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0 500versus2800 RTP

Blue M 0 500, Mattson 2800 RTP, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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Attribute
0 500Blue M
2800 RTPMattson
OEMBlue MMattson
CategoryThermal / DiffusionThermal / Diffusion
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FamilyBlue M 0 500Mattson 2800 RTP
Cited variants—
  • AST 2800 RTP[1]
Specifications
ManufacturerBlue M[2]Mattson[3]
Model0 500[2]2800[3]
Asset number139866[2]—
Last confirm dateSeptember 10, 2025[2]—
Equipment typeOven[2]Rapid Thermal Process (RTP) system[3]
Configuration—ATM-307-S-CE Robot[3]
Type—Rapid Thermal Process (RTP) system[3]
Make—Mattson[3]
Dual-side heating—For high ramp rates[4]
Independent lamp control—Improved temperature uniformity across wafer[4]
Dynamic individual lamp adjustment—Available in any step for excellent uniformity during all process steps[4]
OPUS simulation model—For easy uniformity optimization with small number of test wafers[4]
Pyrogenic ambient control—For thicker oxides at lower temperatures and reduced thermal stress[4]
Optimized tube purge—<10 sec[4]
Throughput—30% increased throughput[4]
Footprint—Small footprint[4]
Uptime—High uptime[4]
Category—Thermal / Diffusion[5]
Description—workhorse tool for mainstream RTP applications[4]
Heating approach—dual-side heating[4]
Lamp control—independent lamp control[4]
Lamp adjustment—dynamic individual lamp adjustment in any step[4]
Ambient control—pyrogenic ambient control[4]
Tube purge—optimized tube purge (<10 sec)[4]
Applications—silicide/barrier formation; BPSG reflow and densification; shallow junction formation; implant annealing; poly emitter drive-in; thin gate dielectrics; RTO, RTN and RTON process; new gate dielectrics; thermal donor annihilation; multilayer annealing for metallization; solar cells; ferroelectrics (e.g. PZT)[4]

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Sources (5)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]waferpedia.comwaferpedia.com
  2. [2]Equipment inventory listing
  3. [3]inventory listing
  4. [4]web.archive.orgweb.archive.org
  5. [5]waferpedia.comwaferpedia.com