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==Cleaning of wafers or masks== | ==Cleaning of wafers or masks== | ||
Cleaning of wafers or masks with sulphuric acid can be done either in a dedicated tank "7-up" or in the fume hood in a beaker "Piranha" | Cleaning of wafers or masks with sulphuric acid can be done either in a dedicated tank "7-up" or in the fume hood in a beaker "Piranha" | ||
Both 7-up and Piranha removes heavy organics. | Both 7-up and Piranha removes heavy organics. | ||
Always use one of these after KOH to remove alkali ions before further processing. 7-up and Piranha are also used as cleaning solutions after stripping resist. | Always use one of these after KOH to remove alkali ions before further processing. 7-up and Piranha are also used as cleaning solutions after stripping resist. | ||
[[Image:7-up_6inch.jpg|300x300px|right|thumb|7-up 6" in cleanroom 4. <br\> -Up to 25 wafers of 4" or 6" at a time.<br\> -Materials allowed: Silicon, Silicon oxide, Silicon nitride, PolySi]] | |||
[[Image:7-up_Mask.jpg|300x300px|right|thumb|7-up for masks and glass wafers positioned in cleanroom 4:<br\> -Up to 25 glass wafers of 4" at a time or 4 masks.<br\> -Materials allowed: Silicon, Silicon oxide, Silicon nitride, PolySi, glass, chromium]] | |||
[[Image:7-up_RR3.jpg|300x300px|right|thumb|7-up 4": positioned in cleanroom 3<br\> -Up to 19 wafers of 4" at a time.<br\> -Materials allowed: Silicon, Silicon oxide, Silicon nitride, PolySi]] | |||
===Comparing data for "7-up" and Piranha=== | ===Comparing data for "7-up" and Piranha=== | ||
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