Packaging refers to the process steps that form the protective enclosure around a finished chip and create the external connections for input/output. Consumer demand for smaller, faster, and more powerful mobile electronics is driving the development of alternate packaging approaches. Strategies include wafer-level packaging – where chips are packaged while still on the wafer, then separated – using bumping, redistribution layers, and fan-out packaging approaches. Another technique is the use of through-silicon vias (TSVs), which are conductive pillars of metal that connect stacks of chips. These strategies generate multiple challenges for the processing steps involved, such as managing a range of feature shapes, multiple material types, and strict thermal budgets.
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
Combining CVD and ALD technologies, these market-leading systems deposit highly conformal metal films for advanced tungsten metallization applications.
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Deep Reactive Ion Etch (DRIE)
These products deliver exceptional process control at high productivity for several critical and non-critical deep silicon etch applications.
DV-Prime & Da Vinci Product Families
Wet Clean/Strip/Etch
These products provide the process flexibility needed with high productivity to address multiple wafer cleaning steps throughout manufacturing.
Flex Product Family
Atomic Layer Etch (ALE) Reactive Ion Etch (RIE)
Our dielectric etch systems offer application-focused capabilities for creating a wide range of challenging structures in advanced devices.
Metryx Product Family
Mass Metrology
Our mass metrology systems deliver sub-milligram measurement capability for advanced process monitoring and control of three-dimensional device structures.
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Reliant Systems Wet Clean/Strip/Etch
Our refurbished and newly built Reliant products offer reliable, production-proven solutions at low cost of ownership for a range of frontside and backside/bevel cleans.
Reliant Deposition Products
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) High-Density Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (HDP-CVD) Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) Reliant Systems
The refurbished and newly built Reliant products offer reliable, production-proven solutions at low cost of ownership for dielectric film applications.
Reliant Etch Products
Deep Reactive Ion Etch (DRIE) Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) Reliant Systems
The refurbished and newly built Reliant products offer reliable, production-proven solutions at low cost of ownership for conductor, dielectric, and metal etch applications.
SABRE 3D Product Family
Electrochemical Deposition (ECD)
Using our proven Electrofill technology, these high-productivity systems deliver quality metal films for advanced packaging applications.
Sense.i Product Family
Atomic Layer Etch (ALE) Deep Reactive Ion Etch (DRIE)
Our latest etch platform offers unparalleled system intelligence in a compact, high-density architecture to deliver process performance at the highest productivity.
SP Series Product Family
Wet Clean/Strip/Etch
This proven product family delivers reliable, cost-efficient wet clean/wet etch solutions that gently remove unwanted materials from the wafer.
Striker Product Family
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Using advanced ALD technology, these products deliver dielectric films with exceptional control for critical processes in advanced devices with nanoscale features.
Syndion Product Family
Deep Reactive Ion Etch (DRIE) Reactive Ion Etch (RIE)
For deep etch applications, this product family provides the exceptional across-wafer uniformity control needed for critical high aspect ratio features.
VECTOR Product Family
Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)
Our PECVD product family provides precise dielectric film deposition at high productivity for a wide range of device applications.
Versys Metal Product Family
Reactive Ion Etch (RIE)
These metal etch products provide excellent process control at high-productivity for electrical connection and metal hardmask applications.
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