GigaStep
Semi-automatic, modular and compact wet bench with all necessary process steps for wafers up to 300 mm
GigaStep
AP&S PRODUCTS
Comprehensive
This system convinces by its smart and modular design. Various wet cleaning processes for different wafer sizes and thicknesses can be used on a compact footprint.
Main Benefits
- Smart, modular design for convenient and cost-effective installation and maintenance as well as for high flexibility for upgrades
- Different wafer sizes and thicknesses can be processed, no adjustments/modifications to the system are required for this purpose.
- Highest reliability with a plant operating time of ≥ 97%
Processes
- Different wet cleaning proceses
- RCA
- Solvent applications
- Solvent applications combined with chemical applications
- Pre-diffusion
- Pre-metal
- Different etching processes, including oxide, nitride, polycrystalline, metals and silicides
Substrates
- Substrates
Wafers, MEMS, optoelectronics, photomasks, glass - Wafer material
Si, SiC, GaN, GaAs, sapphire, glass - Wafer sizes
up to 8″
Technical Features
- Optimized plant footprint
- The plant configuration can be adapted cost-effectively to future product/process changes and customer requirements.
- Processes 2 x 25-wafer batches of 6" to 8" substrates
- Complies with: FM 4910, SEMI S2 and S8, SECS, GEM, CE
- Dry-in/Dry-out or Dry-in/Wet-out possible
- Process control through the latest software technology:
Sensor software interface, suitable for in-house tracking system, extensive process documentation (consumption, media, temperature, cleaning cycles, end of run, login), individual recipes