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Revision as of 15:08, 25 June 2018
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The DRIE Pegasus tools at Danchip
In 2010 Danchip acquired DRIE-Pegasus 1 (at the time called DRIE-Pegasus). As a state-of-the-art etch tool with excellent performance and great flexibility, it grew immensely popular and by 2015 it was apparent that we needed yet another tool to cope with the demand. Therefore, in 2016 Pegasus 2 was acquired from a closed-down lab in Morocco and installed next to Pegasus 1.
Then, in 2017 we got our hands on a twin Pegasus system with cassette to cassette vacuum robot at a very reasonable price from a commerciel fab. The twin Pegasus system (will be called Pegasus 3 and 4) will be installed at the old cluster 2 location in cleanroom C1 from August 2018 onwards.
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| DRIE-Pegasus 1 | DRIE-Pegasus 2 |
| Serial MP0636 | Serial MP0641 |
The Bosch process
The DRIE Pegasus tools are state-of-art silicon dry etchers that offer outstanding performance in terms of etch rate, uniformity etc. They use the so-called Bosch process to achieve excellent control of the etched features. Click HERE for more fundamental information of the system. As of 2017, completing the Dry Etch TPT course is mandatory for all new users. On the TPT web page you will find a version of the latest lecture slides - here you will find information as well.
Links to the individual pages for the Pegasi
- DRIE-Pegasus 1
- DRIE-Pegasus 2
- DRIE-Pegasus 3 - installation in progress
- DRIE-Pegasus 4 - installation in progress
Process information
SPTS process notation
Describing a process recipe on the Pegasus may sometimes be difficult because of the great flexibility of the instrument. A compact and precise notation is therefore required for the recipes. Click HERE to find a short description of the official SPTS notation.
Hardware changes
A few hardware modifications have been made on the Pegasus since it was installed in 2010. The changes are listed below.
| DRIE-Pegasus 1 | DRIE-Pegasus 2 | DRIE-Pegasus 3 | DRIE-Pegasus 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose (current or intended) | 4" silicon etch workhorse | Research tool with very limited number of users | 6" silicon etch workhorse | 6" dielectric etcher |
| Manufactured | 2010 | 2010 | ? | ? |
| Serial | MP0636 | MP0641 | ? | ? |
| Electrode size | 4" | 6" | 6" | 6" |
| Hardware options | ? | ? |
General Pegasus information
Wafer bonding
To find information on how to bond wafers or chips to a carrier wafer, click here.
Characterisation of etched trenches
Comparing differences in etched trenches requires a set of common parameters for each trench. Click here to find more information about the parameters used on the DRIE-Pegasus process development.
Material from SPTS