From kamal.yadav at gmail.com Sun Nov 2 11:57:47 2014 From: kamal.yadav at gmail.com (Kamal Yadav) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 22:27:47 +0530 Subject: [labnetwork] Fwd: Ytterbium sputtering in ATC 2200 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, Could anybody answer this query about Ytterbium sputtering at AJA model ATC 2200. Thanks, Kamal. > > Do you have any experience sputtering Ytterbium? > > Since the material is highly electropositive, it requires high > vac for sputtering in metallic form. > > So I am assuming it will oxidize quickly to form an > oxide and the oxide stability is the real question. > > Do you think Yb sputtering could cause any issues with the > vacuum levels of the system? Or are there any contamination > concerns? > > I am planning to use the system for high temperature deposition (800 degC) > but using dedicated chucks. The Yb contaminated chuck will > not be used for high temperature. > > Below are some melting and boiling point comparisons > with various oxides. Is this assessment reasonable? > > Thanks! > > Udayan > > Material > > Boiling point (?F) > > Melting point (?F) > > Boiling point (?C) > > Melting point (?C) > > Yb2O3 > > 7358 > > 4271 > > 3256 > > 1884 > > TiO2 > > 5,382 > > 3349 > > 2378 > > 1474 > > HfO2 > > 9752 > > 4996 > > 4320 > > 2206 > > Al2O3 > > 5391 > > 3762 > > 2382 > > 1658 > > ZnO > > 4280 > > 3587 > > 1888 > > 1580 > > > > > -- > Associate Professor > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > > > > -- > Associate Professor > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > > > > -- > Associate Professor > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From udayan.ganguly at gmail.com Sun Nov 2 12:05:30 2014 From: udayan.ganguly at gmail.com (Udayan Ganguly) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 22:35:30 +0530 Subject: [labnetwork] Ytterbium sputtering in ATC 2200 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here is the data (jpg format) on melting and boiling points which got scrambled in the text format. On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Kamal Yadav wrote: > Dear All, > > Could anybody answer this query about Ytterbium sputtering at AJA model > ATC 2200. > > Thanks, > Kamal. > > > > > Do you have any experience sputtering Ytterbium? > > > > Since the material is highly electropositive, it requires high > > vac for sputtering in metallic form. > > > > So I am assuming it will oxidize quickly to form an > > oxide and the oxide stability is the real question. > > > > Do you think Yb sputtering could cause any issues with the > > vacuum levels of the system? Or are there any contamination > > concerns? > > > > I am planning to use the system for high temperature deposition (800 > degC) > > but using dedicated chucks. The Yb contaminated chuck will > > not be used for high temperature. > > > > Below are some melting and boiling point comparisons > > with various oxides. Is this assessment reasonable? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Udayan > > > > Material > > > > Boiling point (?F) > > > > Melting point (?F) > > > > Boiling point (?C) > > > > Melting point (?C) > > > > Yb2O3 > > > > 7358 > > > > 4271 > > > > 3256 > > > > 1884 > > > > TiO2 > > > > 5,382 > > > > 3349 > > > > 2378 > > > > 1474 > > > > HfO2 > > > > 9752 > > > > 4996 > > > > 4320 > > > > 2206 > > > > Al2O3 > > > > 5391 > > > > 3762 > > > > 2382 > > > > 1658 > > > > ZnO > > > > 4280 > > > > 3587 > > > > 1888 > > > > 1580 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Associate Professor > > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > > > > > > > > -- > > Associate Professor > > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > > > > > > > > -- > > Associate Professor > > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > -- Associate Professor Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When the system was installed the Nitrogen was analyzed and found to be as follows: Dew Point 3.5ppm CO 0.09ppm NO 0.16ppm O2 0.45ppm Total Hydrocarbons 0.15ppm We have never seen any kind of issue with regards to the purity for venting we have never seen an issue. Hope this helps. Rick Draper Laboratory Principal Member of the Technical Staff Group Leader Microfabrication Operations 555 Technology Square Cambridge Ma, 02139-3563 www.draper.com rmorrison at draper.com W 617-258-3420 C 508-930-3461 From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Milan Begliarbekov Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 12:15 PM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Venting Tools with Building Nitrogen Hi All, At the moment we're trying to decide the purity / source of the nitrogen we will use to vent our tools. The building has a bulk nitrogen system that is plumbed to the clean room in copper pipes. 