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AMS 200 SEversus0041-39086 ESC Part

Alcatel AMS 200 SE, Applied Materials 0041-39086 ESC Part, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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AMS 200 SEAlcatel
0041-39086 ESC PartApplied Materials
OEMAlcatelApplied Materials
CategoryEtchEtch
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Specifications
Equipment typeOptimized Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) system[1]—
Materials statedSilicon (Si) and Silicon on Insulator (SOI) wafers[1]—
Plasma sourceInductive Coupled Plasma (ICP)[1]—
Wafer cooling / clampingElectrostatic Clamping Chuck (ESC) controlled in temperature for wafer cooling[1]—
Endpoint detectionLaser interferometry through a top viewport[1]—
GUITouch-screen Graphic User Interface (GUI)[1]—
Maximum ICP RF power3 kW at 13.56 MHz[1]—
Substrate holder height adjustment120 to 200 mm[1]—
Substrate holder temperature range-10 °C to +40 °C[1]—
He backside pressure range3 to 15 mbar[1]—
Wafer biasing modesRF (13.56 MHz) for dielectric etching and pulsed Low Frequency (LF) for silicon etching[1]—
Maximum substrate holder bias power600 W pulsed LF or 500 W RF[1]—
PumpingAdixen 1600 l/s turbo pump plus Adixen ADP122 rough pump[1]—
Gas lines7 mass flow controllers and 6 gases: SF6, C4F8, CH4, O2, Ar, He[1]—
Bosch process gasesSF6 and C4F8 can be used in pulsed mode[1]—
Plasma source typeInductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) with RF power at 13.56 MHz, maximum 3 kW[1]—
Backside helium pressure range3 to 15 mbar[1]—
Wafer biasing optionsPulsed LF (600 W max) or RF at 13.56 MHz (500 W max)[1]—
Pump systemAdixen 1600 l/s turbo pump + Adixen ADP122 rough pump; base pressure few 10^-7 mbar[1]—
Available gases and MFCsSF6 (0-1000 sccm), C4F8 (0-400 sccm and 0-100 sccm), CH4, O2, Ar, He; 7 MFCs total[1]—
End-point detectionLaser interferometry at 670 nm[1]—
RF power13.56 MHz, 3 kW maximum[1]—
Wafer biasing (RF)13.56 MHz, 500 W maximum[1]—
Wafer biasing (pulsed LF)600 W maximum[1]—
Helium backside pressure3 to 15 mbar[1]—
Turbo pumpAdixen 1600 l/s[1]—
Rough pumpAdixen ADP122[1]—
Base pressurefew 10⁻⁷ mbar[1]—
Number of mass flow controllers7 MFC for 6 gases[1]—
Gas flow SF₆0–1000 sccm (fast MFC)[1]—
Gas flow C₄F₈0–400 sccm (fast MFC) and 0–100 sccm[1]—
Gas flow CH₄0–100 sccm[1]—
Gas flow O₂0–100 sccm[1]—
Gas flow Ar0–200 sccm[1]—
Gas flow He0–200 sccm[1]—
Tool typeDeep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) system[1]—
Wafer biasingRF (13.56 MHz, 500 W max) or pulsed low-frequency (LF, 600 W max)[1]—
Substrate holder temperature-10 °C to +40 °C[1]—
Substrate holder height adjust120 mm to 200 mm[1]—
ESC cooling methodHelium backside film, pressure 3–15 mb[1]—
Pumping systemAdixen 1600 l/s turbo pump + Adixen ADP122 rough pump, base pressure few×10⁻⁷ mb[1]—
End point detectionLaser interferometry at 670 nm with X/Y stage[1]—
Loadlock transfer time40 s[1]—
Maximum RF power on ICP3 kW[1]—
Primary useSilicon (Si) and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers[1]—
Load transfer time40 s from loadlock to processing chamber[1]—
Substrate holder height range120 to 200 mm[1]—
He backside pressure3 to 15 mbar[1]—

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Sources (1)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]epfl.chepfl.ch