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|Purpose ||Deposition of silicon nitride ||Stoichiometry:
|style="background:silver; color:black"|Purpose ||style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Deposition of silicon nitride ||style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|Stoichiometry:
*Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>
*Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>
*SRN
*SRN
SRN: Silicon Rich Nitride
SRN: Silicon Rich Nitride
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|Performance||Film thickness||
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*Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>:~50Å - ~3000Å
*Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>:~50Å - ~3000Å
*SRN: ~50Å - ~10000Å
*SRN: ~50Å - ~10000Å
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|||Step coverage
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*Good
*Good
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|||Film quality
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*Dense film
*Dense film
*Few defects
*Few defects
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|Process parameter range||Process Temperature
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*800-835 <sup>o</sup>C
*800-835 <sup>o</sup>C
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*80-230 mTorr
*80-230 mTorr
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*SiH<math>_2</math>Cl<math>_2</math>:10-100 sccm
*SiH<math>_2</math>Cl<math>_2</math>:10-100 sccm
*NH<math>_3</math>:10-75 sccm
*NH<math>_3</math>:10-75 sccm
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|Substrates||Batch size
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*1-25 4" wafer per run
*1-25 4" wafer per run
*deposition on both sides of the substrate
*deposition on both sides of the substrate
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*Silicon wafers (new from the box or RCA cleaned)
*Silicon wafers (new from the box or RCA cleaned)
**with layers of silicon oxide or silicon (oxy)nitride (RCA cleaned)
**with layers of silicon oxide or silicon (oxy)nitride (RCA cleaned)