Author: Samco

20 Jul

Scientific Paper on Capacitive Accelerometer Fabrication Using Si DRIE Process by Kyoto University

Samco 2015 Customer, MEMS, Samco Customer Publication, Si DRIE, Silicon/Dielectrics Etch

A sub-micron-gap soi capacitive accelerometer array utilizing size effect

Matsui, Y.,  Hirai, Y., Tsuchiya, T. and Tabata, O.
Dept. of Micro Eng., Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
Presented at 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS) at Anchorage, AK.

Samco Silicon DRIE System at Kyoto University was used for deep silicon etching in MEMS device fabrication.

Silicon Periodic Table
Our process examples and capabilities of deep silicon etching can be found in the page below.
Deep Silicon Trench/Via Hole Etching using Bosch Process

Kyoto University is one of the proprietary customers of Samco silicon DRIE System for MEMS device fabrication.

Go to Tabata Lab, Kyoto University

15 Jul

Scientific Paper on GaN MOSFET Fabrication Using SiO2 PECVD by University of Tokushima

Samco 2015 Customer, Power Devices, Samco Customer Publication, Silicon/Dielectrics PECVD, SiO2 PECVD

A self-aligned gate GaN MOSFET using an ICP-assisted low-temperature Ohmic process

Qingpeng Wang1,2, Ying Jiang1,2, Jiaqi Zhang1,2, Kazuya Kawaharada1, Liuan Li1, Dejun Wang2 and Jin-Ping Ao1
1 Institute of Technology and Science, the University of Tokushima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
2 School of Electronic Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China
Semicond. Sci. Technol. (2015) 30 075003

Samco PECVD system was used for gate oxide (SiO2) formation in GaN MOSFET fabrication.SiO2 Periodic Table

For our process solutions of GaN power device fabrication, please visit the page below.
AlGaN/GaN Etch for GaN Power Device Fabrication/

Also, SiO2 PECVD process data can be found in the page below.
SiO2 PECVD Process

10 Jul

Scientific Paper on Fabrication of Amorphous Oxide Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) by AIST, Japan

Samco 2015 Customer, ITO Etch, Other Materials Etch, RuO2, Samco Customer Publication, Silicon/Dielectrics Etch, SiO2 Etch, TFT

Electrophoretic displays driven by all-oxide thin-film transistor backplanes fabricated using a solution process

Satoshi Inoue, Tue Trong Phan, Tomoko Hori, Hiroaki Koyama and Tatsuya Shimoda
Green Device Research Center, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa 923-1211, Japan
physica status solidi (a) Volume 212, Issue 10, pages 2133–2140, October 2015

Samco ICP etching system was used for plasma etching of the Ruthenium Oxide (RuO2), Zr-In-Zn-O (ZIZO), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) films.

Our process capabilites of SiO2 dry etching can be found in the page below.
SiO2 Dry Etching Process (RIE or ICP-RIE)

01 Jul

Scientific Paper on Microfluidics Fabrication from Nagoya University, Osaka University and AIST

Samco 2015 Customer, Microfluidics, Samco Customer Publication, Silicon/Dielectrics Etch, SiO2 Etch

Three-dimensional Nanowire Structures for Ultra-Fast Separation of DNA, Protein and RNA Molecules

Sakon Rahong1,2, Takao Yasui2,3, Takeshi Yanagida4, Kazuki Nagashima4, Masaki Kanai4,
Gang Meng4, Yong He4, Fuwei Zhuge4, Noritada Kaji2,3, Tomoji Kawai4 & Yoshinobu Baba1,2,3,5
Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, JAPAN.
FIRST Research Center for Innovative Nanobiodevices, Nagoya University, JAPAN.
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, JAPAN.
The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, JAPAN.
Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and. Technology (AIST), JAPAN.
Scientific Reports 5, Article number: 10584 (2015) doi:10.1038/srep10584

SAMCO Reactive Ion Etching System RIE-10NR was used for SiO2 plasma etching over Cr mask. This process is used for micro-channel fabrication on microfluidic system which enables ultra-fast separation of biomolecules (DNA, Protein and RNA Molecules). SiO2 Periodic Table

For our process examples and capabilities of SiO2 plasma etching, please visit the process data page below.
SiO2 Dry Etching Process (RIE or ICP-RIE)

16 Jun

Scientific Paper on Silicon Waveguide and THz Antenna Fabrication by Swinburne Univ. of Technology, Australia

Samco 2015 Customer, Photonic Devices, Samco Customer Publication, Si Etch, Silicon/Dielectrics Etch

High precision fabrication of antennas and sensors

A. Balcytis1,2,3, G. Seniutinas1,2, D. Urbonas1,3, M. Gabalis3 K. Vaskevicius3, R. Petruskevicius3, G. Molis4, G. Valusis5 and S. Juodkazis1,2
1 Centre for Micro-Photonics and Industrial Research Institute Swinburne, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
2 Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, 151 Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
3 Institute of Physics, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 231 Savanoriu Avenue, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
4 Teravil Ltd, Vilnius, LT 01108, Lithuania
5 Semiconductor Physics Institute, Center for Physical Science and Technology, 11 A. Gostauto st., LT01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
Proc. SPIE 9446, Ninth International Symposium on Precision Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation, 94461G (March 6, 2015); doi:10.1117/12.2180814

