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Kiyo FX

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What it is

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The Kiyo FX is part of Lam Research's Kiyo family of conductor etch chambers, designed for advanced node fabrication.

How it works

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Plasma etch systems generate a reactive gas plasma inside a vacuum chamber. Ions and radicals from the plasma bombard the wafer surface, selectively removing material according to a patterned mask.

Where it fits in the process flow

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In a typical fabrication flow, the Kiyo FX performs conductor etch for applications such as gate, contact, and interconnect patterning.

Applications

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The Kiyo FX is used for etching conductive materials in advanced logic and memory devices. Applications include polysilicon gate etch, metal contact etch, and dielectric removal in conjunction with conductor layers.

What do the numbers mean?

Wafer handling1

Wafer size
12 inch[1]
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Configuration & options2

With Equipment Front-End Module (EFEM)[1]
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Vintage
2020[1]
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The following facts about the Kiyo FX are absent from this record as of this revision. First-hand knowledge or a citation closes a gap; every submission is reviewed before publication.

  • No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the Kiyo FX are on record.

    Answerable by: OEM historical records or a trade-press announcement

  • No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Kiyo FX are on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM product catalog or an engineer who ordered or specified the tool

  • The control-system platform and OS era of the Kiyo FX are not on record.

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  • No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Kiyo FX are on record.

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  • The process node or technology generation of the Kiyo FX is not on record.

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Last updated Oct 10, 2026.

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