Fib Technician Iv jobs at Applied Materials in United States, City Of Albany

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively in a multi-company JDA environment

• Work collaboratively to define the integration flow and modify the flow as needed to achieve needed results

• Define project plans that will take the integration process from inception to execution on Si wafer, and finally to e-test results.

• Build the integration flow in an MES system such as SiView

• Interface with unit process engineers to:

  • get the needed recipes in the flow

  • drive process improvements and changes to hit structural and electrical targets

• Manage lots using the MES and related systems through the process flows.

• Manage the logistics of moving wafers between multiple locations both withing the company and with customers.

• Design experiments using DOE methods and analyze data using proper statistical methods

• Understand and analyze both inline and electrical test data.

• Be able to present projects plans and results at both a technical and executive level

• Drive the generation of IP (patents, papers, conference proceedings)

Functional Knowledge

• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field

• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function

Business Expertise

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements

Leadership

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution

Problem Solving

• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Impact

• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Qualifications:

10+ Years of experience of industry experience and process integration

Bachelor's Degree in relevant engineering area

Key Responsibilities

Prepares wafers for experimentation to include cleaning. Loads wafers, prepares reactor for experimentation and cleans reactors. Checks performance of process system.

- Prepares cross section samples for scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis.

Operates reactor to perform thin film process, under supervision.

- Operate scanning electron microscope (SEM) for cross section and top view or critical dimension (CD) or energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis / imaging pending on job assignment, identify most of patterns of interest, understand image quality requirement.

Records process conditions and experimental observations.

- Understand basic scanning electron microscope (SEM)principle.

Responsible for multiple technology products.

- Perform scanning electron microscope (SEM) system software alignment functions.

Evaluates wafers and thin films.

- Perform routine maintenance procedures, flash, plasma clean etc.

Develops skillful use of laboratory process equipment and instrumentation.

- Interface with requestors, understand their detail requirement, and communicate on results.

Orders equipment and supplies, and coordinates with vendors and purchasing.

Other Requirements:This is a physically demanding position that often requires extensive walking, standing for extended periods of time, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, climbing stairs and ladders, lifting up to 35 lbs., the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools.

Additionally, because this position generally involves working in a clean room, it requires the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields.

Functional Knowledge

• Has developed analytical skills and application of scientific methods to perform a variety of activities

Business Expertise

• Has good understanding of how the team integrates with others

Leadership

• Has no supervisory responsibilities

Problem Solving

• Recognizes and solves typical problems that can occur in own work area without supervisory approval; evaluates and selects solutions from established operating procedures and/or scientific methods

Impact

• Impacts the quality of own work

Interpersonal Skills

• Uses communication skills to exchange of information

- Prepares wafers for experiment. Build, split, assign, and dispatch wafers per fab policies.

- Evaluates performance of processes using wSPC chart systems.

- Coordinate with onsite NY Creates operations to efficiently process, measure, and ship wafers.

- Operate EPI tool both in manual mode or via Si view independently based on different projects.

- Record process conditions and experimental observations.

- Prepare graphs and tables to summarize results for reports.

- Coordinate with engineers, understand their detailed requirements, and communicate on results; - Monitor wafer in process (WIP) and maintain throughput.

- Perform routine shut down procedure. Identify problem, put tool down and request assistance as needed.

- Help coordinate instrument repair and maintenance.

- Help set up tool status for experiments per instructions. Uses quantitative wafer evaluation and process instrumentation knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives the adoption of new technology at the customer site. Works closely with customers to demonstrate and introduce new technologies at customer sites, through Demos, on site evaluations, Joint Development Programs and new toolqualifications.
• Serves as liaison between the customer and the Business Unit for assigned projects, ensuring clear understanding of customer issues and delivery of applicable solutions.
• When necessary, works closely with customer to optimize tool performance to meet customer process and integration requirements.
• Checks and approves operational quality of system equipment. Instructs customers in the operation and maintenance of the system.
• Provides highly visible customer support through the performance of on-site installation, as well as overseeing any necessary diagnoses, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems.
• Knowledge of 3 or more processes on 2 or more technologies or expert level in 1 technology
• Basic integration knowledge

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

This position requires SKEE for Process Support Engineer in the creation and delivery of training materials for the PSE Academy. Applicants will have to work closely with the associated business unit in training development, and should also enjoy the processes of both creating and delivering training content.