Silicon Periodic Table

SOI waveguide was fabricated using Samco ICP etch system for plasma etching of silicon against Cr mask.
For our process examples of silicon plasma etching, please visit the page below.
Si Dry Etching Process (RIE, ICP-RIE or XeF2 Etch)

15 Jun

Scientific Paper on Silicon Solar Cells from Japan Science and Technology and Tokyo Institute of Technology

Samco 2015 Customer, a-Si PECVD, Samco Customer Publication, Silicon/Dielectrics PECVD, Solar Cell

High-performance a-Si1–xOx:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cells realized by the a-Si:H/a-Si1–xOx:H stack buffer layer

He Zhang1, Kazuyoshi Nakada2, Shinsuke Miyajima2 and Makoto Konagai1,2
Phys. Status Solidi RRL (2015) 9: 225–229.
1 MEXT/FUTURE-PV Innovation Research, Japan Science and Technology (JST), Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
2 Department of Physical Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Samco PECVD system was used for silicon thin film deposition in solar cell fabrication.

15 Jun

Scientific Paper on MEMS Device Fabrication Using SiO2 Plasma Etching by Kyoto Institute of Technology

Samco 2015 Customer, MEMS, Samco Customer Publication, Silicon/Dielectrics Etch, SiO2 Etch

Buckling behavior of piezoelectric diaphragms for highly sensitive structures of ultrasonic microsensors controlled through intrinsic stress of PZT films

Yamashita, K.; Arai, K.; Tanaka, H.; Nishiumi, T.; Noda, M.
Graduate School of Science & Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
presented at Applications of Ferroelectric, International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities and Piezoelectric Force Microscopy Workshop (ISAF/ISIF/PFM), 2015 Joint IEEE International Symposium on the , vol., no., pp.44-47, 24-27 May 2015

SiO2 Periodic Table

SAMCO silicon DRIE system at Kyoto Institute of Technology was used for Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) dry etching.
Our DRIE systems are equipped with SiO2 etch kit for high-speed SiO2 plasma etching. For more details, please visit our product page below.
Silicon Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) Systems

Also, for our process capabilities of SiO2 plasma etching, please visit the process data page below.
SiO2 Plasma Etching Process Data (RIE or ICP Etch)

01 Jun

Scientific Paper on InGaAs MOSFETs Using InGaAs Plasma Etching from MIT

Samco 2015 Customer, Compound Semiconductor Etching, InGaAs Etch, Power Devices, Samco Customer Publication

A CMOS-Compatible Fabrication Process for Scaled Self-Aligned InGaAs MOSFETs

Lin, J., D. A. Antoniadis, and J. A. del Alamo
presented at Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Conference (CS MANTECH), Scottsdale, AZ, May 18-21, 2015, pp. 239-242.

Samco ICP etching system, RIE-200iP was used for optimization of InGaAs/InAlAs/InP dry etching process.

Go to Prof. Jesús A. del Alamo Research Group Website

18 May

Scientific Paper on Cu2O-based Photocathodes from the University of Tokyo

Samco Cu2O, Plasma Treatment, Surface Treatment

Positive onset potential and stability of Cu2O-based photocathodes in water splitting by atomic layer deposition of a Ga2O3 buffer layer

Changli Lia, Takashi Hisatomib, Osamu Watanabeb, Mamiko Nakabayashic, Naoya Shibatac, Kazunari Domenb and Jean-Jacques Delaunaya
Energy Environ. Sci., 2015, 8, 1493

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting system is a promising application for H2 production as next-generation clean energy. To achieve stable and efficient water splitting reaction of Cu2O-based photocathodes, Ga2O3 film was introduced as a buffer layer between the Cu2O layer and the TiO2 protective layer. Samco Plasma Etching System (RIE etcher) at the University of Tokyo was used for argon plasma treatment of Cu2O layer to remove the residual contaminants from the annealing and change the hydrophobic surface to a hydrophilic surface.

Samco offers plasma cleaners as well as RIE etchers for plasma surface treatment of various samples. Please visit the product pages below for more details of our plasma cleaners.
General Plasma Cleaners
Remote Plasma Cleaners (Downstream Plasma)

16 May

Scientific Paper on InP Microenclosure Array Fabrication Using InP Plasma Etching from Tokyo Institute of Technology

Samco 2015 Customer, Compound Semiconductor Etching, InP Etch, Microfluidics, Samco Customer Publication

Single-Cell Isolation and Size Sieving Using Microenclosure Array for Microbial Analysis

Akihiro Matsutani* and Ayako Takada1
Semiconductor and MEMS Processing Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
1Biomaterial Analysis Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
Sensors and Materials, Volume 27, Number 5 (2015)

Samco open-load ICP etch system was used for fabrication of micropillar fabrication on InP substrates for cell isolation and size sieving.

InP Periodic Table
For more details of our InP plasma etching capabilities, please visit the page below.
InP Dry Etching Process (RIE or ICP-RIE)