Changing the TSA, BSA and Stage Alignment Speed .......... 32 1.5.5 EDIT PROGRAM Menu ..................33 1.5.6 Change Mask ...................... 34 1.5.7 Load Wafer ......................35 1.5.8 Load Mask by Slide ..................... 36 Maintenance ....................39 General ..........................39 MA6 / MA8 - Contents - Rev.05 07-06...
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Spare Parts Llist (Extract) ....................57 Lock-Out / Tag-Out Checklist ..................63 Schematics of the Pneumatic System ................65 3.6. Schematics of the Electronic System MA6/8 BA6/8............82 Service Information ......................84 3.7.1 Subassemblies: MA8; MA6; MA6/BA6; BA6; MA6/BA6-ISA; ....... 84 3.7.2...
(a detailed description is provided in BA6 Bond Aligner manual) All of the tooling for the MA6 and MA8, e.g. chucks, mask holders and mask holder adapter frames can be used on both mask aligners. Excepted from this are the BSA chucks for BSA microscopes with split-field magnification.
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Attention ! Attention ! It is strongly recommended to read this User Manual before starting the Mask Aligner the first time. MA6 / MA8 - Attention ! - Rev.05 07-06...
– LED on: key selected or function active – LED off: key not selected or function deactivated – LED flashing: most applicable key to continue MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
UV protecting goggles and skin protec- available. tion. Also orientation of lenses and the cold light mirror must not be changed. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
The fly’s eye lens is made of optical UV300 requires quartz glass. grade fused silica for all optical systems. Alternatively for more intensity but with less unifor- MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
Extended work in front of a laboratory mask aligner at UV250 or UV300 optics can result in exceeding the MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
Maximal travel ±5mm. 105 Knob STG-Θ-MOVEMENT This is the small knob at the right side of the align- ment stage. Maximal travel ±5°. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
207 WEC - PRESSURE gauge (with regulator) 322 BSA MICROSCOPE key 208 LCD-display 323 LEFT key 209 CONTACT indicator 324 BOTH key 325 RIGHT key 326 TOP/BOTTOM key MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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The two potentiometers in- dividually control the fine focus of the BSA and TSA microscope objectives at the lower focus plane. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
324 BOTH key 311 EDIT PARAMETER key 325 RIGHT key 312 EDIT PROGRAM key 326 TOP/BOTTOM key 313 ENTER key 327 GRAB IMAGE key 314 SET REFERENCE key MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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If mask and wafer are in contact alignment gap keeping this center position. Cen- (CONTACT INDICATOR on), tering stage off means, the alignment stage move don't align the wafer! MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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EDIT PROGRAM key and toggle to "de- the boot procedure. lete". Select a program number to delete. Delete Press the LOAD key to start the wafer loading proce- the displayed program. dure. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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Enabled only in the bond-aligner-mode: this clamps the wafers together with or without spacers. 321 OPTION key The X-ARROW keys controls the Θ-movement for the motorized alignment stage when OPTION key is acti- vated. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
TSA-objective separately. 408 TSA SPLITFIELD switch Located on the microscope front this switch selects the left, right or both TSA-objective as source for the eyepieces and monitor image. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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Operation of the Machine Dual Video Microscope DVM 6 402 TSA Z-MOVEMENT Knob 403 TSA Θ-MOVEMENT knob 405 OBJECTIVE X-SEPARATION knobs 407 APERTURE TSA-Illumination 409 Turret MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
For the lamphouse LH 1000 find the adjustment wheel on the upper front side of the lamphouse. Lamp exchanging is possible opening the two knurled screws. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
603 SINGLE STEP button Every joystick flexure or arrow key depression will only result in a single step movement in accordance with the value programmed via the F1 key. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
Save the settings by the EDIT "Watch out machine is starting!" PROGRAM key (312). Existing programs can be Now you are asked for: loaded from here. "Select machine configuration: MA6" MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
Hit ENTER to switch the mask vacuum off. Retract the mechanical clamping and remove the mask. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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– pull out transport slide and load wafer: LOAD key The machine instructs: "pull slide and load sub- strate onto chuck". Pull out the transport slide completely. Insert the proper chuck and place the MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
WEC- type proximity. Starting from the initial state of the machine these steps have to be performed: MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