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URL: From kamal.yadav at gmail.com Mon Nov 3 11:16:04 2014 From: kamal.yadav at gmail.com (Kamal Yadav) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 21:46:04 +0530 Subject: [labnetwork] Fwd: Ytterbium sputtering in ATC 2200 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, Awaiting help on ytterbium query below. The data got jumbled so attaching a pic. Thanks, Kamal. On Nov 2, 2014 10:27 PM, "Kamal Yadav" wrote: > Dear All, > > Could anybody answer this query about Ytterbium sputtering at AJA model > ATC 2200. > > Thanks, > Kamal. > > > > > Do you have any experience sputtering Ytterbium? > > > > Since the material is highly electropositive, it requires high > > vac for sputtering in metallic form. > > > > So I am assuming it will oxidize quickly to form an > > oxide and the oxide stability is the real question. > > > > Do you think Yb sputtering could cause any issues with the > > vacuum levels of the system? Or are there any contamination > > concerns? > > > > I am planning to use the system for high temperature deposition (800 > degC) > > but using dedicated chucks. The Yb contaminated chuck will > > not be used for high temperature. > > > > Below are some melting and boiling point comparisons > > with various oxides. Is this assessment reasonable? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Udayan > > > > Material > > > > Boiling point (?F) > > > > Melting point (?F) > > > > Boiling point (?C) > > > > Melting point (?C) > > > > Yb2O3 > > > > 7358 > > > > 4271 > > > > 3256 > > > > 1884 > > > > TiO2 > > > > 5,382 > > > > 3349 > > > > 2378 > > > > 1474 > > > > HfO2 > > > > 9752 > > > > 4996 > > > > 4320 > > > > 2206 > > > > Al2O3 > > > > 5391 > > > > 3762 > > > > 2382 > > > > 1658 > > > > ZnO > > > > 4280 > > > > 3587 > > > > 1888 > > > > 1580 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Associate Professor > > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > > > > > > > > -- > > Associate Professor > > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > > > > > > > > -- > > Associate Professor > > Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay > > +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) > > http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Young (574) 631-3268 (office) Nanofabrication Specialist (574) 631-4393 (fax) Department of Electrical Engineering (765) 412-6728 (cell) University of Notre Dame mike.young at nd.edu B-38 Stinson-Remick Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637 "People can be divided into 3 groups - those that make things happen, those that watch things happen, and those that wonder what happened." Within which group do you belong? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From udayan.ganguly at gmail.com Mon Nov 3 14:15:41 2014 From: udayan.ganguly at gmail.com (Udayan Ganguly) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 00:45:41 +0530 Subject: [labnetwork] Ytterbium sputtering in ATC 2200 In-Reply-To: <6F31804D-AA49-44AB-8004-BB8011137D87@nd.edu> References: <6F31804D-AA49-44AB-8004-BB8011137D87@nd.edu> Message-ID: Hi Mike, Thanks for you comment. The sputter chuck is high temperature capable for depositing crystalline oxides. . However I dont plan to use any heating during Yb deposition. I also plan to use separate chucks for heated substrate operation for other materials.. So hopefully Yb may not be exposed to heat. I am curious if the Yb may cause vacuum issues in case it outgasses like say ZnO during unheated operations.. Thanks! On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Mike Young wrote: > Kamal, > > I could be way off base here, but one reason you might not have received > responses yet is the juxtaposition of ?sputtering? and ?800 C?. I myself > have never heard of a sputtering system which could operate anywhere near > 800 C. What am I missing here? > > ?Mike > > > On Nov 3, 2014, at 11:16 AM, Kamal Yadav wrote: > > Dear All, > > Awaiting help on ytterbium query below. The data got jumbled so attaching > a pic. > > Thanks, > Kamal. > > > -- > Michael P. Young (574) 631-3268 (office) > Nanofabrication Specialist (574) 631-4393 (fax) > Department of Electrical Engineering (765) 412-6728 (cell) > University of Notre Dame mike.young at nd.edu > B-38 Stinson-Remick Hall > Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637 > > "People can be divided into 3 groups - those that make things happen, > those that watch things happen, and those that wonder what happened." *Within > which group do you belong?* > > > > > > > -- Associate Professor Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay +91-22-25767698 (o) +91-9920977698 (m) http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/udayan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The other faculty positions are not specifically targeted in the area of micro/nanotechnology, but candidates with that type of experience are welcome to apply. More information about those positions can be found in the link below. http://www.highereddecisions.com/uofl/current_vacancies.asp Information about our $30M, 10,000 square foot MicroNanoTechnology Cleanroom facility can be found at: http://louisville.edu/micronano Also attached below is a detailed description for the Endowed Chair position in our Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. If you are interested or know of someone who might be, please encourage them to apply. If I can be of assistance, feel free to contact me. Thanks for your help. Go Micro/Nano! Dr. Kevin Walsh Ky nanoNET Director Samuel T. Fife Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Founding Director of the UofL Micro/Nanotechnology Center 2210 South Brook St Shumaker Research Building, Room 234 Louisville, KY 40292 Office # (502) 852-0826 Fax # (502) 852-8128 http://louisville.edu/micronano http://kynanonet.org/ Vogt Endowed Chair of Advanced Manufacturing The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville