Optoelectronic Processing Facility
The Optoelectronic Processing Facility is a multi-user cleanroom outfitted with advanced equipment for fabricating semiconductor and optoelectronic devices on a wafer to die level. The 2500 square foot facility includes both Class 100 photolithography room and Class 1000 Cleanroom. In the Class 1000 cleanroom, capabilities include wet chemical processing, dry etching process, thin film Physical Vapor Deposition (including thermal oxidation and annealing), metrology, dicing saw and wire bonding. To view the OPF Lab Hood safety training, please click the following link: OPF Laboratory Hood Safety Training. The password can be obtained from the OPF lab manager.
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Address: 8 Saint Mary’s St., Room 816, Boston, MA 02215
Contact:
- For Class 100 Cleanroom – Rajendra Dulal, rdulal@bu.edu, Tel: (617) 353-9044
- For Class 1000 Cleanroom – Paul Mak, pmak@bu.edu, Tel: (617) 353-8869
Class 100 Photolithography Cleanroom |
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Instrument | Make | Model | Contact |
Photoresist Spinner Hood | Headway Research | CB-15 & PWM32 | Rajendra Dulal |
Spinner/Hotplate System | Karl Suss | Delta 80T2/200 | Rajendra Dulal |
Mask Aligner | Karl Suss | MA6 | Rajendra Dulal |
Microscope System w/Video Measuring | Nikon | Optiphot LV150 | Rajendra Dulal |
Laser Mask Writer | Heidelberg | DWL66 | Rajendra Dulal |
Wet Bench | Salare | WPB-1500 | Rajendra Dulal |
Nano Imprinter Lithography | Nanonex | NX-B200 | Rajendra Dulal |
UV Flood Exposure | Newport | 69910 & 97434-1000 | Rajendra Dulal |
Class 1000 Cleanroom |
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Thin Film Deposition and Analysis Equipment |
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Instrument | Make | Model | Contact | Training Video |
Thermal Evaporator | Edwards | Auto 306 Turbo | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Electron Beam and Thermal Evaporator | CHA | Solution | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Thermal Oxide Furnace | MRL Industries | HT 1012 | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
DC/RF Magnetron Sputter | Denton Vacuum | Discovery 18 | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Electron Beam Evaporator | Angstrom Engineering | EVOVAC | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Rapid Thermal Processor | Modular Process Technology | RTP-600S | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Surface Profiler | KLA Tencor | Alpha Step 500 | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Spectroscopic Ellipsometer | J.A. Woollam | V-Vase | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
CVD Furnace | Mellen | Split Tube | Paul Mak | N/A |
Surface Profiler | Veeco | Dektak8 | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Reflectometry | Filmetrics | F40-UVX | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Plasma Etching and Cleaning |
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Instrument | Make | Model | Contact | Training Video |
Reactive Ion Etcher | Plasma-Therm | 790 | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Plasma Asher | PVA TePla America | M4L | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Wet Bench | Salare | WPB-1800 | Paul Mak | N/A |
Crticial Point Dryer | Tousimis | Tousimis Autosamdri – 815 | Paul Mak | N/A |
Wirebonding and Electrical Testing |
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Instrument | Make | Model | Contact | Training Video |
Ball Bonder | Kulicke & Soffa | 4124 | Paul Mak | Coming Soon |
Wedge Bonder | Kulicke & Soffa | 4523 | Paul Mak | N/A |
Post Processing Equipment |
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Instrument | Make | Model | Contact | Training Video |
Manual Scriber | Karl Suss | HR100 | Paul Mak | N/A |
Stereo Microscope | Nikon | SMZ800 | Paul Mak | N/A |
Dicing Saw | Disco Dad | 3220 | Paul Mak | Available |