3-11. Particles
Particles have the appearance of eyes and if present are usually concentrated at the wafer edges and not within the speci ed area. If present, count once per occurrence.Two particles within 200 microns count as one.
3-6. Edge Chips Areas where material has been unintentionally removed from the wafer.Do not confuse fractures in epi crown with edge chips.
2-23.Micropipe density A micropipe, also referred to as “micropore”, “microtube”, “capillary defect “or “pinhole defect”, is a crystallographic defect in a single crystal substrate.It is a important parameter to manufacturers of silicon carbide (SiC) substrates which are used in a variety of industries such as [...]
3-9. Comet Tails Comet tails have a discrete head and trailing tail. These features are aligned parallel to the major at. Usually, all comet tails tend to be of the same length. Count once per occurrence. Two comet tails within 200 microns count as [...]
2-18.Grain boundaries They are interfaces where crystals of different orientations meet. A grain boundary is a single-phase interface, with crystals on each side of the boundary being identical except in orientation. The term “crystallite boundary” is sometimes, though rarely, used. Grain boundary areas contain those [...]
2-1.Wafer Diameter The linear distance across the surface of a circular slice which contains the slice center and excludes any flats or other peripheral fiduciary areas. Standard silicon wafer diameters are: 25.4mm (1″), 50.4mm (2″), 76.2mm (3″), 100mm (4″), 125mm(5″), 150mm (6″), 200mm (8″), and [...]
2-11.Edge Chips Any edge anomalies (including wafer saw exit marks) in excess of 1.0 mm in either radial depth or width. As viewed under diffuse illumination, edge chips are determined as unintentionally missing material from the edge of the wafer.