– select maskloading type: F1 key Make secure that no mask is loaded before select mask loading type. Select mask loading by slide with BSA alignment. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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SCAN activating the TOP/BOTTOM key (326) and the key (315). Press GRAB IMAGE key (327) to store corresponding TOP SUBSTRATE LEFT/RIGHT the reference alignment mark image. Toggle to MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
The vacuum securing the wafer on the chuck is replaced by nitrogen. In this mode the best contact between mask and wafer is achieved. After the expo- sure nitrogen will purge into the mini chamber to MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
Transport slide moves geneous quality of the exposed structures over the down. whole wafer. Set the WEC type using the EDIT PA- RAMETER key (311). MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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Align mask now and confirm finally with ENTER key. Mask moves up. Same procedure as described in with- out alignment follows. MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
(Edit value by Y and Y ) "Exposure Type: Soft" (Edit value by Y and Y ) Press EDIT PARAMETER key to confirm the edited value "ready for Load" MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
(Edit value by Y and Y ) "BSA Parameter Slow Speed [%]: 39" ENTER "ready for Load" (to edit the fast speed activate the FAST key, LED on) MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
"EXIT Pgm. Editor" "DELETE Pgm. no: 0" (Edit value by Y and Y ) (Edit value by Y and Y ) "SAVE Pgm to: 0" EDIT PROGRAM "ready for Load" MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
• flip mask holder 180° and slide it back into the machine (up to the end and preverably to the right position) • press CHANGE MASK "ready for Load" MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
"no align" "TSA align" "BSA align" ENTER "ready for Load" CHANGE MASK "Load maskholder" ENTER "Load mask transfer plate and mask" ENTER "Perform mask loading - please wait" MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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• align mask using the alignment stage controls and continue with ENTER "Performing mask loading - please wait" (mask vacuum takes mask in) "center chuck automatically" (mask transfer chuck goes down) "ready for Load" MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
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PERATION OF THE ACHINE MA6 / MA8 - 1. Operation of the Machine - Rev.05 07-06...
All major subassemblies should function • Any contamination at process surfaces or at vac- properly i.e. uum grooves or seals: remove contaminants immediately by gently ap- • Manipulators plying an IPA soaked lintfree tissue or a vacuum OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
Heidenhain set. ply for the exposure lamp must be adjusted. First it is necessary to adjust the power supply to the OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
Y, Z and X correspondingly. The manipulator controls are located on the front side of the lamp house. Op- tionally the manipulators may be connected by spin- dles to knobs on front of the machine. OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
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Microscope illumination, fiber optics Connecting cable, cathode (-) of exposure lamp Ellipsoidal mirror Connecting cable, anode (+) of exposure lamp Nitrogen supply tubing Cold light mirror Shutter (not visible) Adjustment knobs for position of exposure lamp (X,Y,Z) OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
Check for correct settings of cooling Do not mechanically stress the lamp during installation, the glass bulb could pressure at the bottom pressure meter if neces- break or explode. sary. Adjust the corresponding regulator to the OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
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Z-knob shift the lamp into the corresponding direction un- must not be readjusted from its maximum intensity til the meter gives the same reading at both loca- position more than one half turn. tions. OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
-Cooling Nozzle Lamp Socket • Basic equipment is the 350W lamp. Potential other lamps are: 200W or 500W. The 200W lamp requires a special lamp socket adapt- OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
• Check function of the socket cooling nozzle • Close the lamp house and secure it with the top screw. • Re-install the heat portection covers at the lamp house. OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
Ether and many other solvents are highly flammable. Use of such solvents is only allowed in a well-ventilated area, with ignition sources removed. Moreover, also cloth soaked with flam- mable solvent has a potential for self- ignition. OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
See the flow diagram below for detailed cleaning This special light benzine can be supplied by procedure recommendation. In case of doubt about chemical suppliers as Carl Roth (www.carl- adequate clening call SUSS service in advance. roth.de) Attend the much higher flammability compared to Note:...
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(1%) in ways the same procedure and solvent when the op- DI-water. tics of the identical machine needs cleaning again. IPA - rinse or submerge with isopropanol alcohol PE - Petroleum ether (special light benzine) OP MA6-8/BA6-8 E Rev05 07-06 Maintenance...
