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0010-16392 ESC AssemblyversusRapier

Applied Materials 0010-16392 ESC Assembly, SPTS Rapier, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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0010-16392 ESC AssemblyApplied Materials
RapierSPTS
OEMApplied MaterialsSPTS
CategoryEtchEtch
Wafer size—Silicon and Silicon on Insulator (SOI) wafers
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Specifications
OEMApplied Materials[1]—
Model0010-16392[1]—
TypeESC Assembly[1]Optimized Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) system[3]
Wafer Size300 mm[2]—
Electrode ConfigurationDual[2]—
Process type—Optimized Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) system[3]
Wafer materials—Silicon (Si) and Silicon on Insulator (SOI) wafers[3]
Loader capacity—Single vacuum cassette loader, 25 wafers capacity[3]
Transport robot—Brooks Magnatran 7 transport robot[3]
Plasma source—Dual high density Inductive Coupled Plasma (ICP) source[3]
Clamping—Electrostatic Clamping Chuck (ESC)[3]
Wafer biasing—Radio and low frequencies wafer biasing, with pulsing possibility[3]
Mass flow controllers—High speed digital mass flow controllers[3]
Endpoint systems—Amplified optical emission spectroscopy endpoint system; white light interferometry endpoint system[3]
Software—Powerful software with ramping curves of process parameters with time[3]
Module configuration—Unique, patented dual plasma source with multiple operating modes[3]
RF sources—Two RF independent sources, up to 3 kW each[3]
Gas showers—Two independent gas showers (center and edge zones)[3]
Temperature control—Ranges from -10°C to 30°C[3]
RF wafer biasing—Up to 2 kW with pulsing possibility and duty cycle control[3]
Low frequency wafer biasing—Up to 1.2 kW with pulsing possibility and duty cycle control[3]
Wafer-less conditioning—Chamber plasma conditioning or self-cleaning can run wafer-less if needed[3]
Available process gases—2x SF6 720 sccm; 2x C4F8 500 sccm; O2 300 sccm and 1000 sccm; Ar 500 sccm; N2 100 sccm[3]
Standard process: DRIE Trench—Trench 2 µm: 300 nm/loop; trench >200 µm: 800 nm/loop[3]
Standard process: HAR Hole—10 µm: 200 nm/loop; trench 2 µm: 165 nm/loop[3]
Standard process: DRIE-Nano Trench—350 nm: 150 nm/loop; scallops <50 nm; depth limited to tens of µm[3]
Standard process: Opto—From 130 nm/min to 370 nm/min; continuous etch process; for shallow and accurate etch; less than 2 µm deep[3]
Standard process: Si_Release—~3 µm/min lateral and ~6 µm/min vertical; continuous etch process; isotropic etching of silicon[3]
Standard process: Oxide_RIE—SiO2: 235 nm/min; Si3N4: 110 nm/min; PR etch rate 170 nm/min; thin layers only (<1 µm); O2 cleaning compulsory[3]
Standard process: BARC DUV42P—78 nm/min; Si: 50 nm/min; anti-reflective coating opening after DUV litho[3]
Standard process: Wafer thinning—4.4 µm/min; uniformity +/- 3.5%[3]
Standard process: Dicing—Design dicing streets only (150 µm): 3.4 µm/loop; not for structures <10 µm[3]
Wafer capacity (cassette loader)—25 wafers[3]
Plasma source type—Dual high-density Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)[3]
Chuck type—Electrostatic Clamping Chuck (ESC)[3]
Wafer biasing frequencies—Radio frequency (up to 2kW) or low frequency (up to 1.2kW), both with pulsing[3]
RF source power—Up to 3 kW each (two sources)[3]
Temperature control range—-10°C to 30°C[3]
Process gases—SF6 (2x720sccm), C4F8 (2x500sccm), O2 (300sccm & 1000sccm), Ar (500sccm), N2 (100sccm)[3]
Etch type—Optimized Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE)[3]
Target materials—Silicon (Si) and Silicon on Insulator (SOI) wafers[3]
Cassette loader capacity—25 wafers[3]
Chuck—Electrostatic Clamping Chuck (ESC)[3]
Endpoint detection—Amplified optical emission spectroscopy endpoint system and white light interferometry endpoint system[3]
Module sources—Two RF independent sources up to 3 kW[3]
Clamp voltage—Variable clamp voltage[3]
Wafer Capacity—25 wafers (single vacuum cassette loader)[3]
Source Type—Dual high density Inductive Coupled Plasma (ICP)[3]
RF Power per Source—Up to 3kW[3]
Wafer Biasing—RF up to 2kW or low frequency up to 1.2kW, with pulsing[3]
Temperature Range—-10°C to 30°C[3]
Process Gases—2x SF6 (720sccm), 2x C4F8 (500sccm), O2 (300sccm & 1000sccm), Ar (500sccm), N2 (100sccm)[3]
Supported wafers—Silicon (Si) and Silicon on Insulator (SOI) wafers[3]
Dual plasma source—Unique, patented dual plasma source[3]
Target wafers—Silicon (Si) and Silicon on Insulator (SOI) wafers[3]
Cassette loader—Single vacuum cassette loader[3]
Cassette capacity—25 wafers[3]
Module plasma sources—Two RF independent sources, up to 3 kW each[3]

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  1. [1]Equipment inventory listing
  2. [2]spwindustrial.comspwindustrial.com
  3. [3]epfl.chepfl.ch