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              | Process characteristics: | 
            
            | Depth | 
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            | Etch rate | 
            0.5 µm/min | 
            
            | Gas | 
            O2, Ar, CHF3, CF4 | 
            
            | Material | 
            silicon nitride | 
            
            | Selectivity Primary material removal rate divided by removal rates of secondary materials (i.e., factors by which primary material is removed faster than secondary materials)  | 
            photoresist (category): 3, silicon nitride: 1 | 
            
            | Sides processed | 
            either | 
            
            | Temperature | 
            20 °C | 
            
            | Uniformity | 
            0.05 | 
            
            
            | Wafer size | 
            
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            | Equipment | 
            LAM 4520XLe | 
            
            
            
              | Equipment characteristics: | 
            
            | Batch sizes | 
            150 mm: 1 | 
            
            | Wafer geometry Types of wafers this equipment can accept  | 
            1-flat | 
            
            | Wafer holder Device that holds the wafers during processing.  | 
            electrostatic chuck | 
            
            | Wafer materials List of wafer materials this tool can accept (not list of all materials, just the wafer itself).  | 
            fused silica, Corning Eagle 2000, silicon, Corning 1737, silicon on insulator | 
            
            | Wafer thickness List or range of wafer thicknesses the tool can accept  | 
            300 .. 675 µm |