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Equipment name & NEMO 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.
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
Critical Point Dryer Tousimis Automegasamdri-915B cpd	Critical Point Dryer Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	CO2 drying after release of micromachined devices
Fiji 2 ALD fiji2	ALD Fiji 1 and 2 Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
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
Prometrix Resistivity Mapping System prometrix	Prometrix Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	3 Probe Heads for different cleanliness groups.
Savannah ALD savannah	ALD Savannah Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
SVG Develop Track 1 svgdev	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.
Flexus 2320 Stress Tester stresstest	Stress Tester Flexus 2320 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
Woollam woollam	Woollam Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107
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
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
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.
HMDS Vapor Prime Oven, YES yes	YES Prime Oven Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Two programs: Singe and HMDS prime or Singe only. No Resist allowed!
SVG Develop Track 2 svgdev2	SVG Resist Develop tracks 1 and 2 Training	All	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Automatic development.
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
Oven (White) white-oven	White Oven Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	For LOL2000 bake or bakes which are not allowed in the other ovens and need higher temperatures, up to 200C, programmable.
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.
Oven BlueM 200°C to 430°C bluem	Blue M Oven Training	Flexible	SNF Cleanroom Paul G Allen L107	Convection in N2. Cure. Programmable.

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Equipment name & NEMO ID	Technique	Cleanliness	Primary Materials Etched	Other Materials Etched	Material Thickness Range	Materials Lab Supplied	Resist	Developer	Process Temperature Range	Chemicals	Gases	Sample Size Limits	Substrate Size	Substrate Type	Maximum Load
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)
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
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
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
Wet Bench Flexcorr 1 wbflexcorr-1	Etching > Wet Etching > Acid or Base Wet Etching Etching > Wet Etching > Aluminum and Titanium and Tungsten Wet Etching Cleaning > Decontamination Cleaning > Metal Clean Cleaning > Piranha Cleaning Etching > Wet Etching > Silicon Oxide Wet Etching Etching > Wet Etching > Silicon Wet Etching Cleaning > Resist Removal > Wet Resist Removal	Flexible	Metals Al Au Cr Si SiO₂ Resist	GaAs Si3N4 Ti W						Acids Bases Gold Etchant H₃PO₄ 20:1 BOE 50:1 HF 6:1 BOE 9:1 Piranha Al-Etch Chrome Etch KOH SC1 SC2			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)
Wet Bench Flexcorr 2 wbflexcorr-2	Etching > Wet Etching > Acid or Base Wet Etching Cleaning > Piranha Cleaning	Flexible								Acids Bases			Pieces 2" 3" 4" 6"	(Si) , (SiGe) , (SiO2) , (Al₂O₃) , (SiO₂) , (Ge) , (SiC) , (GaN) , (III-V) , (GaAs) , (Various)