Applied Materials

Precision 5000

Legacy DepositionIntroduced 1987Produced 1987–Applied Materials Precision 5000 family

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Produced

1987–

Gas delivery

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)^[1]

What is it?

The Precision 5000 was introduced by Applied Materials in 1987 as a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) machine. The source states that it differed from existing machines by incorporating diverse processes into a single machine with multiple process chambers, and that it was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's permanent collection in 1993.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

Semiconductor manufacturing

What do the numbers mean?

Gas & chemistry1

Process: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)^[1]

Configuration & options1

Architecture: Single machine with multiple process chambers; incorporated diverse processes^[1]

Vintage & configurations

1987Production start^[1]
Applied Materials introduced the Precision 5000 in 1987.
1987Introduction^[1]
Applied introduced the Precision 5000 chemical vapor deposition machine.
1993Smithsonian collection^[1]
The Applied Materials Precision 5000 was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's permanent collection of Information Age technology.
1993Smithsonian permanent collection induction^[1]
The Precision 5000 was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's permanent collection of Information Age technology.

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What does it need to run?

Site utility requirements, footprint, and infrastructure needed to install and operate this tool. Sourced from public records.

ProcessChemical vapor deposition (CVD)^[1]

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The following facts about the Precision 5000 are absent from this record as of this revision. First-hand knowledge or a citation closes a gap; every submission is reviewed before publication.

Fewer than 3 independently cited specifications for the Precision 5000 are on record; the remainder await public documentation.
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No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Precision 5000 are on record.
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The control-system platform and OS era of the Precision 5000 are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Precision 5000 are on record.
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The process node or technology generation of the Precision 5000 is not on record.
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