4 inch wafer

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

Equipment name & NEMO ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
SEM -Zeiss Merlin sem-merlin	SEM-Merlin Training	All	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson
Savannah ALD savannah	ALD Savannah Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Samco PC300 Plasma Etch System samco	Samco Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_r	AllWin 610 RTA Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_l	AllWin 610 RTA Training	Clean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Prometrix Resistivity Mapping System prometrix	Prometrix Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	3 Probe Heads for different cleanliness groups.
Profilometer AlphaStep D-300 alphastep2	AlphaStep2 Training	Flexible	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson
Profilometer Alphastep 500 alphastep	Alphastep 500 Profilometer Training	Flexible	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson	500Å to 300µm
PlasmaTherm Versaline HDP CVD System hdpcvd	PlasmaTherm Versaline HDP CVD System Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	To maintain cleanliness level there are cleans required for both the chamber and wafers prior to processing - Substrates in clean category: Pre-Diffusion Clean For semi-clean substrates: Standard Metal Clean (SRS100 + PRS1000) . Run Chamber clean (no dummies) and conditioning with clean dummies prior to run
PlasmaTherm Shuttlelock PECVD System ccp-dep	PlasmaTherm Shuttlelock PECVD System Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	To maintain cleanliness level, cleans of both the chamber and wafers are required prior to processing - Substrates in clean category: Pre-Diffusion Clean For semi-clean substrates: Standard Metal Clean (SRS100 + PRS1000) . Run Chamber clean (no dummies) and conditioning with clean dummies prior to run
Plasmaetch PE-50 plasma-etch	Plasmaetch PE-50 Training	Flexible	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 155 Mavericks	Low power, high pressure plasma; low bias, minimal damage. Often used for surface treatment At SNF - nSiL lab
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Metal Etcher PT-MTL	Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Metal Etcher Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	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)
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Dielectric Etcher PT-Ox	Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Dielectric Etcher Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	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)
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Deep Silicon Etcher PT-DSE	Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Deep Silicon Etcher Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Single wafer; Bosch process for Si etching; Default 4" config; Can be converted to 6" config; pieces need to be attached to carrier wafer; need a support wafer for through wafer etching, can be used for Isotropic Si Etching
PDS 2010 LABCOTER™ 2 Parylene Deposition System parcoater	Parylene Coater Training	Flexible	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 155 Mavericks
Oxford Plasma Pro ICP-RIE Ox-gen	Ox-gen etcher Training	Clean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Oxford III-V etcher Ox-35	Oxford III-V etcher Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Metal etching or Metal hard masks are not allowed. 4" wafers; can be adopted to do 6" or 8" wafers; pieces need to be bonded to carrier wafers; Restrictions: III-V materials only.
Oxford Dielectric Etcher oxford-rie	Oxford Dielectric Etcher Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	4" wafers; can be adopted to do 6" or 8" wafers; pieces need to be bonded to carrier wafers
Oven BlueM 200°C to 430°C bluem	Blue M Oven Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Convection in N2. Cure. Programmable.
Oven 90°C prebake oven90	Resist Prebake Oven 90°C Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Bakes wafers after resist coating.

