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Silicon

Chemical Formula:

Si

Equipment name & NEMO ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
First Nano carbon nanotube CVD furnace cvd-nanotube	cvd-nanotube training	Flexible	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen L119 Año Nuevo	Aligned single-walled carbon nanotube growth with ST-cut quartz substrates (available from SNF stockroom);1-15 single-walled carbon nanotubes per micron density
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.
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.
Headway Manual Resist Spinner headway2	Resist Coat (manual) Headway Manual Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Adjustable spin speeds, spin time. SNF-acceptable resists or polymers. Ebeam resists
Woollam woollam	Woollam Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
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.
Karl Suss MA-6 Contact Aligner karlsuss2	Contact Aligner Karl Suss MA-6 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	1:1 Contact Aligner. Backside align.
Lam Research TCP 9400 Poly Etcher lampoly	Lam Research TCP 9400 Poly Etcher Training	Clean, Semiclean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Single wafer etch with auto-loading from a cassette. Equipment originally used for gate etching with high selectivity to thin gate oxides.
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.
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.
micromanipulator6000 IV-CV probe station micromanipulator6000	micromanipulator6000 IV-CV probe station Training	All	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 151 Ocean
Nanospec 210XP nanospec2	Nanospec Training	All	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 104 Stinson	Manual Film Thickness Measurement. Single or dual layer transparent films > 300 Ã
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
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
Prometrix Resistivity Mapping System prometrix	Prometrix Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	3 Probe Heads for different cleanliness groups.
SPTS uetch vapor etch uetch	SPTS uetch vapor etch Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Pieces need a carrier wafer; Isotropic Etching
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 1 svgdev	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.
SVG Develop Track 2 svgdev2	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.

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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	Mask Size	Max Exposure Area	Process Temperature Range	Chemicals	Gases	Sample Size Limits	Resolution Notes	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
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
HMDS Vapor Prime Oven, YES yes	Photolithography > Wafer preparation before resist > Singe Photolithography > Wafer preparation before resist > Wafer Prime (HMDS)	All										150 ºC	[(CH₃)₃Si]₂NH				Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
Intlvac Evaporator Intlvac_evap	Deposition > Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) > Evaporation	Clean, Semiclean			0.00 - 0.50 μm	Al Co Cr Ge Hf Nb Ni Pd Si Ta Ti V W Zr Moly											Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2)	12 4 inch wafers, 2 6 inch wafers
Karl Suss MA-6 Contact Aligner karlsuss	Photolithography > Exposure > Contact Aligner	All							365 nm	4 inch, 5 inch, 7 inch	5 inch mask = 4 inch, 7 inch mask = 6 inch, 4 inch mask = 3 inch						Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Karl Suss MA-6 Contact Aligner karlsuss2	Photolithography > Exposure > Contact Aligner	All							365 nm or 405 nm	4 inch, 5 inch, 7 inch	5 inch mask = 4 inch, 7 inch mask = 6 inch, 4 inch mask = 3 inch						Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Keyence Digital Microscope VHX-6000 keyence	Characterization > Surface Analysis > Microscopy	All															Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
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
Lam Research TCP 9400 Poly Etcher lampoly	Etching > Dry Etching > Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching (ICP)	Clean, Semiclean	Si	Ge SiGe										80% He/ 20%O₂ C₂F₆ CF₄ Cl₂ HBr He N₂ O₂			4"	(Si) , (SiGe)	25
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
Matrix Plasma Resist Strip matrix	Etching > Dry Etching > Downstream/Remote Plasma Etching Cleaning > Resist Removal > Dry Resist Removal > Downstream/Remote Plasma Resist Removal	Flexible	Resist	PI										O₂			4"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂)	25
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
Nanospec 210XP nanospec2	Characterization > Reflectometry	All															Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
Oven (White) white-oven	Photolithography > Resist Bake > Oven Bake	Flexible										0 °C - 200 °C					Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)

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