Application List

Process Application Typical Gases or Liquid Precursors Used
Plasma Etch
Metal Etch Cl2, BCl3, HCl, CF4, SF6
Poly Silicon Etch Cl2, HBr, Br2, SF6, CF4, NF3, C4F8
Nitride Etch, Oxide Etch CF4, CHF3, C2F6, C3F8, C4F8, CH2F2, NF3,
SF6, O2
Tungsten Etchback SF6
Ion Implantation
High, Medium, Low AsH3, PH3, BF3, P, As, Sb, Sb(CH3)3, GeH4, GeF4
ALD, LPCVD, PECVD, HDP-CVD
TEOS, undoped TEOS, O2, O3
BPSG TEOS, O3, TMP, TMB, SiH4, PH3, B2H6
Poly-Si (doped) SiH4, (AsH3, PH3)
Silicon Germanium SiH4, GeH4
Oxide SiH4, O2
Nitride, doped SiH4, NH3, (TMP, TMB, SiH4, PH3, B2H6)
Oxynitride, doped SiH4, NH3, N2O, (TMP, TMB, SiH4, PH3, B2H6)
Low-k dielectrics 1MS, 2MS, 3MS, 4MS, DMDMOS
High-k dielectrics TMA, TEMAH, TDEAH, TAETO, PET
Gate Electrodes MPA, Ru(Etcp)2, PEMAT
Copper CVD Cu(hfac)(TMVS)
Tungsten (Silicide) WF6, SiH4, H2, (DCS)
Barrier Layers TiCl4, NH3, TDMAT, PDMATa, PDEATa,
TAETO, W(CO)6
Plasma Chamber Cleaning
PFC plasma C2F6, C4F8, NF3
Remote NF3 plasma F2
Epitaxy
Silicon (doped) DCS, TCS, SiH4, (AsH3, PH3, B2H6)
Silicon-Germanium SiH4, GeH4, CBr4, 1MS, 2MS, 3MS, HCl
Silicon-Carbide (SiC) SiH4, CH4, C3H8, TMA, HCl
Compound Semiconductors, Optoelectronics, III-V on Si
GaAs, InP MOVPE (MOCVD) TMGa, AsH3, TBA, TMIn, PH3, TBP
GaN MOVPE (MOCVD) TMGa, NH3, UDMH
MBE (MOMBE) As, P, AsH3, PH3
III-V Etch Cl2, BCl3, HBr, SiF4, SF6, CH4, GaCl3, InCl3, AsH3, O2
Photovoltaics
Concentrator Photovoltaics PH3, AsH3, metalorganics, SiH4, GeH4
CIGS H2S, H2Se
Gas Supply
Emergency Gas Release Absorbers Toxics, Pyrophorics, Corrosives
Gas Cabinet Purging