What We Offer

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare samples for experiments, including sample coating, wafer cleaving, mounting/unmounting samples, and preparing jobs for experimentation to evaluate the performance of the process system.
• Prepare transmission electron microscope (TEM) lamella samples using focused ion beam (FIB), optimize sample preparation procedures and conditions, and identify cutting locations based on pattern instructions.
• Operate metrology tools in the FIB & TEM lab to understand cross-section or top-view critical dimensions (CD), identify patterns of interest, understand image quality requirements and sample/beam interactions to determine optimized conditions, and complete requested jobs under limited supervision after training.
  • Understand the basic principles of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), focused ion beam (FIB), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
  • Perform SEM/FIB system and routine maintenance procedures such as flash, plasma cleaning, and image calibrations.
  • Perform routine troubleshoot procedures, identify problems, restart or standby the tool. Coordinate instrument repair and maintenance.
  • Interface with requestors, understand their detailed requirements, and communicate results. Coordinate with engineering on job request status.
  • Help monitor job queue and maintain lab throughput.
  • Document redo and lessons learned to lower redo rate.
  • Adhere to lab protocols and SOPs.
• Operate supportive metrology equipment in a lab environment.
  • Operate supportive metrology equipment for FIB-TEM lamella samples.
  • Monitor data and track performance of metrology equipment and production activities per equipment requirements.
  • Understand written instructions to perform assigned tasks.
  • Create and update procedures and documentation.
• Perform basic operations of Microsoft Outlook and Office software.
• Follow safety protocols and processes.
• Work shift is night shift 10hrs/day, 2PM to 12AM Monday to Thursday.

Functional Knowledge• Has developed proficiency in a range of analytical processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks.

Business Expertise• Has a good understanding of how the team integrates with others to achieve objectives.

Leadership• May provide informal guidance and support to junior team members, lead/own a lab project, etc.

Problem Solving• Provides solutions to problems in atypical or infrequently occurring situations based on existing precedents or procedures, create SOPs if applicable.

Interpersonal Skills• Uses communication skills to regularly exchange information.

Qualifications

Education: Technical Diploma Skills Certifications or Associate Degree in Science fields.

Years of Experience: 2-4 Years Work Experience

What We Offer

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily TEM operation, analysis data acquisition, and provide timely, high quality analysis reports.
• Develop imaging and sample preparation techniques, and best-known methods (BKM) to improve lab analysis quality, efficiency and output. Create and update procedures and documentation.
• Train and provide guidelines of sample preparation techniques to FIB technicians for successful TEM analysis.
• Develop TEM imaging/data analysis techniques to enable TEM analysis to understand cross-section or top-view critical dimensions (CD), identify patterns of interest, understand image quality requirements and sample/beam interactions to determine optimized conditions, and complete requested jobs under limited supervision after training.
  • Understand the basic principles of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), focused ion beam (FIB), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Materials analysis (EDX, EELS).
  • Prepare samples using Ex-Situ Lift out and ALD coaters.
  • Perform TEM system and routine maintenance procedures and calibrations.
  • Perform routine troubleshoot procedures, identify problems, restart or standby the tool. Coordinate instrument repair and maintenance.
  • Interface with R&D and Applications development engineers, understand their detailed requirements, define sampling plan and analysis approach, communicate results.
  • Prioritize and monitor job queue and maintain lab throughput.
  • Document redo and lessons learned to lower redo rate.
  • Adhere to lab protocols and SOPs.
• Occasional support on sample preparation using FIB to prepare TEM lamella samples.
• Cooperate and coordinate the characterization effort with FIB Technicians and other AMAT labs such as materials analysis lab or SEM lab to achieve analysis goals within the same project.
• Perform basic operations of Microsoft Outlook and Office software.
• Follow safety protocols and processes.
• Work shift is the day shift, 6AM to 2PM Monday through Thursday, and Sunday.

