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We have a small suite of dry etch tools for both reactive ion etching (RIE) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching. These tools have a range of process gases, with dedicated tools for Chlorine-based etching of III-V semiconductors and Fluorine-based etching of dielectrics.
Item | Compatibility |
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ICP etching for compound semiconductor materials; Chlorine-based chemistry in a load-locked ICP chamber | Uniform etching over 4" substrates |
Metal-free process; Tabletop RIE tool for silica, silicon nitride, polymer etching | Chips upto 3" wafers |
Fluorine-based chemistry; RIE for general etching - mixed chemistry | Optimised for small chip work |
ICP for metal contaminated processes - mixed chemistry | Optimised for small chip work |
ICP etching - For silicon, silica, silicon nitride including deep silicon of etching (Bosch or cryo process) | Chips upto 4" wafers |
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Turnaround time is generally from one week, although this could be faster or slower depending on the work package; please contact us for more details.
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