Process Hierarchy

  Photoresist develop
Process characteristics:
Material
Material*
Depth 1 .. 10 µm
Feature geometry
Shape of feature with dimensions characterized by the minimum feature size
line
Min feature size 2 µm
Sides processed both
Wafer size
Wafer size
Equipment Wetbench
Equipment characteristics:
Wafer geometry
Types of wafers this equipment can accept
no-flat, 1-flat, 2-flat, notched
Wafer holder
Device that holds the wafers during processing.
teflon carrier
Wafer materials
List of wafer materials this tool can accept (not list of all materials, just the wafer itself).
glass (category), Pyrex (Corning 7740), quartz (single crystal), silicon
Wafer thickness
List or range of wafer thicknesses the tool can accept
300 .. 1500 µm