Qualifications

• Education:
  • BS/MS/Ph.D. degree in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Chemical Engineering.
  • Knowledge in any semiconductor process module and characterization, semiconductor device physics, semiconductor fabrication.
• Years of Experience:
  • Minimum 3 Years of hands-on TEM Work Experience. Fab-experience or Failure analysis background in semiconductor industry is a must.
  • Proven TEM experiences by recent publications.
• Travel: <10%
• Relocation Eligible: Yes

What We Offer

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare samples for experiments, including sample coating, wafer cleaving, mounting/unmounting samples, and preparing jobs for experimentation to evaluate the performance of the process system.
• Prepare transmission electron microscope (TEM) lamella samples using focused ion beam (FIB), optimize sample preparation procedures and conditions, and identify cutting locations based on pattern instructions.
• Operate metrology tools in the FIB & TEM lab to understand cross-section or top-view critical dimensions (CD), identify patterns of interest, understand image quality requirements and sample/beam interactions to determine optimized conditions, and complete requested jobs under limited supervision after training.
  • Understand the basic principles of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), focused ion beam (FIB), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
  • Perform SEM/FIB system and routine maintenance procedures such as flash, plasma cleaning, and image calibrations.
  • Perform routine troubleshoot procedures, identify problems, restart or standby the tool. Coordinate instrument repair and maintenance.
  • Interface with requestors, understand their detailed requirements, and communicate results. Coordinate with engineering on job request status.
  • Help monitor job queue and maintain lab throughput.
  • Document redo and lessons learned to lower redo rate.
  • Adhere to lab protocols and SOPs.
• Operate supportive metrology equipment in a lab environment.
  • Operate supportive metrology equipment for FIB-TEM lamella samples (ALD coater, In-Situ & Ex-Situ Lift out).
  • Monitor data and track performance of metrology equipment and production activities per equipment requirements.
  • Understand written instructions to perform assigned tasks.
  • Create and update procedures and documentation.
• Perform basic operations of Microsoft Outlook and Office software.
• Follow safety protocols and processes.
• Work shift is 1st shift weekday, 10hr/day, 5AM to 3PM Monday through Thursday.

Functional Knowledge• Has developed proficiency in a range of analytical processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks.

Business Expertise• Has a good understanding of how the team integrates with others to achieve objectives.

Leadership• May provide informal guidance and support to junior team members, lead/own a lab project, etc.

Problem Solving• Provides solutions to problems in atypical or infrequently occurring situations based on existing precedents or procedures, create SOPs if applicable.

Interpersonal Skills• Uses communication skills to regularly exchange information.

Qualifications

Education: Associate degree or Bachelor’s degree in science fields.

Years of Experience: minimum 2 Years Working Experience with FIB

Key Responsibilities

• Drives the adoption of new technology at the customer site. Works closely with customers to demonstrate and introduce new technologies at customer sites, through Demos, on site evaluations, Joint Development Programs and new toolqualifications.
• Serves as liaison between the customer and the Business Unit for assigned projects, ensuring clear understanding of customer issues and delivery of applicable solutions.
• When necessary, works closely with customer to optimize tool performance to meet customer process and integration requirements.
• Checks and approves operational quality of system equipment. Instructs customers in the operation and maintenance of the system.
• Provides highly visible customer support through the performance of on-site installation, as well as overseeing any necessary diagnoses, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems.
• Knowledge of 3 or more processes on 2 or more technologies or expert level in 1 technology
• Basic integration knowledge

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

This position requires SKEE for Process Support Engineer in the creation and delivery of training materials for the PSE Academy. Applicants will have to work closely with the associated business unit in training development, and should also enjoy the processes of both creating and delivering training content.