Wet Bench and Wet Bench Station Uses in Industry

Wet benches and wet bench stations are the industry must-haves for all integrated circuit manufacturing. Semi-conductors, computer hardware, solar cells, and many medical components are all manufactured using this type of technology. They are particularly useful in clean room applications. Which wet bench or wet bench station option is chosen will vary, depending on the differing needs of a particular industry. Modutek Corporation is proud to offer a wide choice of wet bench stations. Options range from a basic manual wet bench to totally automated stations, with semi-automated models in between.

Modutek Corporation offers custom configuration of its already comprehensive line-up of production wet benches. We will work with your budget and your
specific needs to ensure that all of your requirements are met.

A Manual Wet Processing Station is a necessity in many, if not most, industries using clean rooms. Our manual wet stations are built to provide both acid and solvent application support. Our in-house design engineers will configure your wet bench station specifically to satisfy your exact application needs.

A few of the many advantages of Modutek Corporation’s Manual Wet Processing Stations include:

• Being designed to meet your unique process requirements
• Cost of ownership is lower compared to semi-automated or fully automated wet benches
• Competitive pricing for our high end manual equipment
• Meets, or exceeds, all current safety standards currently
• Designed to allow for future expansion

We want your new wet station to be an exact fit to your requirements. We encourage client input and involvement on the final design before we begin the manufacturing process. Let us review the different options offered with you, to guarantee your complete satisfaction with Modutek Corporation Wet Processing Station technology.

Semi-Automated Acid Stations can also be custom configured and manufactured according to a client’s specific needs. Many options are available. We offer in-house design and manufacture to ensure that you get all of the options you want and none of those you don’t need. The semi-automated acid stations we offer have the uniform processing and robotics you need without the greater expenses of fully automated systems. The top-of-the-line, servo-controlled robots in all of our semi-automated acid stations have 3° of freedom, which allows for precise and accurate developing, etching, and/or cleaning processes.

The Modutek Corporation Semi-Automated Stations offer these and other advantages:

• In-house software and robotics design and manufacture — no outsourcing
• SolidWorks Flow Simulation software
• SolidWorks Simulation Professional software
• Automation control using a touch screen
• Servo motor automation

Fully-Automated Acid/Base Stations offer the safety of hands-off processing. If your process necessitates complete automation, then the Modutek Corporation Fully-Automated Acid/Base Stations are the best choice. Processes from full-size 30”x 60” glass solar panels to tiny wafers can be reliably handled by our stations. Using information that your engineers specify, Modutek Corporation will configure the systems to meet your precise requirements. We never out-source so our team will be working hand-in-hand with yours to design the right wet bench station, its software, and its robotics perfect for your company’s needs.

Our Fully Automated Wafer Fabrication Equipment has these benefits:

• Everything is completed in one place - design, assembly and testing
• Our robotic and software design is also completed in-house, not outsourced
• SolidWorks Simulation Professional software
• SolidWorks Flow Simulation software
• More than 30 years experience and continuous operation
• Our goal is to provide outstanding customer support after the sale

For a quote or if you have any questions about any of our Wet Bench and Wet Bench Stations, call Modutek Corporation at 866-803-1533.

Learn about the Advantages of Modutek Corporation’s IPA Vapor Dryer

Using a Marangoni Drying system, more commonly called IPA Vapor Dryer, is the current gold-standard drying method in semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. Modutek Corporation’s free standing IPA Vapor Dryer system uses one standard gallon bottle, allowing quick, uncomplicated bottle changes, thus eliminating down time. There are more advantages to using the Modutek Corporation IPA Vapor Dryer.

Marangoni Drying, first developed in 1990, is now the most popular method for semiconductor manufacture. IPA vapor drying produces an ultra clean, dry surface on a wafer or flat substrate. Nitrogen gas is used to break the wetting film’s surface tension, drying the substrate while the water/IPA gradually drains around the substrate wafer. The surface dries without feature damage or a watermark, with incredibly low particle counts.

The IPA (isopropyl alcohol) Vapor drying process has these benefits:

• Unlike spin-drying, the Modutek Corporation IPA Vapor Dryer doesn’t have moving parts, allowing the manufacture of thinner wafer substrates.
• Particle contamination caused by evaporation residues (a common problem in spin rinse dryers) is greatly reduced using IPA Vapor Dryers.
• The unique IPA Vapor Dryer system uses fewer chemicals than other drying processors. This reduces both the environmental impact as well as the costs of acquiring and disposing of chemicals.
• Quicker drying times (as quick as 10 to 15 minutes) reduces productions costs, while no moving parts reduces maintenance requirements.
• The IPA Vapor Dryer’s lower particle counts make it the superior drying process choice.
• Outstanding for high aspect ratio structures.
• The reduced possibility of substrate breakage during the IPA Vapor Dryer cleaning and drying process reduces production costs.
• An IPA Vapor Dryer increases production of quality substrates. With no electro-static build up between metallic surfaces and therefore no discharge, possible damage is avoided.
• The IPA Vapor Dryer prevents yield loss from watermarks, which is a common problem in other processes, but non existent with IPA vapor drying.

Not just the semiconductor industry, but industries dependent on them profit from the use of the IPA Vapor Drying system. Industries manufacturing products as varied as solar panels or computer disk drives, and any manufacturers using electro-chemical cells will benefit from this technology. The superior substrates manufactured by IPA Vapor Drying will be of great use to companies using micro-electronic mechanical systems (MEMS), including the medical equipment and automotive industries.

Consider Modutek Corporation’s IPA Vapor Dryer for your next drying process upgrade. Call us today at 866-803-1533 to discuss your requirements and to get a quote.