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== Hardware and option comparison of the dry etchers ==
== Hardware and option comparison of the dry etchers ==
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The table below compares the hardware and the options.
The table below compares the hardware and the options.


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! style="background:silver; color:black" colspan="4" align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus| DRIE-Pegasi]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" colspan="4" align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus| DRIE-Pegasi]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"  align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher| ICP Metal etch ]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"  align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher| ICP Metal etch ]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"  align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/III-V RIE |III-V RIE ]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"  align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/III-V ICP|III-V ICP]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"  align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/III-V ICP|III-V ICP]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"  align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/IBE&frasl;IBSD Ionfab 300|IBE/IBSD Ionfab 300]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"  align="center"| [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/IBE&frasl;IBSD Ionfab 300|IBE/IBSD Ionfab 300]]
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! style="background:silver; color:black"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-1|Pegasus 1]]   
! style="background:silver; color:black"  align="center"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-1|Pegasus 1]]   
! style="background:silver; color:black"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-2|Pegasus 2]]
! style="background:silver; color:black"  align="center"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-2|Pegasus 2]]
! style="background:silver; color:black"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-3|Pegasus 3]]   
! style="background:silver; color:black" align="center"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-3|Pegasus 3]]   
! style="background:silver; color:black"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-4|Pegasus 4]]
! style="background:silver; color:black" align="center"| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/Pegasus-4|Pegasus 4]]
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! rowspan="2" style="background:silver; color:black" |Purpose
! rowspan="2" style="background:silver; color:black" |Purpose
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| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Etching of silicon oxides or nitrides on 4" wafers
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Etching of silicon oxides or nitrides on 4" wafers
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Silicon etching of 4" wafers
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Silicon etching of 4" wafers
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Research tool into silicon etching
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Research tool into silicon etching - only a few special recipes!
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Silicon etching of 6" wafers on 6" wafers
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Silicon etching of 6" wafers on 6" wafers
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Etching of silicon oxides or nitrides
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Etching of silicon oxides or nitrides on 6" wafers
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Standard recipes for etching of Al, Cr and Ti, now also etches of W, TiW and Mo
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Standard recipes for etching of Al, Cr and Ti, now also etches of W, TiW and Mo. Please do not use this machine with F-chemistry unless the Dry Etch group has allowed it!
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Etching of silicon oxide, resist, BCB, silicon nitride, InP, InGaAs and GaAs on III-V substrates
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Etching of III-V materials such as GaN, InP/InGaAsP/InGaAs, AlGaAs, GaAs.
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Etching of III-V materials such as GaN, InP/InGaAsP/InGaAs, AlGaAs, GaAs
Etching of SiO2 and SiN on III-V materials
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Physical Etching of all materials
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| Physical Etching of all materials
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| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Backup silicon etcher
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Backup silicon etcher
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| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Barc etch
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| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Silicon etcher
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Silicon etcher
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| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" colspan="4" | Inductively coupled plasma chamber with two RF generators; the coil (with outer and inner coil) and platen generator
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" colspan="4" | Inductively coupled plasma chamber with two RF generators; the coil (with outer and inner coil) and platen generator
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Inductively coupled plasma chamber with two RF generators; the coil and platen generator
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Inductively coupled plasma chamber with two RF generators; the coil and platen generator
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Parallel plate capacitor setup with RF power between the two electrodes
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Inductively coupled plasma chamber with two RF generators; the coil and platen generator
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Inductively coupled plasma chamber with two RF generators; the coil and platen generator
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Ion beam etcher - sputter etches with argon ions
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Ion beam etcher - sputter etches with argon ions
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| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" colspan="4" | The electrode is oil cooled. Also, Helium backside cooling: -20<sup>o</sup>C to 30<sup>o</sup>C  
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" colspan="4" | The electrode is oil cooled. Also, Helium backside cooling: -20<sup>o</sup>C to 30<sup>o</sup>C  
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | The electrode is oil cooled. Also, Helium backside cooling: -10<sup>o</sup>C to 50<sup>o</sup>C  
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | The electrode is oil cooled. Also, Helium backside cooling: -10<sup>o</sup>C to 50<sup>o</sup>C  
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | The electrode is oil cooled: Fixed at 20<sup>o</sup>C
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | The electrode is oil cooled with a special chiller. Also, Helium backside cooling: 20<sup>o</sup>C to 180<sup>o</sup>C  
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | The electrode is oil cooled with a special chiller. Also, Helium backside cooling: 20<sup>o</sup>C to 180<sup>o</sup>C  
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | The electrode is oil cooled with a special chiller. Also, Helium backside cooling: 5<sup>o</sup>C to 60?<sup>o</sup>C  
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | The electrode is oil cooled with a special chiller. Also, Helium backside cooling: 5<sup>o</sup>C to 60?<sup>o</sup>C  
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| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" colspan="3" | Electrostatic clamping (TDESC)<br> Wafer size 6"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" colspan="3" | Electrostatic clamping (TDESC)<br> Wafer size 6"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Electrostatic clamping (TDESC)<br> Wafer size 6"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Electrostatic clamping (TDESC)<br> Wafer size 6"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | No clamping<br> Sample size up to 4"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Mechanical clamping (weighted clamp with ceramic fingers)<br> Wafer size 4"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Mechanical clamping (weighted clamp with ceramic fingers)<br> Wafer size 4"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Mechanical clamping <br> Wafer sizes 2"/4"/6"/8"
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Mechanical clamping <br> Wafer sizes 2"/4"/6"/8"
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| He
| He
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{|
| SF<sub>6</sub>
| O<sub>2</sub>
| C<sub>4</sub>F<sub>8</sub>
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| Ar
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| SF<sub>6</sub>
| O<sub>2</sub>
| N<sub>2</sub>
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| Ar
| He
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{|
{|
| SF<sub>6</sub>
| SF<sub>6</sub>
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| HBr
| HBr


