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3TA

Thermal / Diffusion4 in, 5-6 in, 8 in, 12 inIntroduced Produced 1980–YES 3TA family
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  • Plate 01Yield Engineering YES-3TA Vapor Prime Oven #58252

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  • Plate 02Yield Engineering YES-3TA Vapor Prime Oven #58252

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Wafer size

4 in, 5-6 in, 8 in, 12 in

Produced

1980–

Vacuum

Vacuum Bake / Vapor Prime Systems[2]

Performance

2 full loads/hr[1]

What is it?

The sources describe the YES-3TA as part of Yield Engineering Systems' Vacuum Bake/Vapor Prime systems. It is listed with capacities for 8 cassettes of 4-inch wafers or 1 cassette of 5-8 inch wafers, 2 full loads per hour throughput, less than 10x1-micron particles per 4-inch wafer cleanliness, HMDS usage under 4 ml per 200 wafers, and a maximum temperature of 160°C.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

  • pre-programmed dehydration
  • vapor deposition of a priming agent

What do the numbers mean?

Vacuum & pumping1

Category
Vacuum Bake / Vapor Prime Systems[2]
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Wafer handling3

Capacity
8 cassettes of 4-inch wafers, or 1 cassette of 5-8 inch wafers[1]
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Cleanliness
less than 10x1 micron particles per 4-inch wafer[1]
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HMDS usage
<4 ml/200 wafers (120 prime cycles/pint)[1]
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Performance1

Throughput
2 full loads/hr[1]
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Configuration & options2

Model
YES-3TA[2]
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Temperature
160°C max[1]
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Vintage & configurations

  1. 1980Production start[1]

    Vacuum Bake / Vapor Prime was the first product YES produced back in 1980.

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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.

  • CategoryVacuum Bake / Vapor Prime Systems[2]

Where are the manuals?

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Not publicly documented

The following facts about the 3TA 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 3TA 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 3TA 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 3TA are on record.

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

  • The process node or technology generation of the 3TA is not on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM datasheet or a fab qualification report

  • No publicly documented compatible parts, consumables, or accessories for the 3TA 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]Image Reversal Product Specification Chartweb.archive.orgweb.archive.org
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