin	SEM-Merlin Training	"All"	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson

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Equipment name & NEMO ID	Technique	Cleaning Required	Cleanliness	Primary Materials Etched	Other Materials Etched	Material Thickness Range	Materials Lab Supplied	Process Temperature Range	Chemicals	Gases	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
Tystar Bank 2 Tube 7 Nitride B2T7 Flexible Nitride	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Low Pressure (LP) CVD		Flexible			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm	Si3N4 SiON	420 °C - 800 °C		NH₃ DCS	4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	50
Tystar Bank 2 Tube 8 LTO B2T8 Clean LTO	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Low Pressure (LP) CVD		Clean			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm	SiO₂	300 °C - 500 °C		N₂ O₂ PH₃ SiH₄	4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	100
Tystar Bank 3 Tube 10 Nitride B3T10 Clean Nitride	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Low Pressure (LP) CVD	Pre-Diffusion Clean	Clean			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm	Si3N4 SiON	420 °C - 800 °C		NH₃ DCS	4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	50
Tystar Bank 3 Tube 11 TEOS B3T11 Clean TEOS	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Low Pressure (LP) CVD	Pre-Diffusion Clean	Clean			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm	SiO₂	420 °C - 630 °C		N₂ O₂ Si(OC₂H₅)₄	4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	50
Tystar Bank 3 Tube 12 Poly B3T12 Clean Poly	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Low Pressure (LP) CVD	Pre-Diffusion Clean	Clean			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm	Si Poly Silicon	420 °C - 630 °C		B₂H₆ GeH₄ N₂ PH₃ SiH₄	4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	50
Tystar Bank 3 Tube 9 B3T9 Clean Oxide	Annealing & Oxidation > Oxide Growth (furnace)	Pre-Diffusion Clean	Clean			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm	SiO₂	400 °C - 1100 °C		4% H₂ in N₂ N₂ O₂	4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	100
Wet Bench Clean 1 wbclean-1	Cleaning > Pre-Diffusion Clean Cleaning > Pre-Diffusion Clean > Pre-LPCVD or Pre-Metal Clean Wet Chemical Processing		Clean						50:1 HF SC1 SC2		3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	25
Wet Bench Clean 2 wbclean-2	Cleaning > Pre-Diffusion Clean Cleaning > Pre-Diffusion Clean > Pre-LPCVD or Pre-Metal Clean Wet Chemical Processing		Clean						50:1 HF 6:1 BOE SC1 SC2		3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	25
Wet Bench Clean_res- hotphos wbclean_res-hotphos	Etching > Wet Etching > Silicon Nitride Wet Etching Wet Chemical Processing		Clean	Si3N4							3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)
Wet Bench Clean_res-hf wbclean_res-hf	Etching > Wet Etching > Silicon Oxide Wet Etching Wet Chemical Processing		Clean	SiO₂					20:1 BOE 50:1 HF 6:1 BOE		3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)
Wet Bench Clean_res-piranha wbclean_res-piranha	Cleaning > Piranha Cleaning Wet Chemical Processing Cleaning > Resist Removal > Wet Resist Removal		Clean						9:1 Piranha		3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)
Wet Bench CMOS Metal wbclean3	Etching > Wet Etching > Aluminum and Titanium and Tungsten Wet Etching Wet Chemical Processing		Semiclean	Al Ti W					20:1 BOE 50:1 HF 6:1 BOE Al-Etch Ti-Etch W-etch		3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	25 wafers
Wet Bench Decontamination wbdecon	Cleaning > Decontamination Wet Chemical Processing		Clean						SC2		3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)
Wet Bench Flexcorr 1 wbflexcorr-1	Etching > Wet Etching > Acid or Base Wet Etching Etching > Wet Etching > Aluminum and Titanium and Tungsten Wet Etching Cleaning > Decontamination Cleaning > Metal Clean Cleaning > Piranha Cleaning Etching > Wet Etching > Silicon Oxide Wet Etching Etching > Wet Etching > Silicon Wet Etching Wet Chemical Processing Cleaning > Resist Removal > Wet Resist Removal		Flexible	Metals Al Au Cr Si SiO₂ Resist	GaAs Si3N4 Ti W				Acids Bases Gold Etchant 20:1 BOE 50:1 HF 6:1 BOE 9:1 Piranha Al-Etch Chrome Etch KOH SC1 SC2		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Wet Bench Flexcorr 2 wbflexcorr-2	Etching > Wet Etching > Acid or Base Wet Etching Cleaning > Piranha Cleaning Wet Chemical Processing		Flexible						Acids Bases		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Wet Bench Flexcorr 3 wbflexcorr-3	Etching > Wet Etching > Acid or Base Wet Etching Cleaning > Piranha Cleaning Wet Chemical Processing		Flexible						Acids Bases		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (Various)
Wet Bench Flexcorr 4 wbflexcorr-4	Etching > Wet Etching > Acid or Base Wet Etching Cleaning > Piranha Cleaning Wet Chemical Processing		Flexible						Acids Bases		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents wbflexsolv	Patterning > Metal Lift-off Cleaning > Solvent Cleaning Cleaning > Resist Removal > Wet Resist Removal		Flexible						Isopropanol Solvents		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 wbflexsolv-1	Cleaning > Solvent Cleaning Wet Chemical Processing Cleaning > Resist Removal > Wet Resist Removal		Flexible						Solvents		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 2 wbflexsolv-2	Cleaning > Solvent Cleaning Wet Chemical Processing Cleaning > Resist Removal > Wet Resist Removal		Flexible						Solvents		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)

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