Dry Etching

General Purpose Reactive Ion Etcher

Location UNSW – West Lab (Grey Area)
Type Parallel plate, rf
Target Area 100mm
Substrate size 100mm
Gases Ar, O2, CF4, CHF3, SF6, (CH4 & H2 will be available soon)
Rf power 200 W

 

IntlVac nanoquest II Ion Beam Etcher

Location UTS
Description Ion Beam Etcher, up to 600 eV impact energy
Wafer size TBC
Gas available Ar, O2

ICP RIE Oxford Plasmalab 100 *

Purpose A dry etching tool that etches Si and Si-based materials with an inductive-coupled plasma source in the process chamber
Location Plasma Etch & Deposition Bay, RPF Cleanroom
Material systems Available gases are SF6, C4F8, CF4, CHF3, supported with argon, oxygen, and helium
Scale / volume Either 4 inch or 6 inch carrier
Specs / resolution Cryo processes; pseudo Bosch; resist masks; in-situ optical monitoring for etch stop
* Not an ANFF-supported tool; access is available – refer to Access Fees schedule

O2 Plasma Asher Glow *

Purpose A small plasma system that provides O2 plasma surface treatment such as wafer cleaning and photoresist / organic removal
Location Plasma Etch & Deposition Bay, RPF Cleanroom
Material systems Available gas is oxygen
Scale / volume 10cm x 10cm samples
Specs / resolution 50W RF power
* Not an ANFF-supported tool; access is available – refer to Access Fees schedule

Reactive Ion Etcher (Plasmatherm Vision) *

Purpose A compact reactive ion etching tool
Location Plasma Etch & Deposition Bay, RPF Cleanroom
Material systems Available gases are SF6, CF4, CHF3, supported with argon, oxygen, helium and nitrogen
Scale / volume Accommodates 6 inch wafers
Specs / resolution Optical emission spectroscopy endpoint detection
* Not an ANFF-supported tool; access is available – refer to Access Fees schedule

Reactive Ion Etcher (South Bay RIE3000)

Purpose Reactive ion etch system dedicated to oxygen and argon plasma processes
Location Plasma Etch & Deposition Bay, RPF Cleanroom
Material systems Available gases are argon and oxygen
Scale / volume Accommodates 6 inch wafers
Specs / resolution Used primarily for resist and sample cleaning

STS ICP-DRIE

Location UNSW – West Lab (Grey Area)
ICP Power 1800 W
Target power 600 W
Gases Ar, O2, CHF3, CF4, SF6, C4F8, He
Bosch process YES
Substrate size 4”
Approved materials Oxide, Silicon Nitride, Silicon/Polysilicon, Pyrex, PZT/PLZT, Ti/Pt, Cr
Electrostatic Clamp YES

AlphaPlasma Asher

Location UNSW – West Lab (White Area)
Sample size From small chips up to 8”
Chamber diameter 235 mm
Microwave power 2.45 GHz adjustable between 50 – 1200 watts

Trion Phantom/Minilock Reactive Ion Etchers

Location UTS
Description 600W and 1200W ICP-RIE etchers with cold stage
Wafer size 150 mm
Gas available SF6, Cl2, Ar and O2

Trion Phantom, 600W ICP

Location UTS
Description 600W ICP and CCP power
Wafer size 150 mm
Gas available F2, Ar and O2

Oxford Instruments Plasmalab 100 Reactive Ion Etching System

Location UNSW – Upper East Lab (Grey Area)
Sample size From small chips up to 6”
Gases SF6, CF4, CHF3, O2, Ar,C4F8, N2
RF power 0-300W
Processes available Si deep and shallow, SiO2, SiNx, Ge, Al2O3
Process Pressure range 5-250mTorr
Chiller temperature range 0-80°C
 DC range 0-500V

Oxford PlasmaPro 100 Cobra ICP RIE

Location UNSW – West Lab (Grey Area)
ICP Power 1800 W
Target power 600 W
Gases Ar, O2, CHF3, CF4, SF6, C4F8, He
Bosch process YES
Substrate size 4”
Electrostatic Clamp YES