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P5000versus150LX

Applied Materials P5000, Kurt Lesker 150LX, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

Side-by-side comparison of selected equipment models
Attribute
P5000Applied Materials
150LXKurt Lesker
OEMApplied MaterialsKurt Lesker
CategoryDepositionDeposition
Wafer size150mm150mm
Process node——
Introduced——
Production run——
Lifecycle——
Lifecycle milestones——
Control system——
Generation——
FamilyApplied Materials P5000Kurt Lesker 150LX
Specifications
Process typeDielectric PECVD[1]Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD)[2]
Dedicated chambersTwo[1]—
Silicon dioxide chemistryTEOS/O2[1]—
Silicon nitride chemistrySiH4/NH3 capable[1]—
Maximum wafer size8 inches[1]—
Film thicknessMultiple microns thick[1]—
Nominal operating temperature~400C[1]—
Number of chambers2[1]—
Chemistry for silicon dioxideTEOS/O2[1]—
Chemistry for silicon nitrideSiH4/NH3[1]—
Deposited film thicknessMultiple microns[1]—
Operating temperature~400°C[1]—
OEM—Kurt Lesker[2]
Model—ALD-150LX[2]
Type—Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) system[2]
Location—Cleanroom[2]
Operating mode—Load-locked system[2]
In situ metrology—Film Sense FS-1 Multi-Wavelength ellipsometer[2]
Wafer size—Up to full 150 mm (6") wafers[2]
Process—Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD)[2]
Substrate size—Up to 150mm[3]
Substrate heating—Up to 600°C[3]
Load lock—Load-locked system[2]
ALD process modes—Plasma Enhanced, Thermal only, Dynamic and Static Exposure for HAR, Variable Residence Mode (VRM)[3]
Ellipsometry—Standard on chamber[3]
Precursor inlets to chamber—Four (4), standard on chamber, independently heated[3]
Precursor sources—Up to twelve (12)[4]
Precursor types—Up to fourteen (14)[3]
Plasma source—1 kW RF remote ICP[5]
Substrate temperature—Up to 600°C[3]
Process modes—Plasma enhanced, thermal only, dynamic and static exposure for HAR, variable residence mode (VRM)[3]
Ellipsometry ports—Standard on chamber[3]
Precursor inlets—Four standard on chamber, independently heated[3]
Precursor capacity—Up to fourteen vapor draw flow through, bubbler, ozone pulsed gas plasma process gases[3]
Substrate handling—Load locked single wafer transfer[5]
Process gases—Argon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, ammonia, ozone[5]

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Sources (5)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]cmdis.rpi.educmdis.rpi.edu
  2. [2]smif.pratt.duke.edusmif.pratt.duke.edu
  3. [3]lesker.comlesker.com
  4. [4]mrl.illinois.edumrl.illinois.edu
  5. [5]confluence.nanofab.ualberta.caconfluence.nanofab.ualberta.ca