Overview

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Webinar-Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition: From Basics to Applications1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) has become a key technology in both the lab and the fab with many devices and other applications benefiting from the (ultra)thin films that can be prepared with very precise thickness control and with unparalleled conformality and uniformity. Nowadays, a significant number of the ALD processes employed are so-called plasma-assisted or plasma-enhanced ALD processes. In the last decade, this method has faced a real breakthrough in high-volume manufacturing and an extensive set of processes and reactor designs have been demonstrated. Yet the reasons why and when to use plasma-assisted ALD are often not clear as well what kind of plasma configurations to use and which conditions to apply. Also, misconceptions about the implications of using plasmas during ALD exist, for example with respect to plasma damage and limitations of conformality. This webinar will address these aspects starting with the basics of ALD and plasma-based processing and will range up to the applications that can benefit from plasma-assisted ALD.

Webinar Objectives/Topics

  • Provide the basic concepts of plasma-based processing and thin film preparation by (plasma-assisted) ALD
  • Gain knowledge on the role of reactive and energetic species such as radicals, ions, and photons on the process and resulting film properties, including film conformality on 3D surface topologies
  • Present an overview of plasma ALD reactors and discuss important design and processes parameters
  • Discuss several plasma-assisted ALD processes for key material systems
  • Give insight into existing and potential future applications of plasma-assisted ALD
  • Understand the pros and cons of plasma-assisted ALD with respect to thermal ALD

Presenters

Erwin Kessels, Professor
Dept. of Applied Physics
Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands

Who Should Attend

This webinar is intended for researchers, students, technologists and others involved or interested in atomic layer deposition (ALD) of thin films and who are looking to gain an understanding or broaden their knowledge on how the use of plasma-assisted ALD can be beneficial for certain materials and applications. The webinar will be valuable for a large audience, from young scientists to engineers, even if their starting knowledge on plasma-based processing or ALD is limited.

Webinar Cost

Cost:

Platform: Zoom

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