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Rainbow 4720 Dry

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The Lam Rainbow 4720 Dry is a dry etcher made by Lam Research. The Rainbow 4720 Dry supports 6 inch wafers.[1]

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What it is

The Rainbow 4720 is classified as a dry etcher.[1]

The Rainbow 4720 processes 6-inch wafers.[1]

How it works

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Ions and radicals from the plasma chemically react with the wafer material and physically bombard the surface to etch defined patterns.

What do the numbers mean?

Wafer handling1

Wafer Size
6 inch[1]
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Configuration & options3

Manufacturer
Lam Research[1]
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Model
Rainbow 4720[1]
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Category
Etch[2]
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The following facts about the Rainbow 4720 Dry are absent from this record as of this revision. First-hand knowledge or a citation closes a gap; every submission is reviewed before publication.

  • No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the Rainbow 4720 Dry are on record.

    Answerable by: OEM historical records or a trade-press announcement

  • No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Rainbow 4720 Dry are on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM product catalog or an engineer who ordered or specified the tool

  • The control-system platform and OS era of the Rainbow 4720 Dry are not on record.

    Answerable by: an engineer who operated it or OEM installation records

  • No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Rainbow 4720 Dry are on record.

    Answerable by: a field service engineer, process engineer, or maintenance technician

  • The process node or technology generation of the Rainbow 4720 Dry is not on record.

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  1. [1]Equipment inventory listing
  2. [2]waferpedia.comwaferpedia.com
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