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Silicon Carbide

Chemical Formula:

SiC

Equipment name & NEMO ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
Heidelberg MLA 150 heidelberg	Heidelberg Training	All	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson	Direct Write
SEM -Zeiss Merlin sem-merlin	SEM-Merlin Training	All	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson
Profilometer AlphaStep D-300 alphastep2	AlphaStep2 Training	Flexible	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson
Wet Bench Flexcorr 3 wbflexcorr-3	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 available. GaAs not allowed.
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents wbflexsolv	Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Manual solvent cleaning of substrates or resist removal.
Critical Point Dryer Tousimis Automegasamdri-936 cpd	Critical Point Dryer Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	CO2 drying after release of micromachined devices
Xactix Xenon Difluoride Etcher xactix	Xactix Xenon Difluoride Etcher Training	All	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Isotropic Si etching; can be used for backside Si removal on small pieces
SPTS uetch vapor etch uetch	SPTS uetch vapor etch Training	All	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Pieces need a carrier wafer; Isotropic Etching
Fiji 2 ALD fiji2	ALD Fiji 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Oven 110°C post-bake oven110	Resist Postbake Oven 110°C Training	All	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Bakes wafers with resist after the development, called post-bake.
Savannah ALD savannah	ALD Savannah Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Woollam woollam	Woollam Training	All	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Heidelberg MLA 150 - 2 heidelberg2	Heidelberg Training	All	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Direct Write
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
PlasmaTherm Shuttlelock PECVD System ccp-dep	PlasmaTherm Shuttlelock PECVD System Training	All	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	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
Samco PC300 Plasma Etch System samco	Samco Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Wet Bench Flexcorr 1 wbflexcorr-1	Wet Bench Flexcorr 1and2 and 3and4 Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Manual wet etching of non-standard materials. Hot plate available. GaAs allowed in personal labware only.
Lesker2 Sputter lesker2-sputter	Sputter Lesker 1&2 Training	Semiclean	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	reactive O2/N2 sputtering, substrate bias, substrate heating, co-sputter
Wet Bench Flexcorr 2 wbflexcorr-2	Wet Bench Flexcorr 1and2 and 3and4 Training	Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Manual wet etching of non-standard materials. Hot pots available. GaAs allowed in personal labware only
Wet Bench Resist Strip wbresstrip-1	Wet Bench Resist Strip	Clean (Ge), Semiclean, Flexible	SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom	Wet Resist Removal: SRS-100 or PRS1000

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Equipment name & NEMO ID	Technique	Cleanliness	Primary Materials Etched	Other Materials Etched	Material Thickness Range	Materials Lab Supplied	Materials User Supplied	Minimum Resolution	Exposure Wavelength	Resist	Process Temperature Range	Chemicals	Gases	Sample Size Limits	Resolution Notes	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
Aixtron MOCVD - III-N system aix-ccs	Deposition > Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) > Metal-Organic (MO) CVD	Clean (MOCVD)			0.00 - 5.00 μm	AlGaN AlN GaN III-N materials InAlN InGaAlN InGaN InN					400 °C - 1300 °C		H₂ MO sources N₂ NH₃ SiH₄			Pieces 2" 4"	(Si) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiC) , (GaN)	4"x1, 2"X3, pieces
AJA Evaporator aja-evap	Deposition > Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) > Evaporation	Flexible			0.00 - 300.00 nm	Ag Al Au Co Cr Cu Fe Ge Hf Ni Ni_xO_y Pd Pt SiO₂ Ti Titania										Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various)	4"x3 or 6"x1 wafers or pieces
Critical Point Dryer Tousimis Automegasamdri-936 cpd	Drying > CO2 Drying Wet Chemical Processing	Flexible										CO₂				Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
DISCO Wafer Saw DISCO wafersaw	Machining > Wafer Saw	Flexible														Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V)	1x4", 1x6" or 1x8" wafer, or pieces
Fiji 2 ALD fiji2	Deposition > Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) > Plasma Enhanced (PE) ALD	Flexible			1.00 Å - 50.00 nm	Metal oxides Ga₂O₃ HfN In₂O₃ Ni_xO_y Pt Ru Si3N4 SiO₂ SnO₂ SrO Ta₂O₅ TiN Various Dielectrics Alumina Hafnia ITO Moly Oxide Titania Zirconia					24 °C - 350 °C		Ar H₂ N₂ O₂			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb) , (Various)
Headway Manual Resist Spinner headway2	Photolithography > Resist coat > Resist Coat (manual)	All								AZ5214IR Shipley 3612 resist SPR 955 CM-.7 resist SPR220-3 resist SPR220-7 (C₅O₂H₈)_n						Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	one piece or wafer
Heidelberg MLA 150 heidelberg	Photolithography > Exposure > Direct Write	All							405 nm							Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb)	1
Heidelberg MLA 150 - 2 heidelberg2	Photolithography > Exposure > Direct Write	All							375 nm							Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various) , (LiNb)	1
Lakeshore Hall Measurement System LakeshoreHall	Characterization > Hall measurement Characterization > Sheet Resistance Measurement	All			100.00 μm - 1000.00 μm						-258 °C - 1000 °C			8 in wafer	Sensor Transducer Size is 14 mm diameter	Pieces	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)	1 piece
LEI1500 Contactless Sheet Resistance Mapping eddycurrent	Characterization > Sheet Resistance Measurement	All												8 in wafer	Sensor Transducer Size is 14 mm diameter	2" 3" 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various) , (Various)	1 wafer(2" to 8")
Lesker Sputter lesker-sputter	Deposition > Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) > Sputtering	Flexible				Ag Al AlSi Au Co Cr Cu Fe Nb Ni Pd Si SiO₂ Ta Ti TiN W Alumina ITO	CoFeB Ge Hf In₂O₃ LaB₆ Ru Sc Sn TiN WO₃ ZnO₃ ZrY GST Hafnia Moly Ti Tungsten									Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	1 4 inch wafer, 1 6 inch wafer
Lesker2 Sputter lesker2-sputter	Deposition > Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) > Sputtering	Semiclean			1.00 μm	Ag Al AlSi Cr Ge Pd Ru Sc Si SiO₂ Sn Ta Ti TiN W Alumina ITO Moly					°C - 800 °C		Ar N₂ O₂			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)	one 4 inch wafer, one 6 inch wafer
micromanipulator6000 IV-CV probe station micromanipulator6000	Characterization	All														Pieces 2" 3" 4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (LiNb) , (Various)	1x4" wafer
Oven 110°C post-bake oven110	Photolithography > Resist Bake > Oven Bake > Resist Post Bake	All									110 ºC					Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
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)
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
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
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
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)
SEM -Zeiss Merlin sem-merlin	Characterization > Surface Analysis > Microscopy > Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)	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)	one

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