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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	Gases	Sample Size Limits	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
SEM -Zeiss Merlin sem-merlin	Characterization > Surface Analysis > Microscopy		All			0.00 mm - 35.00 mm				6 in wafer	Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" Disks	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (LiNb)
Savannah ALD savannah	Deposition > Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) > Thermal ALD		Flexible			1.00 Å - 50.00 nm	Metal oxides Ga₂O₃ SnO₂ Various Dielectrics ZnO₃ Alumina AZO Hafnia Titania Zirconia	24 °C - 250 °C	N₂		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb) , (Various)
Samco PC300 Plasma Etch System samco	Cleaning > Resist Removal > Dry Resist Removal > Downstream/Remote Plasma Resist Removal Etching > Dry Etching > Capacitively Coupled Plasma Etching (CCP) > Plasma Mode Etching Etching > Dry Etching > Capacitively Coupled Plasma Etching (CCP) > Reactive Ion Etching (RIE)		Flexible	Resist	dimethylpolysiloxane Si Si3N4 SiO₂ SiON Various polymers PI			20 ºC	CF₄ O₂ SF₆		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8" Other	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb) , (Various)	Four 4" wafers or two 6" wafers and one 8" wafer
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_r	Annealing & Oxidation > Rapid Thermal Annealing		Flexible					21 °C - 1150 °C	4% H₂ in N₂ Ar N₂ NH₃ O₂		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_l	Annealing & Oxidation > Rapid Thermal Annealing	Pre-Diffusion Clean	Clean					21 °C - 1150 °C	4% H₂ in N₂ Ar N₂ NH₃ O₂		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	1 wafer
Prometrix Resistivity Mapping System prometrix	Characterization > Sheet Resistance Measurement		All								2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	1
Profilometer AlphaStep D-300 alphastep2	Characterization > Surface Analysis > Profilometer > Step Profile		Flexible								Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb)	1
Profilometer Alphastep 500 alphastep	Characterization > Surface Analysis > Profilometer > Step Profile		Flexible								Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	1
PlasmaTherm Versaline HDP CVD System hdpcvd	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Plasma Enhanced (PE) CVD		All			500.00 Å - 4.00 μm	Si Si3N4 SiC SiO₂ SiON	50 °C - 150 °C	Ar N₂ O₂ SF₆ SiH₄		Pieces 4"		1
PlasmaTherm Shuttlelock PECVD System ccp-dep	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Plasma Enhanced (PE) CVD		All			100.00 Å - 4.00 μm	Si Si3N4 SiC SiO₂ SiON	100 °C - 350 °C	5% SiH₄ in He CH₄ He N₂ NH₃ SF₆ Nitrous		Pieces 4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (LiNb)	4
Plasmaetch PE-50 plasma-etch	Etching > Dry Etching > Capacitively Coupled Plasma Etching (CCP) > Reactive Ion Etching (RIE)		Flexible	Resist					78% N₂, 21% O₂, ~1% Ar		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"		Multiple
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Metal Etcher PT-MTL	Etching > Dry Etching > Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching (ICP)		Flexible	Metals or metal compounds with volatile byproducts Al	GaN				Ar BCl₃ CF₄ CH₄ Cl₂ N₂ O₂ SF₆		4" 6"		1
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Dielectric Etcher PT-Ox	Etching > Dry Etching > Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching (ICP)		Flexible	C Si3N4 SiC SiO₂	Various C-based				Ar C₄F₈ CF₄ CHF₃ H₂ He N₂ O₂		4" 6"		1
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Deep Silicon Etcher PT-DSE	Etching > Dry Etching > Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching (ICP)		Flexible	Si					Ar C₄F₈ O₂ SF₆		4" 6"		1
PDS 2010 LABCOTER™ 2 Parylene Deposition System parcoater	Deposition		Flexible				poly(p-xylylene)				Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8" Cones Disks Other	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb) , (Various)
Oxford Plasma Pro ICP-RIE Ox-gen	Etching > Dry Etching > Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching (ICP)		Clean					-10 °C - 60 °C	BCl₃ CF₄ Cl₂ O₂ SF₆		Pieces 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	1
Oxford III-V etcher Ox-35	Etching > Dry Etching > Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching (ICP)		Flexible	GaAs	AlGaN AlInP GaN InGaP InSb				Ar BCl₃ CH₄ Cl₂ H₂ HBr N₂ O₂ SF₆		4"		1
Oxford Dielectric Etcher oxford-rie	Etching > Dry Etching > Capacitively Coupled Plasma Etching (CCP) > Reactive Ion Etching (RIE)		Flexible	Si3N4 SiC SiO₂ PI	C				Ar CF₄ CHF₃ N₂ O₂ SF₆		4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂)	1
Oven BlueM 200°C to 430°C bluem	Photolithography > Resist Bake > Oven Bake		Flexible					0 °C - 430 °C			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Oven 90°C prebake oven90	Photolithography > Resist Bake > Oven Bake > Resist Prebake		All					90 ºC			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)