Do not touch the UV-lamp or the N2- the factory and should only be changed on site and cooling nozzle, when removing or in- readjusted if necessary by a SUSS MircoTec service stalling the coldlight mirror. The lamp could be destroyed or lamp cooling technician.
Contamination and degradation of photo masks depends highly on the exposure/contact modes used in different applications. Required cleaning or replacement intervalls must be tested by the user. SUSS does not supply photo masks. • The elipsoid mirror has - because of its sensitive coating - a limited life time;...
28 kg. 2.7.4. Supplier’s Contact See the last page of manuals (resp. last cover page of printed folders) for a list of SUSS units and repre- sentatives wordwide - valid at the time of manual publication. For the latest contact list go to www.suss.com...
Spacer Thick Thickness of the spacers MA = 2000 [50, 100, 125, 200, BA = 100 µm 1000, 2000] Substrate Thick Thickness of substrate using 500 µm [10...3000] global WEC MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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Lower Sub. Thick Thickness of the lower sub- 500 µm [0...2000] strate These parameters are only available with special optional hard- and software. These parameters are only available after activating the FUNCTION UNI-Bond. MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
"splitfield" rechts / right "splitfield" links / left -J38 -X10A -J10 Machine: MA/BA6 Title: Base Wiring Groundplate This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. Anschluß -A1 neu 08.05.06 M.Hoppe F6 entf./Ansch.A1,X10A neu, Bezeichnungen 10.08.05 M.Hoppe DrawingNo.: Rev.: AssemblyNo.:...
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Netztrafo Mikroskopbel. mains transformer microscope ill. ( 149985 ) 110V 110V gn/ge gn/ye Aderendhülsen / end splices : - or / or : 0.5 ( 149275 ) - ws / wh : 0.75 ( 149277 ) - ge / ye : 1.0 ( 149277 ) Aderendhülse end splice 1 x Klemme gn/ge / term.
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146406 MA/BA6 Base Wiring Groundplate Machine: Title: assy. mains connection This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. diverse in Plan 01 + 02 26.09.01 - Rev 10 / + X10A u. F6 5.06.01 DrawingNo.: Rev.: AssemblyNo.:...
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MA6/BA6 Verteilerpl. mit N2-Purge in MH,CH,LA Machine: Title: junction board N2-purge MH,CH,LA Options: V1.28a+b only N2 purge in chuck This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. DrawingNo.: Rev.: AssemblyNo.: Rev.: 00 182459 114142 V1.29 only N2 purge in mask...
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MAX399MJE RS232DAT1 MA6/BA6 Verteiler PCB 2003 Machine: Title: This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. DrawingNo.: Rev.: AssemblyNo.: 173829 173828 It is received in confidence an its contends may not be disclosed without the prior...
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ML10 IC3B 7432 IC3C VCC +5V Title: Zusatz Platine Machine: This drawing contains information which is the MA6/BA6 auxillary PCB proprietary property of Süss MicroTec GmbH. Rev: Rev: Drawing number: Assy. number: 168697 168638 It is received in confidence and its contents may not be disclosed without P49, P51 und IC3 neu15.03.06...
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Title: Busplatine 168685 Machine: This drawing contains information which MA6/BA6 backplane 2x0,14 is the proprietary property of Karl Suss. Rev: Rev: Drawing number: Assy. number: It is received in confidence and its 168688 168687 contents may not be disclosed without...
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C9 / c19 ( A1 weiterverbunden ) Title: Busplatine Machine: This drawing contains information which MA6/BA6 backplane is the proprietary property of Karl Suss. Rev: Rev: Drawing number: Assy. number: It is received in confidence and its 168688 168687 contents may not be disclosed without...
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610SW037 22uF MA/BA6 8-Bit µ-Controller MA/BA6 Machine: Title: This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. DrawingNo.: 174851 Rev.: AssemblyNo.: 174850 It is received in confidence an its contends may not be disclosed without the prior...
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Title: Eingangskarte This drawing contains information which MA6/BA6 IC4...IC6 : 74LS540 ( 149227 ) input card is the proprietary property of Karl Suss. IC7 : 8255A ( 149508 ) Drawing number: Rev: Assy. number: Rev: It is received in confidence and its...
