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903e

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What is it?

Sources describe the Tegal 903e as a diode plasma etch tool/system used in semiconductor manufacturing. It is reported in use for oxide etching and oxide contacts, with other stated applications including pad etch, passivation etch, oxide/contact/via etch, LDD spacer etch, polyimide ILD etch, resist/SOG planarization, and compound-semiconductor or III-V etch applications. The platform is described as accommodating 75 mm to 150 mm round silicon and GaAs substrates, and in one source as configurable for rectangular substrates from 100 mm to 125 mm on a side.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

  • oxide contacts
  • oxide etching
  • pad etch
  • passivation etch
  • oxide/contact/via etch
  • LDD spacer etch
  • polyimide ILD etch
  • resist/SOG planarization
  • GaAs and other III-V materials applications
  • pad passivation etch
  • zero layer
  • non-selective nitride
  • backside etch
  • planarization
  • poly etch

What do the numbers mean?

Wafer handling4

Substrate diameter range
75 mm to 150 mm round silicon and gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates[1]
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Substrate diameter range
75 mm to 150 mm round silicon and GaAs substrates[3]
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Substrate format
rectangular substrates from 100 mm to 125 mm on a side[1]
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Substrate format
square and rectangular substrates[2]
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Configuration & options2

Tool type
diode plasma etch tool[1]
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Tool type
plasma etch system[2]
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Vintage & configurations

  1. 2000-07-18sale announced[1]

    Tegal announced the sale of a 903e diode plasma etch tool to a large consumer products manufacturer in Japan.

  2. 2001-04-10order announced[2]

    Tegal announced an order for a Tegal 903e plasma etch system from Opto Tech Corporation.

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Not publicly documented

The following facts about the 903e 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 variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the 903e 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 903e 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 903e are on record.

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

  • The process node or technology generation of the 903e is not on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM datasheet or a fab qualification report

  • No publicly documented compatible parts, consumables, or accessories for the 903e are on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM parts catalog or a service engineer

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Sources & citations

Sources (3)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]web.archive.orgweb.archive.orgweb.archive.org
  2. [2]web.archive.orgweb.archive.orgweb.archive.org
  3. [3]web.archive.orgweb.archive.orgweb.archive.org
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