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0010-16392 ESC AssemblyversusAPS

Applied Materials 0010-16392 ESC Assembly, SPTS APS, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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Specifications
OEMApplied Materials[1]—
Model0010-16392[1]—
TypeESC Assembly[1]—
Wafer Size300 mm[2]—
Electrode ConfigurationDual[2]—
System type—ICP-based high density plasma source[3]
Optimization target—Dielectric etching[3]
Processing mode—Single wafer processing[3]
Clamping—Electrostatic clamping[3]
End-point detection—Optical Emission Spectroscopy (EOS) and laser reflectometry/interferometry[3]
Gases available—O2, Ar, CHF3, He, C4F8, SF6, H2[3]
Plasma source type—ICP (inductively coupled plasma) high density plasma source[3]
Available gases—O2 (0-100 sccm), Ar (0-100 sccm), CHF3 (0-100 sccm), He (0-500 sccm), C4F8 (0-100 sccm), SF6 (0-100 sccm & 0-500 sccm), H2 (0-50 sccm)[3]
Wafer clamping—Electrostatic clamping (no EBR required)[3]
Wafer voltage biasing—Independent from the ICP[3]
Process chamber—Single wafer processing with loadlock[3]
Process type—ICP-based high density plasma source[3]
Etch materials—Dielectrics: SiO2, SixNy, SiC, Al2O3, glass types[3]
Wafer bias—Wafer voltage biasing independent from the ICP[3]
Wafer handling—Loadlock/chamber transfers for single wafer processing[3]
Automation—Control software offering fully automated processes[3]
Process gases—O2 (0-100 sccm), He (0-500 sccm), SF6 (0-100 sccm), H2 (0-50 sccm), plus Ar, CHF3, C4F8[3]
Stated processes—BARC_Slow, Si3N4_Smooth, SiO2_PR_1:1, SiO2_PR_2:1, SiO2_PR_3:1, SiO2_PR_3:1_SOFT, SiO2_PR_5:1, SiO2_PR_soft, Pi_vertical, Pi_tapered, Fused_silica, Pyrex, LiNbO3_wafers, Chamber clean[3]
Chuck temperature—10 °C for most processes, 20 °C for fused silica, 25 °C for Pyrex, -10 °C for LiNbO3[3]
Maximum etch time—20 minutes for processes marked with *; longer etches are split into steps with an automatic O2 dry clean between each[3]
Wafer cooling check—Helium leak-up rate (LUR) must not exceed 200 mtorr/min[3]
Plasma source—ICP-based high density plasma source[3]
Wafer biasing—Independent from ICP[3]

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Sources (3)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]Equipment inventory listing
  2. [2]spwindustrial.comspwindustrial.com
  3. [3]epfl.chepfl.ch