Rena launches single wafer platform
Tool for clean, etch, strip and dry processes enables the transition from R&D to pilot production
Rena Technologies, a company known for immersion and batch spray technology, has added a single wafer platform for semiconductor processing to its portfolio. Called Inception, the new tool enables transition from R&D to pilot line production, and is capable of all semiconductor wet processes like clean, etch, strip and dry.
The first Inception single wafer tool has already been shipped to a major compound semiconductor customer who will use its capabilities in an acid clean process.
Ed Jean, CEO of Rena Technologies says: “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, Batch Immersion, batch Spray, and single wafer tools all have their place in the wet process world. Most equipment suppliers however offer a one-size-fits-all approach, trying to 'hammer' your application into the only platform they offer. With the addition of the Inception single wafer tool to our product lineup, Rena provides the appropriate platform for any wet clean, etch, or strip application.”
Heath Phillips, Rena Technologies spray product manager says: “The Inception single wafer platform provides our customers, who perform tests in beakers and pie plates, the consistency to develop a process of record and automate their process.”
Features of the Inception single wafer tool include: FEoL (Acid) & BEoL (Solvent) processing applications; automated wafer handling (manual load optional); wafers up to 200 mm and masks up to 7 x 7; dual moving spray arms with separate chem lines; stationary bottom spray nozzles for DI and N2; etch uniformity exceeds batch systems; standard dual tank design provides multi-step processing (4-tank optional); single or dual load ports; low utilities consumption; and a small footprint
