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  • Kathryn McGill (CNF Fellow), 6/12/15

Table of Contents

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As of 10/19/16 (though truly from 2013-2014 during MoS2 work):

Chip Spinning:
  1. spin 4% 495

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  1. @ 3000 rpm, 1000 ramp, 60 s (resist will be ~150 nm thick)
    • bake @ 170 °C for 15 min
  2. spin 2% 950

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  1. @ 3000 rpm, 1000 ramp, 60 s (resist will be ~50 nm thick)
    • bake @ 170 °C for 15 min
(develop in 1:3 MIBK:IPA - see below - & lift-off in 1:1 methylene chloride:acetone)
E-beam Writing on the Nabity

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  1. Measure the current in pA for

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  1. all apertures you are going to use (typically, 10 µm

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Set up run files (see screenshots below).
  1. ap => 30-40 pA & 60 µm ap => ~1000+ pA)
  2. Parameters common to all run files (including alignment):
    1. gun @ 20 kV
    2. 900 magnification

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    1. general params:
      • Non-stop writing mode ⇒ yes
      • Disable automated stage control ⇒ no
      • Disable digital SEM control ⇒ no
      • Disable x-y focus mode ⇒ yes
      • Enable global rotation correction ⇒ no
  1. alignment windows:
    • counts of 15

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    • center-to-center

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    • spacing 50 nm
    • line spacing of 50 nm
  1. pattern writing of fine

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  1. features:
    • 10 µm aperture (set in Supra system, not Nabity system)
    • continuous write

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    • center-to-center

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    • spacing 5 nm
    • line spacing of 5 nm

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    • 300 µC/cm^2 area dose

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  1. pattern writing of large features:
    • 60 µm aperture (set in Supra system, not Nabity system)
    • continuous write
    • center-to-center

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    • spacing 30 nm
    • line spacing of 30 nm

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    • 500 µC/cm^2 area dose
*see screenshots below
Development
  • 45 sec in 1:3 MIBK:IPA (shake chip back-and-forth in soln) & quench in IPA; N2 dry

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1:1 methylene chloride:acetone overnight

Walk-through

step 1 - copy gds file into this directory:

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step 2 - right click to convert gds to dc2:

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step 2.1 - change drawing unit size to 1 and press convert:

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step 3 - right click on new dc2 file and select DesignCAD Express:

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step 3.1 - click NPGS - setdump

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step 3.1.1 - the dump point is green:

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step 3.2 - click NPGS - MaxMag:

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step 3.3 - click NPGS - save - exit when done - then re-open to double check dump existence:

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step 4 - right click on dc2 - choose run file editor:

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step 4.1 - for fine contacts process 2 entities - set params as shown - pattern name is name of dc2 file:

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step 4.2 - 1st entity is alignment - set params as shown - insert measured beam current in pA:

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step 4.2.1 - skip all non alignment layers:

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step 4.3 - 2nd entity for fine contacts - skip all alignment layers - change line to area dose:

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step 4.3.1 - enter params as shown - same for each layer! - skip contact pad layer - remember to update measured current

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step 4.4 - save run file - extension RF6 - and exit:

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step 5 - find run file - right click - process run file:

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step 5.1 - click continue - the writing will start!

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step 6 - set up contact pad exposure - use these params:

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step 6.1 - skip all but contact pad layer - enter params - remember to update measure measured current - proceed as before:

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