Expertech Horizontal Furnaces

Expertech Horizontal Furnaces

iLab Kiosk: BRK Furnace Core
FIC: Shared
Owner: Rich Hosler & Nicholas Glassmaker
Location: Cleanroom - R Bay
Maximum Wafer Size: 8"/200 mm (for all furnaces)

General Description

Semiconductor Processing furnaces for sizes ranging from diced samples up to 8” Wafers

Tube#

Tube Name

Max Temp

Process Capabilities

Tube 1*

RCA Clean Oxidation

1100°C

Wet/Dry Oxidation (RCA Clean Wafers Only)

Tube 2*

Silicon Nitride Deposition

800°C

LPCVD SiN Deposition

Tube 3*

LTO Deposition

400°C

LPCVD SiO2 Deposition

Tube 4*

General Oxidation

1100°C

Wet/Dry Oxidation

Tube 5*

General Anneal

1100°C

Anneal

Tube 6*

Silicon Deposition

650°C

Polysilicon

Tube 7

General Oxidation

1100°C

Wet / Dry Oxidation

Tube 8

High Temp Anneal

1100°C

High-Temp Capable Anneal (future 1300C/NO Gas)

Tube 9*

TEOS Deposition

800°C

TEOS

(* = in Installation/Development process)

Standard Operating Procedure

Initial Release Oct 17, 2025

Updated Dec 10, 2025 - Revised oxide recipe times.