invites applications and nominations for the Vogt Endowed Chair of Advanced Manufacturing. As the complexity of manufacturing continues to evolve, there is a growing need for research and training in advanced manufacturing (AM) techniques and the design of associated miniature devices required by the AM field. To satisfy this need, the Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville seeks to attract an accomplished researcher with a proven track record in multi-scale advanced manufacturing with a special emphasis in the micro/nano domain. The new Vogt Professor is expected to pursue research topics in such areas as: * Networked sensors for self-aware manufacturing * Bioinspired engineering of sensors and sensor systems * Manufacturing of soft and flexible electronics * Micro/nanoscale energy harvesting for wireless sensing * 3-D self-assembled structures, strain engineering * Soft robotics, micro robotics and microactuators The associated endowment will provide the Vogt Professor with continuing resources to support research staff and students, and comes with a highly competitive compensation package. The successful candidate is expected to leverage our university's top-rated $30M 10,000 sq ft cleanroom as a part of a vibrant research program. In addition, the candidate must have an earned Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field, and an outstanding record of scientific research, doctoral student mentoring and continuous extramural research funding. The successful candidate will continue their research program, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and mentor younger colleagues. Applicants should submit online (at http://www.highereddecisions.com/uofl/current_vacancies.asp) a letter of application that indicates their qualifications, a current curriculum vitae that includes names and contact information for three references, and a short description of their future teaching and research plans. Applications will be reviewed beginning on January 15, 2015. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The expected starting date is August 2015. The University of Louisville is a state-supported metropolitan research university located in Kentucky's largest urban area. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the J. B. Speed School of Engineering is located in the 177-acre Belknap Campus. Louisville has world-class performing arts, great sports, a nationally-acclaimed parks system and is home to the Kentucky Derby. It was named one of America's Breakout Cities for 2014 by CNN Money, the top travel destination for 2013 by Lonely Planet and the Most Livable City in America (large-city category) in 2012 by the U. S. Conference of Mayors. The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Employer, committed to diversity, and in that spirit, seeks applications from a broad variety of candidates. Dr. Kevin M. Walsh Ky nanoNET Director Samuel T. Fife Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Founding Director of the UofL Micro/Nanotechnology Center 2210 South Brook St Shumaker Research Building, Room 234 Louisville, KY 40292 Office # (502) 852-0826 Fax # (502) 852-8128 http://kynanonet.org/ [Description: Capture for email signature] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please circulate to anyone you feel would be interested. https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=113787&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1 Gratefully, Dr. Michael Khbeis Associate Director, Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF) National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) University of Washington Fluke Hall, Box 352143 (O) 206.543.5101 (F) 206.221.1681 (C) 443.254.5192 khbeis at uw.edu www.wnf.washington.edu/ From dgrimard at umich.edu Tue Nov 11 06:58:46 2014 From: dgrimard at umich.edu (Dennis Grimard) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:58:46 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] Job Opportunity Message-ID: <92FD5A37-DFD3-473B-899F-96D9CEFA6678@umich.edu> All: There is a new and exciting career opportunity at the University of Michigan's Lurie Nanofabrication Facility (LNF). The new position is as Managing Director of the LNF. The LNF is a state-of-the-art nanofabrication faculty supporting approximately 90 internal academic research groups, 60 external non-academic companies, and 40 external academic institutions. With over 500 users, 180 tools, and hundreds of thousands of hours of use the faculty supports research and business needs throughout southeast Michigan and beyond. The link to the job posting is: http://umjobs.org/job_detail/103292/managing_director_lurie_nanofabrication_facility I encourage all candidates with an interest to apply .... thanks ... Dennis S Grimard, Ph.D. Managing Director Lurie Nanofabrication Facility 1246D EECS Bldg University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (734) 368-7172 Cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From len.olona at ou.edu Tue Nov 11 16:38:05 2014 From: len.olona at ou.edu (Olona, Leonard E.) