Hi Shree, Forgot to mention that we typically use Crystal Bond (acetone soluble) to bond the resist coated handle and etch wafers. We have no problem etching through 500um of silicon with a 400nm oxide and a 5 um thick resist as masking layers. Typical etch parameters are 15-20W of platen bias with 600W of coil power and helium back side cooling at 10-20 deg C. Cheers, Michael On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Shree Narayananwrote: > Michael, > > This DRIE doesnt have DC bias but a RF bias, so metal exposure is allowed. > However, I am interested in finding a solution with photoresist as a mask. > I used thermal grease and it resulted in localized heating effects which > caused the PR to be eaten away quickly, in those places. Can you tell me if > 200u+ deep etches have been attempted with the PR as adhesive technique. > Also, do you have some information on how the cooling affects the sidewall > angle? > > Thanks > Shree > > > > On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Michael Martin < > michael.martin@themicrowerks.com> wrote: > > > Hi Shree, > > First, a lot of fab's do not like for metal (as is on your handle > wafer) > > to be exposed to the plasma of the DRIE. The metal will sputter, > redeposit > > on your etched structures (and the ceramic inside the DRIE) and cause > > micromasking. This can lead to grass formation in your etched area. > > We have used silver loaded thermal grease in the past but have also > had a > > problem removing it after etching; particularly after etching completely > > through a wafer. We routinely use a thick resist (SPR 220, 5-7um) on the > > back of the etch wafer and a layer of thinner resist (1827) on the handle > > wafer. Then to release after the etch just soak both of them in acetone. > > Of course having a thick resist on the back will lower the thermal > > conductivity and may have some deleterious effects on side wall angle if > > you are etching deep, high aspect ratio features. > > > > Cheers, > > Michael > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Tinka Li wrote: > > > > > Hi Shree, > > > > > > You meant something like Fomblin oil? 1 or 2 drops on your carrier, > > > smear out nicely, would do the chucking perfectly. Can also easily > > > remove (slide) your wafer out of your carrier wafer after DRIE. BUT, > you > > > may have a little trouble in cleaning our wafer afterwards. > > > > > > Prime Wafers > > > Rotterdam, NL > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: mems-talk-bounces+t.li=primewafers.com@memsnet.org > > > [mailto:mems-talk-bounces+t.li=primewafers.com@memsnet.org] On Behalf > Of > > > Shree Narayanan > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 4:36 PM > > > To: General MEMS discussion > > > 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? 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? 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? 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? See http://www.memsnet.org To unsubscribe: http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk