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Gallium Arsenide

Chemical Formula:

GaAs

Equipment name & NEMO ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
Xactix Xenon Difluoride Etcher xactix	Xactix Xenon Difluoride Etcher Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Isotropic Si etching; can be used for backside Si removal on small pieces
Woollam woollam	Woollam Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Wet Bench Solvent Lithography lithosolv	Lithography Solvent Bench Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual solvent cleaning of substrates or masks. Teflon coated metal tweezers cleaning.
Wet Bench Miscellaneous wbmiscres	Wet Bench Miscellaneous Photoresist Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual development of resist in beakers and Headway (manual resist spinner). SNF approved developers (acid or base). No solvents!
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 2 wbflexsolv-2	Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual solvent cleaning, hot plate
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 wbflexsolv-1	Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual solvent cleaning, two ultrasonic baths.
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents wbflexsolv	Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual solvent cleaning of substrates or resist removal.
Wet Bench Flexcorr 2 wbflexcorr-2	Wet Bench Flexcorr 1and2 and 3and4 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual wet etching of non-standard materials. Hot pots available. GaAs allowed in personal labware only
Wet Bench Flexcorr 1 wbflexcorr-1	Wet Bench Flexcorr 1and2 and 3and4 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual wet etching of non-standard materials. Hot plate available. GaAs allowed in personal labware only.
Tencor P2 Profilometer p2	Tencor P2 Profilometer Training	Clean, Semiclean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Step height measurement range 500 Å to 80 µm
SVG Resist Coat Track 2 svgcoat2	SVG Resist Coat Tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic HMDS, Resist spinning, and Bake. AZ5214IR Image Reversal.
SVG Resist Coat Track 1 svgcoat	SVG Resist Coat Tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic Resist spinning and bake
SVG Develop Track 2 svgdev2	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.
SVG Develop Track 1 svgdev	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.
SPTS uetch vapor etch uetch	SPTS uetch vapor etch Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Pieces need a carrier wafer; Isotropic Etching
Sensofar S-neox s-neox	Sensofar S-neox Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	non contact 3D optical profiling
SEM -Zeiss Merlin sem-merlin	SEM-Merlin Training	All	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson
Samco PC300 Plasma Etch System samco	Samco Training	Flexible	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

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Equipment name & NEMO ID	Technique	Cleanliness	Primary Materials Etched	Other Materials Etched	Material Thickness Range	Resist	Developer	Process Temperature Range	Chemicals	Gases	Sample Size Limits	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
Xactix Xenon Difluoride Etcher xactix	Etching > Vapor Etching	All	Ge Si SiGe							N₂ XeF₂		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	1
Woollam woollam	Characterization > Ellipsometry	All										Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb) , (Various)	1
Wet Bench Solvent Lithography lithosolv	Cleaning > Solvent Cleaning Wet Chemical Processing	Flexible							Solvents			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
Wet Bench Miscellaneous wbmiscres	Photolithography > Resist Develop > Resist Develop (manual) Wet Chemical Processing	Flexible					AZ 1:1		Developers			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
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)
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 wbflexsolv	Patterning > Metal Lift-off Cleaning > Solvent Cleaning 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 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 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)
Tencor P2 Profilometer p2	Characterization > Surface Analysis > Profilometer > Step Profile	Clean, Semiclean										Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	1
SVG Resist Coat Track 2 svgcoat2	Photolithography > Resist coat > Resist Coat (automatic)	All				AZ5214IR Shipley 3612 resist SPR 955 CM-.7 resist						4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	25 4 inch wafers
SVG Resist Coat Track 1 svgcoat	Photolithography > Resist coat > Resist Coat (automatic)	All				Shipley 3612 resist SPR220-3 resist SPR220-7						4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	25 4 inch wafers
SVG Develop Track 2 svgdev2	Photolithography > Resist Develop > Resist Develop (automatic)	All					MF-26A developer					4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	25 4 inch wafers
SVG Develop Track 1 svgdev	Photolithography > Resist Develop > Resist Develop (automatic)	All					MF-26A developer					4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	25 4 inch wafers
SPTS uetch vapor etch uetch	Etching > Vapor Etching	All	SiO₂							C₂H₅OH HF vapor		Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	1
Sensofar S-neox s-neox	Characterization > Surface Analysis > Profilometer > Interferometry Characterization > Surface Analysis > Profilometer > Optical Profilometer	All										Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	1
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)
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
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

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