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:38:05 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Thermal Evaporators Message-ID: Greetings Labnetwork, We are looking to purchase a new thermal evaporator for our Cleanroom. We have narrowed down our options to a couple of vendors. Kurt Lesker and China-Shenyang Institute of UHV Technology and Applications. The Kurt Lesker model is a Nano 36 Thermal Evaporator System. The China-Shenyang is a DRZ-3 Metal Film Deposition Equipment. Both systems are spec'd out with the best pumping options, 4 sources, biggest bell jars, upgraded shutters, rotational sample holders, etc? Can we get some feedback on thoughts or personal experiences with these companies? Service support and perspective reviews of users is needed to weigh out our options? Thank you, -Len Leonard E. Olona Facility Manager, RIL Advanced Radar Research Center 3190 Monitor Ave Norman, OK 73019 Cleanroom Manager, Devon Energy Hall http://cleanroom.ou.edu/ 110 West Boyd Street Norman, OK 73019 Office: (405) 325-4374 Cell: (405) 630-9068 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill at eecs.berkeley.edu Tue Nov 11 21:00:35 2014 From: bill at eecs.berkeley.edu (Bill Flounders) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:00:35 -0800 Subject: [labnetwork] Thermal Evaporators In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5462BF43.3060709@eecs.berkeley.edu> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrimard at umich.edu Wed Nov 12 09:37:56 2014 From: dgrimard at umich.edu (Dennis Grimard) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:37:56 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] Posting Number Change for University of Michigan's Managing Director Position Message-ID: All: The posting number for the University of Michigan's Managing Director position has changed. Please use the link below and disregard the previous link. http://umjobs.org/job_detail/103356/managing_director_lurie_nanofabrication_facility Thank you and good luck ... -- Dennis S Grimard, Ph.D Managing Director, Lurie Nanofabrication Facility University of Michigan 1246D EECS Building 1301 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 (734) 368-7172 (Cell) (734) 647-1781 (Fax) http://www.lnf.umich.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nnelsonfitzpatrick at uwaterloo.ca Wed Nov 12 10:08:16 2014 From: nnelsonfitzpatrick at uwaterloo.ca (Nathan Nelson - Fitzpatrick) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:08:16 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy Message-ID: Hi Labnetwork, Over the past year our lab has seen quite a few new tool installations and as a result we now have over thirty tools (microscopes, EBL, deposition/etch systems, etc?) that have some sort of interface with a personal computer. Many of these personal computers are run-of-the-mill consumer grade PCs and I think that running this many computers over a many-year timescale will mean that failures are virtually guaranteed. I?m very interested in knowing how larger labs with many computers (with many different port configurations, hardware requirements, and operating systems) prepare for and deal with this problem. At our site, we are simply cloning the various tool hard drives (using Clonezilla) onto external hard drives that sit on a shelf in my office. This is time consuming and requires some discipline to keep going. The other problem with this approach is that it does not really protect us in the case of non-disk hardware failures (such as a motherboard failure). I?d love to know the philosophies and approaches that larger labs employ to deal with this problem. 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I am interested to see what other labs are doing as well. - Kurt --------------------------------------------------- Kurt Kupcho WCAM Instrumentation/Process Engineer 3110 Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706 T: (608)262-2982 E: kakupcho at wisc.edu http://wcam.engr.wisc.edu/logos/pics/wcam420x80.png From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Nathan Nelson - Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:08 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy Hi Labnetwork, Over the past year our lab has seen quite a few new tool installations and as a result we now have over thirty tools (microscopes, EBL, deposition/etch systems, etc.) that have some sort of interface with a personal computer. Many of these personal computers are run-of-the-mill consumer grade PCs and I think that running this many computers over a many-year timescale will mean that failures are virtually guaranteed. I'm very interested in knowing how larger labs with many computers (with many different port configurations, hardware requirements, and operating systems) prepare for and deal with this problem. At our site, we are simply cloning the various tool hard drives (using Clonezilla) onto external hard drives that sit on a shelf in my office. This is time consuming and requires some discipline to keep going. The other problem with this approach is that it does not really protect us in the case of non-disk hardware failures (such as a motherboard failure). I'd love to know the philosophies and approaches that larger labs employ to deal with this problem. Thanks, -Nathan -- Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick PhD Nanofabrication Process Engineer Quantum NanoFab University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G1 Ph: +1 519-888-4567 ext. 31796 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 23961 bytes Desc: not available URL: From matthieu.nannini at mcgill.ca Wed Nov 12 19:32:08 2014 From: matthieu.nannini at mcgill.ca (Matthieu Nannini, Dr.) