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==Overview of the performance of PECVD thin films and some process related parameters==
==Overview of the performance of PECVD thin films and some process related parameters==
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!colspan="2" border="none" style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center"|PECVD
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>PECVD2</b>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>PECVD3</b>
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!style="background:silver; color:black;" align="left"|Purpose
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Deposition of dielectrica
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*Silicon oxide
*Silicon nitride
*Silicon oxynitride
*PBSG (Phosphorous Boron doped Silica Glass)
*Silicon oxide doped with Germanium
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*Silicon oxide
*Silicon nitride
*Silicon oxynitride
*PBSG (Phosphorous Boron doped Silica Glass)
*Silicon oxide doped with Germanium
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" rowspan="4" valign="top" |Performance
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Film thickness
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*~10nm - 30µm
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*~10nm - 30µm
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Index of refraction
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*~1.4-2.1
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*~1.4-2.1
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Step coverage
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*In general: Not so good
*PBSG: Floats at 1000<sup>o</sup>C
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*In general: Not so good
*PBSG: Floats at 1000<sup>o</sup>C
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Film quality
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*Not so dense film
*Hydrogen will be incorporated in the films
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*Not so dense film
*Hydrogen will be incorporated in the films
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" rowspan="3"  valign="top" |Process parameter range
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Process Temperature
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*300 <sup>o</sup>C
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*300 <sup>o</sup>C
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Process pressure
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*~200-900 mTorr
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*~200-900 mTorr
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Gas flows
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*SiH<math>_4</math>:0-50 sccm
*N<math>_2</math>O:0-4260 sccm
*NH<math>_3</math>:0-740 sccm
*N<math>_2</math>:0-3000 sccm
*GeH<math>_4</math>:0-6.00 sccm
*5%PH<math>_3</math>:0-100 sccm
*3%B<math>_2</math>H<math>_6</math>:0-1000 sccm
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*SiH<math>_4</math>:0-60 sccm
*N<math>_2</math>O:0-3000 sccm
*NH<math>_3</math>:0-1000 sccm
*N<math>_2</math>:0-3000 sccm
*GeH<math>_4</math>:0-6.00 sccm
*5%PH<math>_3</math>:0-99 sccm
*5%B<math>_2</math>H<math>_6</math>:0-1000 sccm
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" rowspan="3" valign="top" |Substrates
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Batch size
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*1-3 4" wafer per run
*1 6" wafer per run
*Or several smaller pieces
*Deposition on one side of the substrate
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*One 4" wafer per run
*One 6" wafer per run
*Or several smaller pieces on carrier wafer
*Deposition on one side of the substrate
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| style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Materials allowed
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*Silicon wafers, Quartz (fused silica) wafers,
**with layers of silicon oxide or silicon (oxy)nitride
*III-V wafers (on special carriers)
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*Silicon wafers, Quarts (fused silica) wafers
**with layers of silicon oxide or silicon (oxy)nitride
**Other material (can be allowed if less than 3.9 cm2 is exposed to the plasma (<5% coverage of a 4" wafer), please ask!
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