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This drawing contains information which is the proprietary property of Karl Suss. It is received in confidence and its contents may not be disclosed without the prior written consent of Karl Suss. Title: Motorsteuerkarte Machine: MA6/BA6 PCB 4 Chanel DC motor control 51mOhm !! 24.07.01...
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4 x Kontaktbuchse / contact shoe ( 149200 ) Pneumatik - Erde MA6/BA6 Pneumatik N2-Purge in MH,CH,LA Machine: Title: pneumatic N2-purge in MH,CH,LA This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. DrawingNo.: Rev.: AssemblyNo.: Rev.: 01 182458 108347...
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M - / GND 700mm MA/BA6 Focus Control Mic. Adapter Machine: Title: Focus Control Mic. Adapter This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. DrawingNo.: Rev.: AssemblyNo.: Rev.: 00 181743 181729 It is received in confidence an its contends may not be disclosed without the prior Kabel Ansicht 26.11.01 J.Lauer...
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183430 Hirose Buchsenstecker 12-polig 200 mm This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. It is received in confidence an its contends may not be disclosed without the prior written consent of Karl Suss Company. MA/BA6 MA8 Framegrabber Adapterkabel für DT3132...
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30 mm 2060mm abmanteln abmanteln MA/BA6 EVS MA/BA6 DATA EXCHANGE Machine: Title: EVS MA/BA6 DATA EXCHANGE This drawing contains information which is the proprietary of Karl Suss Company. Kondensator 10nF hinzu 26.01.06 M.Hoppe DrawingNo.: Rev.: AssemblyNo.: Rev.: 00 181741 181725 It is received in confidence an its contends may not be disclosed without the prior Länge zum Abmanteln hinzu...
Front Panel Keyboard / Handrest Base Plate Pneumatic BSA Microscope BSA Control Unit TSA Microscope Exposure Unit The respective first number of the following subassemblies refers to the above listed subassembly unit. MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
Chamber purge negative resist V 1.29 Purge Maskholder V 1.30 -Lance Purge, substrate separation V 1.31 Vacuum maskblank V 1.32 Vacuum chamber for chamber purge negative resist V 8.1 TSA-microscope up MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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Chuck supporting moveable fingers (for ISA only) 1.28 Controls purge flow for chamber purge negative resist 1.28.1 Controls purge pressure for chamber purge negative resist 1.29 Controls N -Purge in MH MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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Chuck movement in X ±3 mm [M]: Chuck X reference middle pos. S 1.13 Chuck middle position front [M]: Chuck Y front endpos. S 1.14 Chuck middle position rear [M]: Chuck Y rear endpos. MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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CV 5.2 (at Input pcb LED OFF = Pressure O.K.) Machine main nitrogen pressure CV 9.7 (sensor ON = cooling O.K.) Nitrogen cooling flow to lamp socket (CV - MUPS-1K PN: 151203) MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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DC Motor Control (BSA right X/Y) Joysticks RS232 extern Input optional MA8 ; MA6 with mot. TSA rotation Exposure Light Integrator or Focus Control Light Integrator or Focus Control EISS EISS MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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5. TSA STAGE 6. BSA STAGE 7. ALIGNMENT STAGE 8. HEIDENHAIN 9. I/O Test (with special equipment only) Reset the machine: press FAST key first and then UNLOAD key second within 200 ms. MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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V 1.3 V1.28 A+B V 8.2 V1.30 V 1.19 V 1.10 V 1.2 V 1.26 V 8.1 shutter MH purge V 1.18 V 1.9 V 1.1 V 1.25 V 1.24 V 1.29 MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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EXPOSURE CHANGE MASK LAMP TEST PERFORM CLAMPING ALIGNMENT CHECK SELECT PROGRAM EDIT PROGRAM EDIT PARAMETER OPTION MULTIPLE EXPOSURE SCAN SET REFERENCE ENTER BSA MICROSCOPE LEFT BOTH RIGHT TOP BOTTOM GRAB IMAGE MA6 / MA8 - 3 Appendix - Rev.05 07-06...
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