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Title: Optima XE Single Wafer High Energy Ion Implanter

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3033612· OSTI ID:21251667
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  1. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 108 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, MA 01915 (United States)

The Optima XE is the first production worthy single wafer high energy implanter. The new system combines a state-of-art single wafer endstation capable of throughputs in excess of 400 wafers/hour with a production-proven RF linear accelerator technology. Axcelis has been evolving and refining RF Linac technology since the introduction of the NV1000 in 1986. The Optima XE provides production worthy beam currents up to energies of 1.2 MeV for P{sup +}, 2.9 MeV for P{sup ++}, and 1.5 MeV for B{sup +}. Energies as low as 10 keV and tilt angles as high as 45 degrees are also available., allowing the implanter to be used for a wide variety of traditional medium current implants to ensure high equipment utilization. The single wafer endstation provides precise implant angle control across wafer and wafer to wafer. In addition, Optima XE's unique dose control system allows compensation of photoresist outgassing effects without relying on traditional pressure-based methods. We describe the specific features, angle control and dosimetry of the Optima XE and their applications in addressing the ever-tightening demands for more precise process controls and higher productivity.

OSTI ID:
21251667
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1066, Issue 1; Conference: 17. international conference on ion implantation technology, Monterey, CA (United States), 8-13 Jun 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3033612; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English