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:32:08 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy In-Reply-To: <000f01cffebb$6ec92850$4c5b78f0$@wisc.edu> References: <000f01cffebb$6ec92850$4c5b78f0$@wisc.edu> Message-ID: <579C87C6-5140-46FA-AF21-F2905DC59C56@mcgill.ca> I don?t think much can be done rather than cloning the HD. I?ve seen people cloning the HD on a IDE SSD to replace the original HD on old MSDOS systems and use the SSD instead while keeping the original HD somewhere safe. Even in that case, I had to order a new HD from the company because it was somehow custom and dumping the image onto a new one did not work. Cost me 1200$. Beside cloning, you can pile money in case this happens. Cheers MAtthieu Le 2014-11-12 ? 15:58, Kurt Kupcho > a ?crit : Great question. We do what you do and backup the computer files onto external disks and clone the hard drives. I am interested to see what other labs are doing as well. - Kurt --------------------------------------------------- Kurt Kupcho WCAM Instrumentation/Process Engineer 3110 Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706 T: (608)262-2982 E: kakupcho at wisc.edu From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Nathan Nelson - Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:08 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy Hi Labnetwork, Over the past year our lab has seen quite a few new tool installations and as a result we now have over thirty tools (microscopes, EBL, deposition/etch systems, etc?) that have some sort of interface with a personal computer. Many of these personal computers are run-of-the-mill consumer grade PCs and I think that running this many computers over a many-year timescale will mean that failures are virtually guaranteed. I?m very interested in knowing how larger labs with many computers (with many different port configurations, hardware requirements, and operating systems) prepare for and deal with this problem. At our site, we are simply cloning the various tool hard drives (using Clonezilla) onto external hard drives that sit on a shelf in my office. This is time consuming and requires some discipline to keep going. The other problem with this approach is that it does not really protect us in the case of non-disk hardware failures (such as a motherboard failure). I?d love to know the philosophies and approaches that larger labs employ to deal with this problem. Thanks, -Nathan -- Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick PhD Nanofabrication Process Engineer Quantum NanoFab University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G1 Ph: +1 519-888-4567 ext. 31796 _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill at eecs.berkeley.edu Wed Nov 12 20:27:59 2014 From: bill at eecs.berkeley.edu (Bill Flounders) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:27:59 -0800 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5464091F.1030100@eecs.berkeley.edu> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmorrison at draper.com Thu Nov 13 06:21:24 2014 From: rmorrison at draper.com (Morrison, Richard H., Jr.) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:21:24 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: HI, Here at Draper we have Win-7 XP machines. The Win7 are backed up on the internal web, the XP we backup on portable hard drives. Anything with a motherboard no longer supported we try to purchase at least one and keep it in stock. Most of them cost us about $1500 which gets expensive but it is better than a down tool. Rick Draper Laboratory Principal Member of the Technical Staff Group Leader Microfabrication Operations 555 Technology Square Cambridge Ma, 02139-3563 www.draper.com rmorrison at draper.com W 617-258-3420 C 508-930-3461 From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Nathan Nelson - Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:08 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy Hi Labnetwork, Over the past year our lab has seen quite a few new tool installations and as a result we now have over thirty tools (microscopes, EBL, deposition/etch systems, etc...) that have some sort of interface with a personal computer. Many of these personal computers are run-of-the-mill consumer grade PCs and I think that running this many computers over a many-year timescale will mean that failures are virtually guaranteed. I'm very interested in knowing how larger labs with many computers (with many different port configurations, hardware requirements, and operating systems) prepare for and deal with this problem. At our site, we are simply cloning the various tool hard drives (using Clonezilla) onto external hard drives that sit on a shelf in my office. This is time consuming and requires some discipline to keep going. The other problem with this approach is that it does not really protect us in the case of non-disk hardware failures (such as a motherboard failure). I'd love to know the philosophies and approaches that larger labs employ to deal with this problem. Thanks, -Nathan -- Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick PhD Nanofabrication Process Engineer Quantum NanoFab University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G1 Ph: +1 519-888-4567 ext. 31796 ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper Laboratory. