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Applied Materials Poly family
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The Applied Materials Poly Chamber is a wafer processing chamber for 12-inch wafers. The chamber is used for poly-silicon etch processes.[1][2]

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How it works

Poly-silicon etching is performed in multiple steps, each with its own plasma settings. Each etch step exhibits characteristic mean values and wafer-to-wafer variation of electron density and electron collision rate. Comparisons of these parameters between chambers reveal differences in mean values and in variability across wafers.[2]

What do the numbers mean?

Wafer handling1

Wafer Size
12 inches[1]
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Configuration & options1

Process
Poly-silicon (Poly-Si) etch[2]
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The following facts about the Poly are absent from this record as of this revision. First-hand knowledge or a citation closes a gap; every submission is reviewed before publication.

  • Fewer than 3 independently cited specifications for the Poly are on record; the remainder await public documentation.

    Answerable by: an OEM datasheet, a cleanroom equipment inventory, or an engineer who operated or installed it

  • No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the Poly are on record.

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  • No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Poly are on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM product catalog or an engineer who ordered or specified the tool

  • The control-system platform and OS era of the Poly are not on record.

    Answerable by: an engineer who operated it or OEM installation records

  • No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Poly are on record.

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  1. [1]Equipment inventory listing
  2. [2]plasmetrex.com — plasmetrex.complasmetrex.com
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Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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