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MicroWriter ML3 Baby
Durham Magneto Optics
MicroWriter ML®3 Baby is a compact, high-performance, direct-write optical lithography machine which is designed to offer unprecedented value for money in a small laboratory footprint. It also has an excellent environmental footprint: power consumption of the machine even when exposing is comparable to that of a laptop.Measuring only 70cm x 70cm at its base, the MicroWriter ML®3 Baby sits on a standard laboratory bench or desk and plugs into a supplied laptop computer. Its only service requirement is a standard power socket. A light-excluding enclosure with safety interlock allows it to be used equally well in an open laboratory environment or in a clean room. Easy to use Windows® based software means most exposures can be set up and launched with just a few mouse clicks. An interferometer controlled XY stage allows accurate overlay across an entire wafer. A carefully optimised friction chuck allows delicate samples and substrates (with no minimum size limitation) to be used. The system by default uses all-optical autofocus, which works well on large wafers as well as on small or nonconventional samples.
Applications
• Microelectronics and semiconductors• Spintronics
• MEMS/NEMS
• Sensors
• Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip
• Nanotechnology
• Materials science
• Graphene and other 2-dimensional materials
Features and Specifications
• 149mm x 149mm maximum writing area.• 155mm x 155mm x 7mm maximum wafer size.
• 1µm minimum feature size across full writing area.
• 405nm long-life semiconductor light source, suitable for broadband, g- and h-line positive and negative photoresists (e.g. S1800, ECI-3000, MiR 701). Replacement 385 nm and 365nm light sources available as option, suitable for g-, h-, and i-line photoresists (e.g. SU8). Dual wavelength option (405nm light source and 365nm light source, software selectable) available for best performance across g-, h-, and i-line photoresists.
• XY interferometer with 15nm resolution for precise motion control.
• Extremely fast writing speed - up to: 50mm2/minute (1µm minimum feature size). This allows a typical 50mm x 50mm area to be exposed in under 1 hour.
• Optical autofocus system using yellow light with real-time surface tracking module – no minimum wafer size.
• High quality infinite conjugate optical microscope with x10 Olympus plan achromatic objective lens, and yellow light illumination for alignment to lithographic markers on the wafer (±2.0µm 3? alignment accuracy).
• Additional x4 digital zoom can be selected in software.
• Grey scale exposure mode for 3-dimensional patterning (up to 255 grey levels).
• Software API for external interfacing and control.
• 100nm minimum addressable grid. 15nm sample stage resolution.
• Acceptable file formats: CIF, GDS2, BMP, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, GIF; Oasis, DXF, Gerber RS-274X acceptable via KLayout conversion.
• Automatic wafer centring tool.
• Autocalibration tool allowing users to check and correct calibration.
• 2D barcodes can be automatically generated through software for exposures. The software can then identify the developed barcode patterns and reads the contents.
• Light-excluding enclosure with safety interlock.
• Easy to use, Windows® based control software supplied.
• Supplied with KLayout open-source mask design software (www.klayout.de).
• Supplied with pre-configured 64-bit Windows® 10/11 PC with monitor, keyboard, and mouse for ‘plug and play’ installation.
• Includes on-site installation by trained service technician.
• Extremely competitively priced for University and industrial R&D budgets.
• Can be later upgraded to MicroWriter ML® 3 Baby Plus, Mesa or Pro for higher performance.
• 90-260 VAC, 50-60Hz, 4A single phase power requirement.
• External dimensions: 70cm (w) x 70cm (d) x 75cm (h), excluding computer.
• CE-marked and compliant with EN-61010.
Options
• Replace 405nm lightsource with 385nm• Replace 405nm or 385nm lightsource with 365nm
• Clewin Software
• 1 year's additional warranty
• Upgrade system to more advanced models
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