Specific Process Knowledge/Thermal Process/Oxidation/Dry oxidation C1 furnace

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The C1 furnace can be used for dry oxidation of 4" and 6" wafers.

There is space for up to 30 wafers in the furnace at a time (including test and dummy wafers).

The maximum possible oxidation temperature is 1000oC, and the maximum allowed oxidation time is 23 hours.


Dry Oxidation uniformity for 6" wafers

A dry oxidation has been done with 30 6" wafers in the quartz boat in the furnace.

The following parameters were used for the oxidation:

  • Recipe: "DRY1100"
  • Oxidation time: 500 minutes
  • Annealing time: 20 minutes

After the oxidation, the oxide thickness was measured on all the wafers.

The graph below shows the measured oxide thickness as function of the wafer slot. Slot 1 is furthest inside the furnace, towards the service area.

The oxidation and measurements were done by Martin Ommen (former DTU Nanotech).