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790 + RIEversus1512e

Plasma-Therm 790 + RIE, Tegal 1512e, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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Attribute
790 + RIEPlasma-Therm
1512eTegal
OEMPlasma-ThermTegal
CategoryEtchEtch
Wafer size——
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FamilyPlasma-Therm 790 + RIETegal 1512e
Specifications
Process typeReactive ion etcher / reactive ion etch system[1]—
Configured forRIE (Reactive Ion Etching) processing of silicon substrates[2]—
Maximum wafer size200 mm[3]—
Platen size279 mm[3]—
Platen/sample table6" water cooled sample table[4]—
RF power supply500 W RF power supply[4]—
RF generator500W RF generator[5]—
RF frequency13.56 MHz[5]—
Electrodes240 mm diameter[5]—
ChamberNon load-locked chamber[5]—
Gas deliveryShower head gas delivery system[5]—
Gas channelsSix MFC gas channels[5]—
Process gasesSF6, CHF3, CF4, oxygen (O2), argon (Ar); previous gases also listed as AR, N2, O2, SF6, CHF3, CF4[3]—
Pressure range< 900 mTorr[3]—
Power range< 350 W[3]—
Vacuum systemTurbo pumped vacuum system with roughing pump[5]—
Tool type—Industrial RIE plasma etcher system[6]
Stated configuration—With modules assembly for CI-4222[6]

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