Plasmatherm #2

Plasmatherm #2

Nick's Notes:

Plasmatherm II Training (2).pdf

David's Notes:

  • Left chamber is for etching Si and Right is for etching SiO2 and Si3N4
  • Chambers are left in vacuum. Must vent to load
    • utilities → select active → (select right/left)
    • **if vent is greyed out, press standby on bottom left, then go back to select vent**
      • **if this still doesn't work, press on, then standby**
  • Cleaning
    1. wipe down stage and showerhead with water or IPA on a clean wipe
      • only wipe showerhead in one direction.
    2. Close chamber then pump down to low vac
      1. utilities → pump chamber → low vacuum
    3. O2 clean - should always perform O2 clean before using the tool and 5 min O2 clean after 45 min of use
      • process → load
        • select "o2 clean.prc" recipe in main recipe folder
  • Running process
    • Find recipe in



  • **if any problems arise, click "end step" until out of problem step, not abort **