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Silicon

Chemical Formula:

Si

Equipment name & NEMO ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
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
Wet Bench Clean 1 wbclean-1	Wet Bench Clean1and2 Training	Clean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	No resist allowed. Resist should have been removed at the wbclean_res-piranha.
Karl Suss MA-6 Contact Aligner karlsuss	Contact Aligner Karl Suss MA-6 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	1:1 Contact Aligner. Backside align, including IR.
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.
Tystar Bank 1 Tube 1 B1T1 Flexible Oxide	Tystar Atmospheric Tube Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Wet Bench Clean_res- hotphos wbclean_res-hotphos	Wet Bench Clean Piranha/HF/Phosphoric Training	Clean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Resist should have been removed
Gasonics Aura Asher gasonics	Resist Removal Dry Gasonics Training	Clean, Semiclean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Single wafer tool with auto loading from a cassette. Pieces need a pocket carrier wafer for transport. Wafers heated by lamps.
ASML PAS 5500/60 i-line Stepper asml	Stepper ASML PAS 5500/60 i-line Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	5:1 reducing stepper
Wet Bench Clean 2 wbclean-2	Wet Bench Clean1and2 Training	Clean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	No resist allowed. Resist should have been removed at the wbclean_res-piranha
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.
Matrix Plasma Resist Strip matrix	Matrix Plasma Resist Strip Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Single wafer tool with auto loading from a cassette. Pieces need a pocket carrier wafer for transport. Chuck temperature controls wafer heating.
EVG Contact Aligner evalign	Contact Aligner EVG Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	1:1 Contact Aligner. Anodic Bond, backside align, including IR.
SVG Develop Track 2 svgdev2	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.
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
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
Tylan9 Forming Gas Anneal Furnace tylan9	Forming Gas Anneal Furnace Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Any material that won't vaporize is okay. N2 and Ar annealing available.
Wet Bench CMOS Metal wbclean3	Wet Bench CMOS Metal (wbclean3) Training	Semiclean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Al, Ti, or W wet etching or oxide etching
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
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_r	AllWin 610 RTA Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Heidelberg MLA 150 - 2 heidelberg2	Heidelberg Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Direct Write

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Equipment name & NEMO ID	Technique	Cleaning Required	Cleanliness	Primary Materials Etched	Other Materials Etched	Material Thickness Range	Materials Lab Supplied	Resist	Developer	Process Temperature Range	Gases	Sample Size Limits	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
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 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
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
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
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
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)
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		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)
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
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
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
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 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 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
Technics Asher technics	Etching > Dry Etching Cleaning > Resist Removal > Dry Resist Removal		Flexible	Resist	dimethylpolysiloxane poly(p-xylylene) PI						O₂		Pieces 4" 6" 8"	(Si) , (SiO2) , (SiO₂)	Four 4" wafers to pieces, one 6" or 8" wafer
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
Tylan9 Forming Gas Anneal Furnace tylan9	Annealing & Oxidation > Annealing (furnace)		Flexible				SiO₂			250 °C - 1100 °C	10% H₂ in N₂ Ar H₂ N₂ O₂		Pieces 2" 3" 4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	50
Tystar Bank 1 Tube 1 B1T1 Flexible Oxide	Annealing & Oxidation > Oxide Growth (furnace)		Flexible			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm				400 °C - 1100 °C	4% H₂ in N₂ N₂ O₂		4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	100
Tystar Bank 1 Tube 2 B1T2 Flexible Oxide Anneal	Annealing & Oxidation > Annealing (furnace) Annealing & Oxidation > Oxide Growth (furnace)		Flexible			25.00 Å - 2.00 μm				400 °C - 1100 °C	4% H₂ in N₂ N₂ O₂		4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	100

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