Lab Members Update  – January 6, 2004

 

 

Equipment & Process Updates

 

CENTURA

Microlab has completed Tier 0 (plumb and site tool) and Microlab and AMAT have completed Tier I (all facilities operational, all tool mechanical and electrical operational, all gas lines N2 tested, all wafer handling verified and aligned – no process test) of the Centura etcher install. AMAT engineers have now commenced Tier 2 - base process verification.  At present there is an issue with the end-point system.  

 

DISCO & SINKPLATE

432D is being restaged. technics-a and technics-b have been moved to room 432 and will become part of a PECVD cluster, which includes “oxford2”. disco will be moved across the room. The former location of disco will become lab member storage. A replacement for sinkplate is being sought. A new HEPA filter has been installed in the ceiling of 432D.

 

GAWS6

A GCA 8500 stepper is slated to replace gcaws1. gcaws6 is a 5x I-line 6” stepper with a .35 na, 22 mm field size and automated reticle management.  gcaws6 replaces gcaws1. Lab members with 4” wafers and 10X masks currently using gcaws1 will have gcaws2 available for use. Installation is slated for the March/April timeframe. Install will interrupt the use of gcaws2 for up to one week. A final date will be announced several weeks before work proceeds. Members that plan on 6” substrates and i-line stepper capability are encouraged to develop and submit their new mask jobs.

 

EDWARDS

Edwards, the FANUC-donated sputter system is available for use in GL2 in the DC sputter mode. The

rf power supply is not yet available. Advantages of the Edwards are user-changeable targets and the small target diameter (~3”), which reduces the cost of targets. We currently have Au, Cu, Ni, and Pt targets available. The Au and Pt targets must be checked out from the office. Use will be charged by weight loss.

 

FLIPCHIP

A Karl Suss model FC150 flip-chip bonder is slated for installation in Y1. This will require moving mask storage and rearranging the tools in Y1. A new mask storage area will be created in the solid red wall panel, which borders the hallway, opposite Y1. The Cory Hall Machine Shop is fabricating a 4’ x 6’ set of shelves to hold lab member mask boxes. We have not yet gained possession of flipchip. If all goes well estimated installation date is end of February

 

OXFORD2

Fanuc-donated PECVD system. oxford2 will be tested with standard PECVD oxide and nitride. It offers the advantage of 425C platen temperature and a dual frequency plasma source for stress adjustment.

 

P5000

Under test for TEOS oxide and boron-doped (source = TEB) oxide. Not released for general use at present.

 

SINK4

A new FANUC-donated sink4 will be installed January 14. Installation will take 1-2 days. The area open for use but may be difficult to use during installation.

 

SINK9

sink9 will soon be dedicated for ultra clean use. A dedicated srd stack (sink9srd) will be installed. Installation should begin sometime late in January.

 

SPINNER2

A Fanuc-donated CEE model 100 spinner will replace the former spinner2. The worktables that currently accommodate spinner1 and the area adjacent to it will be modified to accommodate spinner2 and an experimental resist setup. The final height from the floor of spinner1 and spinner2 will be lower than at present for better ergonomics.

 

SVGCOAT3

A new SVG 8600 series 6” coat track has been purchased and will be sighted in Y1. svgcoat3 resembles svgcoat1 and svgcoat2. At present it will be configured with thick-PR and backside EBR with the ability to add additional dispense when need.

 

TECHNICS-A/B

Moved to 432. A new gas control system as well as a new pressure control is being completed.

 

TYSTAR14 (solid source boron)

A 6” boat and 6” solid source wafers for doping up to 1125 C are   now available for B+ doping in tystar14. If you are interested in using the new boat please e-mail l

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TYSTAR20

BCL3 .1%/bal. Helium will be added to tystar20. It replaces the PH3 dopant.  Tystar20 will be down ~ 2day to complete this install.

 

Safety

 

PIRANHA/ACID WASTE DISPOSAL

The installation of an acid waste neutralization system is in progress. This system assures Cory Hall meets environmental regulations. Once installed piranha disposal will be simplified.

 

CHEMICAL INVENTORY

The chemical inventory for the Microlab was updated as required by EH&S. The Microlab chemical inventories are up-to-date.

 

CHP UPDATE

An EH&S-style Chemical Hygiene Plan has been posted in Microlab rooms 107, 190, 218 and 420 as required by Campus EH&S. In addition, the IML version of this CHP covers Microlab rooms 161 and 163. These documents are supplemental to the more robust Microlab CHP which is available online at:

http://microlab.berkeley.edu/labmanual/chap1/1.2.html

 

LABELER

A PC with thermal printer has been placed in AN3, next to the telephone. This PC/printer is capable of high speed printing on 3 x 2” label stock with non-permanent adhesive. A set of instructions resides by the printer. Lab members are encouraged to label their frock, masks and wafers using this labeler.

 

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