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Sapphire

Chemical Formula:

Al₂O₃

Equipment name & Badger ID	Training Required & Charges	Cleanliness	Location	Notes
Wet Bench Flexible Solvents wbflexsolv	Wet Bench Flexible Solvents 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual solvent cleaning of substrates or resist removal.
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.
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
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.
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
Wet Bench Flexcorr 3 wbflexcorr-3	Wet Bench Flexcorr 1and2 and 3and4 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual wet etching of non-standard materials using acids or bases. Hot Plate available. GaAs not allowed.
Tencor P2 Profilometer p2	Tencor P2 Profilometer Training	Clean, Semiclean	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Step height measurement range 500 Å to 80 µm
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.
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 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.
SPTS uetch vapor etch uetch	SPTS uetch vapor etch Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Pieces need a carrier wafer; Isotropic Etching
Prometrix Resistivity Mapping System prometrix	Prometrix Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	3 Probe Heads for different cleanliness groups.
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
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
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
micromanipulator6000 IV-CV probe station micromanipulator6000	micromanipulator6000 IV-CV probe station Training	All	SNF Exfab Paul G Allen 151 Ocean
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.
Lithography Solvent Bench lithosolv	Lithography Solvent Bench Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Manual solvent cleaning of substrates or masks. Teflon coated metal tweezers cleaning.
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.

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Equipment name & Badger ID	Technique	Cleanliness	Primary Materials Etched	Other Materials Etched	Material Thickness Range	Materials Lab Supplied	Materials User Supplied	Process Temperature Range	Chemicals	Gases	Sample Size Limits	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
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
Lithography Solvent Bench lithosolv	Cleaning > Solvent Cleaning	Flexible							Solvents			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs)
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)
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
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

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