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ETEL announces the XYZT Planar Platform is now available in North America through HEIDENHAIN Corp. The XYZT Planar Platform is a proven, reliable stage with over 100 units currently in the field worldwide. This system provides excellent dynamic flatness and bi-directional repeatability, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.
The XYZT Planar Platform is a hybrid mechanical/air bearing stage dedicated to step-and-scan applications. The stage is modular and can be outfitted with the components best suited to each individual application. Thanks to the flexibility of the platform, it has been used in wafer process control applications such as Critical Dimension and Thin Film Metrology, as well as in Wafer Scribing and Wafer Laser Thermal Annealing.
The hybrid nature of the XYZT Planar Platform allows the user to enjoy the best qualities of both mechanical and air bearings. The mechanical bearings provide high stiffness in the XY plane, allowing for high accelerations (up to 1.2g) and great bi-directional repeatability (+/-0.5µm for the X and Y axes). Thanks to the air bearing, the platform is also able to provide excellent dynamic flatness over the full range of travel.
The standard XYZT Planar Platform mounts an ETEL ZT Combined Module on the gantry beam of the XY stage. The ZT Combined Module provides infinite Theta rotation and dual Z-axes: a coarse Z axis for wafer loading and unloading, and a fine Z axis for focus adjustment. This module can be replaced to best suit the needs of an application, whether that application requires only Z motion, pure Theta motion, or ZT motion with tip/tilt correction. The stroke of the X and Y axes can be adjusted to accommodate a 300mm or 450mm wafer, and even longer strokes are also available. The platform can also be integrated with ETEL's QuiET Active Isolation System to further improve system performance.
The advantages offered by the ETEL XYZT Planar Platform include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Flatness of motion given by the air bearing
• Unlimited Built-in vacuum supply at chuck level
• Dual Z integration: Coarse travel for loading/unloading and fine travel for focus adjustment
• Compact footprint
• ISO2 clean room compatibility
• Position Stability of +/-25nm for X and Y axes, +/-15nm for Z axis, and +/-0.2arcsec for T axis
• Bi-directional repeatability of +/-0.5µm for X and Y axes, +/-0.3µm for Z axis, and +/-2arcsec for T axis
Related Glossary Terms
- annealing
annealing
Softening a metal by heating it to and holding it at a controlled temperature, then cooling it at a controlled rate. Also performed to produce simultaneously desired changes in other properties or in the microstructure. The purposes of such changes include improvement of machinability, facilitation of cold work, improvement of mechanical or electrical properties and increase in stability of dimensions. Types of annealing include blue, black, box, bright, full, intermediate, isothermal, quench and recrystallization.
- chuck
chuck
Workholding device that affixes to a mill, lathe or drill-press spindle. It holds a tool or workpiece by one end, allowing it to be rotated. May also be fitted to the machine table to hold a workpiece. Two or more adjustable jaws actually hold the tool or part. May be actuated manually, pneumatically, hydraulically or electrically. See collet.
- metrology
metrology
Science of measurement; the principles on which precision machining, quality control and inspection are based. See precision machining, measurement.
- process control
process control
Method of monitoring a process. Relates to electronic hardware and instrumentation used in automated process control. See in-process gaging, inspection; SPC, statistical process control.
- stiffness
stiffness
1. Ability of a material or part to resist elastic deflection. 2. The rate of stress with respect to strain; the greater the stress required to produce a given strain, the stiffer the material is said to be. See dynamic stiffness; static stiffness.
