Revision History for Chapter 6 – Thin Film Systems

Rev. No.

Date

Authors

Description of Revision

6.0 - Sputterers

6.01 - Hummer Sputtering System (for SEM samples ONLY)

00

01

1/02

12/06

K. Chan

K. Chan

N/A

- Equipment moved to Room 145.

6.02 - Novellus m2i Sputtering System

00

01

02

03

4/03

10/04

6/07

4/08

L. Voros, S. Parsa

H. Takekuchi, J. Donnelly

J. Lai

J. Donnelly

N/A

N/A

- Extensive updates.

- Added a sentence at the end of Section 8.1.2 and Section 10.4 Fault Recovery.

6.03 - Randex System

00

01

02

03

04

05

5/03

6/03

10/05

10/06

7/07

1/08

R. Hamilton

S. Parsa, K. Dunphy

M. Linan

M. Linan

W. Flounders

R. Hamilton

N/A

N/A

- Changes in Target Section 9.1

- Added  Section 9.5 – Cryo Pump Regeneration Procedure.

- Added paragraphs in Section 10.0 – Troubleshooting Guidelines

- Deleted Pt target in the inventory list as it has worn out and will not be replaced.

6.04 - CPA Sputtering System

00

01

02

03

 

04

8/00

8/03

10/04

3/06

 

7/08

S. Parsa, J. Chang

K. Chan

S. Parsa

K. Chan, S. Parsa

 

E. Szentkiralyi

N/A

N/A

N/A

- Added cross-contamination warning message (pallets), and other changes to reorganize /update the operation of the tool.

- Grammatical corrections and clarification of operating instructions throughout the chapter.

6.06 - MRC 8600 Operation

99

01

7/02

3/04

E. Kim

M. Wasilik

N/A

N/A

6.07 - Edwards Auto 306 DC and RF Sputter Coater

00

01

 

02

 

 

 

03

04

05

06

7/04

9/05

10/05

6/06

 

8/06

8/06

10/06

10/06

3/07

7/07

C. White

W. Flounders

R. Hamilton

R. Hamilton

 

S. Parsa

R. Hamilton

J. Morford

W. Flounders, S. Parsa

D. Queen

R. Hamilton

- Initial write-up of chapter.

- Additional info on dielectric materials in Section 5.8.

- Additional info on metal targets in Sections 9.11.2 and 9.12.2.

- Added one line on previous metal targets in Section 8.0 and one line on max. temp. of the substrate heater in Section 3.0.

- Added Note in Section 9.4.

- Au (gold) out of Available Targets in Section 8.0.

- Modified Section 9.9 (MFC).

- Cut off limit defined for power. Added process data in Section 7.0.

- Updated available materials and RF deposition instructions.

- Updated subsection 5.7 Sputtering Materials.

6.08 - AMS Aluminum Nitride

00

01

02

03

04

3/05

6/05

3/06

3/07

5/08

G. Piazza

M. Wasilik

M. Wasilik

R. Hamilton

W. Flounders

Initial write-up of chapter.

N/A

- Material restrictions update.

- Updated vendor’s contact.

- Deleted previous subsection 6.3, modified 8.4 Materials Restrictions.

6.10 - Evaporators

6.11 - NRC Evaporator

00

01

03

04

9/03

10/06

4/07

8/07

A.M. Fennimore

B. D. Sosnowchik

D. Queen

J. Morford

N/A

- Major changes in Sections 2.0 Purposes, 6.0 Safety, and 9.0 Equipment Operation.

- Minor grammatical updates.

- Changes in Sections 9.7, 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12.

6.12 - Veeco 401 Vacuum System

00

01

02

03

1/02

9/06

3/07

3/08

N. Chronis

J. Mehl

D. Queen

J. Morford

N/A

N/A

- Added Appendix on the Rotating Sample Stage and updated the operating procedures.

- Added  Section 10.1  (Vacuum System Lock-Up).

6.14 - Edwards EB3 Electron Beam Evaporator

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

3/03

7/04

7/05

10/06

1/07

4/07

10/07

5/08

9/08

J.-S. Hung

J. Donnelly

R. Hamilton

W. Flounders

W. Flounders

R. Hamilton

J. Morford

J. Morford

R. Hamilton

N/A

N/A

N/A

-  Added note on grease in Sections 9.14 and  8.4.

-  Added four informational paragraphs from Poco Graphite as Section 10.11 – Crucibles.

-  Added info in Sections 3.0 – Scope and 9.16 about LN trap

-  Changed Section 5.5 and added new section after 9.27..

-  Changed Section 9.2.

-  Added Note in subsections 5.8 and 9.17.

6.15 - ULTEK E-Beam Evaporator

00

01

1/07

1/07

C. Keller

W. Flounders

-  Re-write of chapter.

-  Added four informational paragraphs from Poco Graphite as Section 10.11 – Crucibles.

6.17 - MBE2 Manual

N/A

1/01

R. Klockenbrink,

H. Sohn, P. Specht, R. Zhao

N/A

6.20 – CVD Thin Films

6.22 - Parylene Deposition System 2010 Labcoter 2

00

01

02

03

04

05

8/00

3/03

7/03

8/04

5/05

10/06

M. Wasilik

E. Kim

R. Prohaska

E. Kim

R. Hamilton

M. Wasilik

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

-  Added schematic with feedback block diagram; updated cold trap operation instructions.

6.23 - AMST Molecular Vapor Deposition System MVD100

00

01

02

03

04

05

 

 

 

 

06

1/05

5/05

3/06

2/07

10/07

10/07

 

 

 

 

3/08

J. Chang

W. Flounders

M. Wasilik

W. Flounders

W. Flounders

M. Wasilik

 

 

 

 

M. Wasilik

N/A

N/A

- VUV lamp assembly

- Added 10.6 To restart AMST Section in Troubleshooting Guidelines.

- Swapped values in lines 1 and 2 in subsections 12.1 and 12.2

1)  Paragraph added at the end of  Section 2.0 – Purpose.

2)  Section 8.4 added.

3)  Addition of some points in VUV Lamp Assembly.

4)  Added Figures 2 and 3.

5)  Changes in Vapor Order and in description of Appendices 12.1 and 12.2.

N/A

6.28 - P5000 MOS/Non-MOS Clean TEOS PECVD & ThCVD System (4" and 6")

00

01

3/04

5/07

S. Parsa, J. Chang

J. Chang

N/A

-  Moved subsection 9.3.6 (“Touch the SYSTEM…”) to 9.3.10.

6.29 - Oxford Plasmalab 80plus PECVD System

00

01

02

03

2/05

10/05

6/08

7/08

J. Chang

M. Leullier

P. Monadgemi

J. Chang

N/A

- Added references to manuals in the Applicable Documents section.

- Added recipe for amorphous silicon in the appendices.

- Minor revisions.

6.30 - Plasma Quest ECR PECVD System

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6.31 – Ion Beam Deposition System (4” and 6”)

00

7/07

M. Chan, D. Jones, D. Myers

- Initial write-up of the chapter.

9/08 - ML