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100 ICP Fluorineversus790 + RIE

Oxford Instruments 100 ICP Fluorine, Plasma-Therm 790 + RIE, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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Attribute
100 ICP FluorineOxford Instruments
790 + RIEPlasma-Therm
OEMOxford InstrumentsPlasma-Therm
CategoryEtchEtch
Wafer size——
Process node——
Introduced——
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FamilyOxford Instruments 100 ICP FluorinePlasma-Therm 790 + RIE
Specifications
Etch GasesSF6, CF4, O2, Ar, N2, CHF3, C4F8[1]—
Cryo DRIE etch rateup to 5 µm/min[1]—
Wafer size4 inch, 6 inch, 8 inch (with clamp change)[1]—
Process type—Reactive ion etcher / reactive ion etch system[2]
Configured for—RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) processing of silicon substrates[3]
Maximum wafer size—200 mm[4]
Platen size—279 mm[4]
Platen/sample table—6" water cooled sample table[5]
RF power supply—500 W RF power supply[5]
RF generator—500W RF generator[6]
RF frequency—13.56 MHz[6]
Electrodes—240 mm diameter[6]
Chamber—Non load-locked chamber[6]
Gas delivery—Shower head gas delivery system[6]
Gas channels—Six MFC gas channels[6]
Process gases—SF6, CHF3, CF4, oxygen (O2), argon (Ar); previous gases also listed as AR, N2, O2, SF6, CHF3, CF4[4]
Pressure range—< 900 mTorr[4]
Power range—< 350 W[4]
Vacuum system—Turbo pumped vacuum system with roughing pump[6]

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Sources (6)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]nanofab.utah.edunanofab.utah.edu
  2. [2]Equipment inventory listing
  3. [3]research.engineering.ucdavis.eduresearch.engineering.ucdavis.edu
  4. [4]cores.research.asu.educores.research.asu.edu
  5. [5]nanofab.ece.cmu.edunanofab.ece.cmu.edu
  6. [6]semistarcorp.comsemistarcorp.com