SEM Process Technician at Applied Materials Santa Clara, CA 95054
Key ResponsibilitiesPrepares wafers for experimentation to include cleaning.
Loads wafers, prepares reactor for experimentation and cleans reactors.
Operates reactor to perform thin film process.
Recommends performance of process system and troubleshooting.
- Prepare cross section samples for scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis and help / guide requestor to optimize sample prep procedure and conditions, identify cutting location based on pattern instructions.
Records process conditions and experimental observations.
Evaluates wafers and thin films, including modification of the process recipes.
- Operate scanning electron microscope (SEM) for cross section and top view or critical dimension (CD) or energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis / imaging pending on job assignment, identify all of patterns of interest, understand image quality requirement and sample/beam interaction to determine optimized condition.
Prepares graphs and tables summarizing results.
- Understand basic scanning electron microscope (SEM) principle.
Responsible for all technology products.
- Perform scanning electron microscope (SEM) system software alignment functions.
Perform routine maintenance procedures, flash, plasma clean etc.
Orders equipment and supplies, and coordinates with vendors and purchasing.
- Interface with requestors, understand their detail requirement, and communicate on results; help lab on monitoring wafer in process (WIP) and maintaining throughput.
Coordinates with engineering on wafer evaluations.
Sets up equipment for experiments.
- Perform routine shut down procedure.
Identify problem put tool down and call for service.
Uses quantitative wafer evaluation and process instrumentation knowledge to draw conclusions from data.
Assists in training lower level technicians.
- Develop and publish best known method (BKM) procedures including, sample prep, scanning electron microscope (SEM) conditions, and special sample handling.
Knowledgeably operates laboratory process equipment and instrumentation.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Loads wafers, prepares reactor for experimentation and cleans reactors.
Operates reactor to perform thin film process.
Recommends performance of process system and troubleshooting.
- Prepare cross section samples for scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis and help / guide requestor to optimize sample prep procedure and conditions, identify cutting location based on pattern instructions.
Records process conditions and experimental observations.
Evaluates wafers and thin films, including modification of the process recipes.
- Operate scanning electron microscope (SEM) for cross section and top view or critical dimension (CD) or energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis / imaging pending on job assignment, identify all of patterns of interest, understand image quality requirement and sample/beam interaction to determine optimized condition.
Prepares graphs and tables summarizing results.
- Understand basic scanning electron microscope (SEM) principle.
Responsible for all technology products.
- Perform scanning electron microscope (SEM) system software alignment functions.
Perform routine maintenance procedures, flash, plasma clean etc.
Orders equipment and supplies, and coordinates with vendors and purchasing.
- Interface with requestors, understand their detail requirement, and communicate on results; help lab on monitoring wafer in process (WIP) and maintaining throughput.
Coordinates with engineering on wafer evaluations.
Sets up equipment for experiments.
- Perform routine shut down procedure.
Identify problem put tool down and call for service.
Uses quantitative wafer evaluation and process instrumentation knowledge to draw conclusions from data.
Assists in training lower level technicians.
- Develop and publish best known method (BKM) procedures including, sample prep, scanning electron microscope (SEM) conditions, and special sample handling.
Knowledgeably operates laboratory process equipment and instrumentation.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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