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Silicon

Chemical Formula:

Si

Equipment name & NEMO ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
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
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!
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.
RTA AllWin 610 aw610_l	AllWin 610 RTA Training	Clean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Technics Asher technics	Technics Asher Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Wet Bench Resist Strip wbresstrip-1	Wet Bench Resist Strip	Clean (Ge), Semiclean, Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Wet Resist Removal: SRS-100 or PRS1000
SVG Develop Track 1 svgdev	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.
Wet Bench Clean_res-hf wbclean_res-hf	Wet Bench Clean Piranha/HF/Phosphoric Training	Clean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Resist as mask allowed
EVG 101 Spray Coater evgspraycoat	Spray Coater EVG 101 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Spray coating of resists
EVG Wafer Bonder evbond	Wafer Bonder EVG Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Samco PC300 Plasma Etch System samco	Samco Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
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.
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
Lesker2 Sputter lesker2-sputter	Sputter Lesker 1&2 Training	Semiclean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	reactive O2/N2 sputtering, substrate bias, substrate heating, co-sputter
Fiji 2 ALD fiji2	ALD Fiji 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
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

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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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