Ion Beam Milling

PhotonExport a specialist in thin films, semiconductor, and nanotechnology supplies, offers Ion Beam Milling equipment in Spain and Portugal.

What is Ion Beam Milling?

Ion Beam Milling is a process consisting of directing a beam of ions onto at a substrate within a vacuum chamber.

It is based on the momentum exchange between incident ions and atoms of the target material in the collision. This system provides a high vacuum process consisting of a broad beam ion source that irradiates the full substrate area as the substrate rotates.

The incident angle of the beam can be adjusted by a substrate stage tilt. There is substrate cooling during the etch process and uses a vertical substrate surface to avoid contamination. 

Ion Beam Milling Equipment

Features & Benefits

  • Etching angle adjustment with tiltable, rotatable substrate holder
  • Excellent uniformity without shaper
  • Enhanced selectivity and rate with reactive gases
  • Process control with exact SIMS based
  • or optical end point detection
  • Carrier concept for adaptation to variable substrate sizes
  • …and more contact us today for more information.

Applications

  • Structuring of magnetic memory (MRAM) and
  • sensors (GMR, TMR)
  • Milling of metals in MEMS production (Au, Ru, Ta, …)
  • Milling of multilayers from diversified metal and
  • dielectric materials
  • RIBE or CAIBE of compound semiconductors
  • (GaAs, GaN, InP, …)
  • …and more contact us today for more information

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