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SNF: Dry Etching

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Equipment name & NEMO ID Training Required & Charges Cleanliness Location Notes
Gasonics Aura Asher
gasonics
Resist Removal Dry Gasonics Training Clean, Semiclean SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom

Single wafer tool with auto loading from a cassette. Pieces need a pocket carrier wafer for transport. Wafers heated by lamps.

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.

Matrix Plasma Resist Strip
matrix
Matrix Plasma Resist Strip Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom

Single wafer tool with auto loading from a cassette. Pieces need a pocket carrier wafer for transport. Chuck temperature controls wafer heating.

MRC Reactive Ion Etcher
mrc
MRC Reactive Ion Etcher Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom

Typically used for sputter etching; Single wafer, direct load system; wafers/ pieces can be directly placed on electrode

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

Oxford III-V etcher
Ox-35
Oxford III-V etcher Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom

Metal etching orĀ  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 Plasma Pro ICP-RIE
Ox-gen
Ox-gen etcher Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Oxford Plasma Pro ICP-RIE ALE
Ox-ALE
Oxford Plasma Pro ICP-RIE ALE Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Oxford Plasma Pro ICP-RIE Ox
Ox-Ox
Oxford Plasma Pro ICP-RIE Ox Training Clean SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Deep Silicon Etcher
PT-DSE
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Deep Silicon Etcher Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom

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

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)

Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Metal Etcher
PT-MTL
Plasma Therm Versaline LL ICP Metal 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)

Samco PC300 Plasma Etch System
samco
Samco Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
SPTS uetch vapor etch
uetch
SPTS uetch vapor etch Training "All" SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom

Pieces need a carrier wafer; Isotropic Etching

Technics Asher
technics
Technics Asher Training Flexible SNF Paul G Allen L107 Cleanroom
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

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