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CPX Pegasus versus XeF2

SPTS CPX Pegasus and SPTS XeF2, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from its cited encyclopedia entry.

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Attribute
XeF2SPTS
OEMSPTSSPTS
CategoryEtchEtch
Wafer sizeUp to 6-inch wafers
Process node
Introduced
Production run
Lifecycle
Lifecycle milestones2013 Acquisition of XACTIX, Inc. · 2013 XACTIX acquisition
Control system
Generation
FamilySPTS CPX PegasusSPTS XeF2
Specifications
Configuration2 Chambers[1]
Frequency60Hz[1]
Source RF GeneratorMKS 6.5 kw RF Power Generator[1]
Platen RF GeneratorMKS/ENI ACG 3B 13.56MHz RF Generator[1]
Rotary Pump3 PCS[1]
Turbo pump2 PCS[1]
DI WaterSMC HRZ-L2-DY chiller[1]
Silicon oilSMC HRZL-D chiller[1]
Etch typeIsotropic etch[2]
SelectivityOver 1000:1 between Si/photoresist, Si/SiO2, and Si/SiN[2]
Gas flow modesContinuous and pulsed gas flow[2]
Operating temperatureRoom temperature[2]
PlasmaNo plasma[2]
Substrate sizeUp to 6-inch wafers[2]
Isotropic etch materialsSi, Mo, Ge, W, C[2]

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Sources (2)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]inventory listing
  2. [2]aggiefab.tamu.eduaggiefab.tamu.edu