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| O<sub>2</sub>
| CHF<sub>3</sub>
| CH<sub>4</sub>
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| Ar
| H<sub>2</sub>
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| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" |  
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* Coil generator
* Coil generator
* Platen generator
* Platen generator
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* Coil generator
* Platen generator
* Low frequency platen generator
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* Platen generator
* Low frequency platen generator
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* Coil generator
* Coil generator
* Platen generator
* Platen generator
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* Coil generator
* Coil generator
* Platen generator
* Platen generator
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* RF generator
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* Coil generator
* Coil generator
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| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" colspan="2"| Loading via two cassette loading stations pumped down at vacuum
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" colspan="2"| Loading via two cassette loading stations pumped down at vacuum
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Loading via dedicated two-slot carousel load lock
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Loading via dedicated two-slot carousel load lock
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Manual loading directly into process chamber
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Loading via dedicated two-slot carousel load lock
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Loading via dedicated two-slot carousel load lock
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Automatic loading via load lock
| style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Automatic loading via load lock
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* Parameter ramping
* Parameter ramping
* Optical endpoint detection
* Optical endpoint detection
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* Laser endpoint detection
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* Parameter ramping
* Parameter ramping
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* SIMS endpoint detection
* SIMS endpoint detection
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! style="background:silver; color:black"| Allowed materials
 
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! style="background:silver; color:black" rowspan="2"| Allowed materials
! style="background:lightgrey; color:black" | Materials
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* Silicon, Silicon oxide, silicon nitride
* Silicon, Silicon oxide, silicon nitride
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* Al, Cr, Ti, W, Mo, Nb
* Al, Cr, Ti, W, Mo, Nb
* Resists
* Resists
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* Silicon, Silicon oxide, silicon nitride
* Fused silica
* Sapphire
* SiC
* GaAs, GaN, InP, with epitaxial layers
* Resists (at low temperature processing)
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* Silicon, Silicon oxide, silicon nitride
* Silicon, Silicon oxide, silicon nitride
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* Resists (at low temperature processing)
* Resists (at low temperature processing)
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* Almost any material, see LabManager
* Almost any material
 
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! style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | Cross contamination sheet
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=105 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=115 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=265 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=398 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=455 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=456 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=266 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=268 Link]
| style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=267 Link]
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