Hi Shree, I think an electoplated metal mask will work. Yes - I know it's another process step. Dave David Roberts (principal) Silicon Valley Wafer Plating 807 Aldo Ave. Ste. 107 Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 469-3203 www.waferplating.com > Thanks for the information:). I didnt try thermal release tape that you > mentioned but I did try thermal grease itself. I had local heating effects > which seemed to etch the photoresist away quickly. The problem I believe > is > that I am trying to etch down to more than 200u. I might be using > metal/oxide mask to get around this entire issue. > > Shree > > > On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 3:23 AM, basar bolukbas >wrote: > >> >> Dear Shree >> We purchased this thermal bands from Japaniese SAMCO Company.They also >> buy >> from another company but never talk about its name. :)I think this is >> something industry secret. :)I also couldn't found on the google.SAMCO >> has >> got good etching system and we use this band during its porcesses.I am >> sure >> that when you contact with SAMCO, they will also sell to you.If you buy >> non-performed bands, it will be very cheap.Appx. 1 piece of A4 is like >> 100$ >> etc...It is pink...And that is all i know.. :) >> Regards. >> PS: By the way i just check Nitto-Denko's page.It seems that they have >> got >> a lot of different bands for Semi Conductor Industry.I am sure that our >> band is very similiar with Nitto's bands. It can be Nitto's band also. >> :) >> --- >> >> > From: snsnair@vt.edu >> > Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 10:50:28 -0500 >> > To: mems-talk@memsnet.org >> > Subject: Re: [mems-talk] Adhesive to bond onto a carrier wafer for >> etching >> > >> > Dear Mr. Bolukbas, >> > >> > Appreciate your response. Can you point me to a thermal band that you >> have >> > used. I googled up the term and couldnt come up with anything >> intelligent. >> > I have heard about this kind of tape form Nitto-Denko but I am >> wondering >> if >> > you are aware of a more easily sourced tape. >> > >> > Thanks >> > Shree >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 1:38 AM, basar bolukbas < >> basarbolukbas@hotmail.com>wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Dear Shree >> > > >> > > You can also try thermal band. It has got two similar side with a >> adhesion >> > > future. First you put it on your carrier. Then you remove protective >> > > coating on front side, so now you can put/stick your wafer on it. It >> has >> > > got very good thermal conductivity. As it will be smaller than your >> wafer, >> > > it will not react with your plasma, and you will not have a >> micromasking or >> > > contamination problem. After your etching process, put your carrier >> with >> > > your wafer on a hotplate @ 80C for a minute. Than you can easily >> remove >> > > your wafer from carrier. No residues no cleaning problems. :) >> > > >> > > Regards. >> > > >> > > > From: snsnair@vt.edu >> > > > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:36:21 -0500 >> > > > To: mems-talk@memsnet.org >> > > > Subject: [mems-talk] Adhesive to bond onto a carrier wafer for >> etching >> > > > >> > > > Hello all, >> > > > >> > > > I need to mount a 4" silicon wafer on a 6" metallized carrier >> wafer, >> in >> > > > order to etch it in a Alcatel deep-reactive ion etcher. I am >> wondering if >> > > > someone has used thermal vacuum grease for this purpose that can >> be >> > > removed >> > > > easily at the end. The silicon wafer is patterned with photoresist >> and >> > > has >> > > > no other material on it. >> > > > >> > > > Thanks >> > > > Shree >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > Hosted by the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, the country's >> leading >> > > > provider of MEMS and Nanotechnology design and fabrication >> services. >> > > > Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org >> > > > >> > > > Want to advertise to this community? See http://www.memsnet.org >> > > > >> > > > To unsubscribe: >> > > > http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Hosted by the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, the country's >> leading >> > > provider of MEMS and Nanotechnology design and fabrication services. >> > > Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org >> > > >> > > Want to advertise to this community? 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