The monitoring of organic contaminants becomes more and more important for the semiconductor industry. TOF-SIMS provides detailed inorganic and organic information about the wafer surface.
Possible sources of contaminants are:
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Process Chemicals (photoresists, cleaning agents (POX, SOX, …)
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Contact Contaminants (gloves, tools, wafer holders, …)
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Cleanroom Contaminants (filter-related components, adsorbates, ...)
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Packing Materials (wafer boxes, ...)