Basic Information / Capabilities

The Karl-Suss MA6 system is a top side aligner used for contact exposure processes. Lithography can be performed on wafers from 2” to 6” in diameter using 3”, 4”, 5”, and 7” photomasks. Limited use of smaller substrates without backside alignment may be possible using a special 2" chuck, please contact MyFab staff for more detailed instructions.

Technical Specification

Exposure

• Light source: 350 W super high pressure Mercury short-arc lamp (USH-350DS)
• Standard broadband exposuer intensity 12 mW/cm² calibrated for h-line (406 nm)
• i-line exposuer (365 nm) calibrated for 4 mW/cm² available on request
• Intensity Uniformity: ±5%
• Gap Setting Accuracy: 1 μm

Alignment Accuracy:

 ± 0.5 μm

Alignment Stage

• X travel: ±5 mm
• Y travel: ±5 mm
• Theta range: ±5°
• Mechanical alignment stage accuracy: 0.1 μm (step size)

Microscope Stage:

• X: ±25 mm
• Y: ±15/-75 mm
• Theta: ±3°
• Split Field objective Separation: 32-160 mm

Performance

Maximum Resolution, by contact type

• Soft contact: <2.5 μm
• Hard contact: <1.0 μm
• Vacuum contact: <0.8 μm

Restrictions

        • Chips / small pieces require special mounting and approval.

        • Non-standard photoresists, materials or processes require approval from MyFab staff.

Chemistry / Materials

Standard photoresists provided by MyFab:

         • S1813

         • AZ10XT

         • Su8-50

Safety

         • UV Exposure: The high energy light produced by the high pressure Mercury  lamp can cause eye damage and skin burns. Do not look directly at the mask during exposure.

         • Ozone: The high-pressure lamp produces ozone, which can result in pneumonia-like symptoms. The effects are cumulative. The lamp may only be “on” when the air flow is “on”.

         • Lamp Explosion: If you suspect that the UV Lamp has exploded, evacuate the room immediately and notify MyFab Staff.

         • Moving Components – The User should be aware at all times of the moving components associated with this tool. For instance, the topside microscope assembly moves up and down, and does present a potential hazard. The User must exert caution at all times such that a limb, finger, or article of clothing does not become trapped or entangled (or worse, violently detached) when components of the machine are in motion.