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SBIR Phase I: An Innovative Method for Removing Resist from Wafers

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: 0611170
Agency Tracking Number: 0611170
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: CT
Solicitation Number: NSF 05-605
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
6923 Redbud Drive P O Box 219
Manhattan, KS 66505
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: Yes
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Hang Ji
 Dr
 (785) 293-4917
 hji@unicopiers.com
Business Contact
 Sameer Madanshetty
Title: Dr
Phone: (785) 532-2609
Email: sameer@ksu.edu
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project seeks to develop an innovative method for removing resist from semiconductor wafers. The Microcavitation Resist Remover will help enable the low-k integration critical to the next generation of faster chips. Microcavitation will be a mechanical removal process influenced by the mechanical properties of fracture rather than the chemical constitution of the resist. Resist stripping is a growing $3.7B market. The proposed Microcavitation Resist Remover and wafer cleaner succesfully overcomes a critical technological barrier facing the IC manufacturing industry today. Beyond the IC manufacturing industy, the Microcavitation Resist Remover will be critical in all areas where thin film removal is critical e.g., MEMS, PCB, optics, automotive (paint removal), and aerospace. More broadly, it will be an enabling technology for use in thin film processing. Microcavitation is a chemical free, environmentally friendly technology.

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