Chapter 1.3 – Process Modules

Rev. No.

Date

Authors

Description of Revision

MOD 1 - Standard Wafer Cleaning (Piranha Clean)

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01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 2 - Standard Rinse – QDR & SRD

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 3 - Standard Oxide Dip

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 4 - Standard Dehydration Bake

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 5 - Dehydration Bake or Anneal for Old Lab Processed Wafers

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 6 - Standard Photoresist Coating Procedure

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 7 - Standard Photoresist Development

00

01

02

9/07

4/09

8/09

S. Parsa

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Changed LDD-26W to MF-26A (2 instances).

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 8 - Standard Hard Bake

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 9 - Standard De-Scum Procedure

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 10 - Photoresist Removal

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 11 - PRS-3000 Resist Stripping

 

00

01

8/07

8/07

8/09

W. Flounders

K. Chan

L. Petho

Deleted MOD 11 - Acetone Resist Stripping

.Rewrite of the module.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 12 - Plasma Ashing of Photoresist

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 13 - Wafer Cleaning After Resist Removal

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 14 - Photoresist Stripping of Hardened Resist

00

01

9/07

8/09

S. Parsa

L. Petho

Major re-write.

Reviewed. Minor editing throughout the text.

MOD 15 - Standard Wet Oxide Etching

 

 

 

 

MOD 16 - Plasma Etching in Technics-C

 

 

 

 

MOD 17 - Standard Furnace Cleaning

 

 

 

 

MOD 18 - Lift Off Process

00

01

10/07

5/08

M. Wasilik

M. Wasilik

Rewrite of the entire module.

Changes in the Procedures and Notes of G & I-Line Bi-Layer Method.

MOD 19 - Spin-On SiO2 (SOG) for Inter-Metal Dielectric

 

 

 

 

MOD 20 - Standard Wet Nitride Etching

 

 

 

 

MOD 21 - Etching Single-Crystal Silicon

 

 

 

 

MOD 22 - Plasma Etching of Trenches in Single-Crystal Silicon

 

 

 

 

MOD 23 - Plasma Etching of Thick PSG

 

 

 

 

MOD 24 - Contact Etching

 

 

 

 

MOD 25 - "Show" Wafer Process

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10/92

3/94

 8/94

9/96

11/06

D. Hebert

M. Perez

 K. Kis Halas

M. Kushner

D. Bucher

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Added 6” process; changed exposure tool to ksaligner; updated exposure process.

MOD 26 - Lam Monitors

00

9/95

M. Stagno

N/A

MOD 27 - OCG Reversal Image Process

00

01

3/88

11/97

K. Chan

K. Chan

N/A

N/A

MOD 28 - Polyimide Technology

00
01

2/88

11/97

T. Booth

K. Chan

N/A

N/A

MOD 29 - Standard Thick Resist Process  (Shipley's SPR-220 Thick Resist)

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01

02

 

 

03

04

8/04

9/04

2/06

 

 

9/08

4/09

N. Chen

M. Wasilik

K. Chan

 

 

M. Wasilik

S. Parsa

N/A

N/A      

1)       Microlab does not offer STR-1075 photoresist anymore.  SPR 220 - 7.0 photoresist programs

      are added on svgcoat1.

2)       Added thick resist softbake condition.

N/A

Changed LD26W to  MF-26A (2 instances).

MOD 30 - Standard Aluminum Wet Etch

00

10/99

S. Parsa

N/A

MOD 31 - Processing Glass Wafers

00

01

02

03

04

05

8/00

7/02

5/05

2/06

2/07

10/08

S. Parsa

M. Young

M. Wasilik

W. Flounders, S. Parsa

W. Flounders

S. Parsa

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pyrex® and Quartz Plasma Etch Definition Table added.

Added Borofloat® 33 line in C) Glass Properties table.

Added Section VI - Dicing.

MOD 32 - Edge Bead Removal (EBR)

00

8/00

S. Parsa

N/A

MOD 33 - Pocket Wafer Fabrication for 6” Wafer

00

12//04

E. Kim

N/A

MOD 34 - Anodic Bonding

00

01

3/03

8/04

N. Chen

E. Kim, M.Wasilik

N/A

N/A

MOD 35 - Handle Bonding (Reversible Bonding)

00

01

02

03

8/04

10/05

11/07

2/09

N. Chen, M. Wasilik

M. Wasilik

M. Wasilik

M. Wasilik

N/A

Additional note on Cool Greaseä in 1st paragrah of I. Cool Greaseä as a Bonding Agent.

Added Section IV. Revalpha Thermal Release Tape.

Added a flowchart and Section V.  4-inch Wafer Handle Bond for 6-inch Through-Etch Processing

MOD 36 - Fusion Bonding

00

01

4/05

2/07

E. Kim

M. Wasilik

N/A

Added flow chart.

MOD 37 - Standard Anti-Reflective Coating for DUV Process

00

10/08

K. Chan, S. Parsa

New MOD defined for processing  Bottom Anti-Reflective Coating (BARC).

MOD 38 - ITO Deposition by Reactive Thermal Evaporation

00

3/09

D. Queen

Initial write-up of new module.

8/09 – ML