Applied Materials
Centura Avatar
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The Applied Materials Centura Avatar is a dielectric etch system launched in 2012. The Centura Avatar is designed for etching deep, narrow features in 3D NAND memory arrays. The Centura Avatar can achieve aspect ratios up to 80:1 and enables precise etching of staircase contact structures.[1]
What is it?
Applications
The Centura Avatar is used for dielectric etching in the production of 3D NAND flash memory chips. The application targets the terabit storage densities needed for mobile devices and other data-intensive products.[1]
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Vintage & configurations
- 2012-07Production start[1]
Launched at SEMICON West 2012; more than 30 chambers shipped to multiple customers for pilot production.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Centura Avatar designed for?
The Centura Avatar is a dielectric etch system designed for etching the deep, narrow features of three-dimensional NAND flash memory arrays.[1]
What aspect ratios can the Centura Avatar achieve?
The Centura Avatar can etch holes and trenches in complex film stacks with depth-to-width aspect ratios of up to 80:1.[1]
How many chambers had been shipped at the time of the launch?
More than 30 chambers had been shipped to multiple customers for critical applications including pilot production of future chips.[1]
What specific contact structure does the Centura Avatar enable?
The system enables the simultaneous and precise etching of features with varying depths, which is critical for fabricating the staircase contact structures that connect each layer of memory cells.[1]
Where was the Centura Avatar showcased?
The Centura Avatar was one of several new chip-making technologies showcased by Applied Materials at SEMICON West 2012, held July 10-12, 2012.[1]
Not publicly documented
The following facts about the Centura Avatar 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 Centura Avatar 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 variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Centura Avatar 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 Centura Avatar are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Centura Avatar are on record.
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The process node or technology generation of the Centura Avatar is not on record.
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Sources & citations
Sources (2)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
- [1]storagenewsletter.com — storagenewsletter.comstoragenewsletter.com
- [2]Equipment inventory listing
Last updated Oct 4, 2026.
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