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Electron beam evaporator  - The 10 KV electron is used for gun electron-beam evaporation of  metals such as as gold, tungsten,  palladium, nickel, titanium and aluminium in a high vacuum chamber.   This system has a microprocessor control unit to monitor and control deposition rate.

Scanning electron microscope and e-beam writer -The machine is used to obtain very high magnification (approx. 20,000) images of sub-micron devices.  The same machine can be used for e-beam written nano-meter scale lithography.

Photolithographic printer - This Karl-Suss MJB3 contact aligner can be used to transfer sub-micron patterns from a mask onto a substrate. It is capable of  handling 3 inch wafers. It uses a 365nm wavelength UV source for exposure.

Electron Cyclotron Resonance Etcher - Provides high-quality,  low-damage, deep vertical etch capabilities to transfer photolithographic patterns to semiconductor substrates.  The gases used in this system are argon, chlorine, oxygen, boron-trichloride,  methane and hydrogen.  The etching process is controlled by computer.

More information:   Keck Photonic Laboratory webpage

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