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please immediately notify the sender by replying to this email and immediately destroy all copies of this email. ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.rooks at yale.edu Thu Nov 13 09:13:04 2014 From: michael.rooks at yale.edu (Michael Rooks) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:13:04 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy In-Reply-To: <5464091F.1030100@eecs.berkeley.edu> References: <5464091F.1030100@eecs.berkeley.edu> Message-ID: <5464BC70.6030702@yale.edu> Cloning to a spare drive is very good advice. In addition, we schedule a swap or re-clone annually for each instrument. Disk drives can go bad just sitting on the shelf, so it's important to test them. We are slowly transitioning to solid-state drives, which presumably have a longer shelf life. We have had to turn to eBay to find old motherboards and strange old power supplies. You can't count on the vendors to keep spare parts. -------------------------------- Michael Rooks Yale Institute of Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering nano.yale.edu On 11/12/2014 08:27 PM, Bill Flounders wrote: > Nathan, > We use three options: > 1. make mirror image, store on server > 2. clone drive to new properly formatted drive, store in cabinet > 3. clone drive to new properly formatted drive, store in PC > as Drive "d" ( or other) and leave disconnected but ready to go > > We track as a "dependency" of the tool. > It is time consuming and requires discipline. > It has saved us on numerous occasions. > This does not address the difficulties of embedded PLC programs. > > The real discipline and difficulty lies in upgrades. > A new SW version is installed, or a new driver to go with the new > board etc > and the clone is not remade. Then the day comes you need the clone and > install it and several communication errors arise that you've never > seen before. > > As for non disk hardware failures, that is why many of us have a closet > with a few 386's with ISA slots and other arcane hardware. > This is also why we post old computers/tools to the network in that rare > instance that we ever retire a tool - so that other members with the > same tool > can put our old computer or some specialty boards in their emergency > closet. > When all else fails, ebay - usually at least two purchases required. > > Finally, there is the dream that we will upload all of our systems to > The Cloud > and whenever any of us needs a unique, antique OS or custom program - > It will Be There... without any issues such as version control, > license fees, > export control etc., etc. > Good Luck, > > Bill Flounders > Berkeley NanoLab > > > > Nathan Nelson - Fitzpatrick wrote: >> Hi Labnetwork, >> >> Over the past year our lab has seen quite a few new tool >> installations and as a result we now have over thirty tools >> (microscopes, EBL, deposition/etch systems, etc?) that have some sort >> of interface with a personal computer. Many of these personal >> computers are run-of-the-mill consumer grade PCs and I think that >> running this many computers over a many-year timescale will mean that >> failures are virtually guaranteed. I?m very interested in knowing >> how larger labs with many computers (with many different port >> configurations, hardware requirements, and operating systems) prepare >> for and deal with this problem. >> >> At our site, we are simply cloning the various tool hard drives >> (using Clonezilla) onto external hard drives that sit on a shelf in >> my office. This is time consuming and requires some discipline to >> keep going. The other problem with this approach is that it does not >> really protect us in the case of non-disk hardware failures (such as >> a motherboard failure). I?d love to know the philosophies and >> approaches that larger labs employ to deal with this problem. >> >> Thanks, >> -Nathan >> -- >> Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick PhD >> Nanofabrication Process Engineer >> Quantum NanoFab >> University of Waterloo >> 200 University Avenue West >> Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G1 >> Ph: +1 519-888-4567 ext. 31796 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> labnetwork mailing list >> labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu >> https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomasl at mtl.mit.edu Thu Nov 13 09:27:55 2014 From: thomasl at mtl.mit.edu (Thomas Lohman) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:27:55 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy In-Reply-To: <579C87C6-5140-46FA-AF21-F2905DC59C56@mcgill.ca> References: <000f01cffebb$6ec92850$4c5b78f0$@wisc.edu> <579C87C6-5140-46FA-AF21-F2905DC59C56@mcgill.ca> Message-ID: <5464BFEB.3030703@mtl.mit.edu> >> Over the past year our lab has seen quite a few new tool installations >> and as a result we now have over thirty tools (microscopes, EBL, >> deposition/etch systems, etc?) that have some sort of interface with a >> personal computer. Many of these personal computers are >> run-of-the-mill consumer grade PCs and I think that running this many >> computers over a many-year timescale will mean that failures are >> virtually guaranteed. I?m very interested in knowing how larger labs >> with many computers (with many different port configurations, hardware >> requirements, and operating systems) prepare for and deal with this >> problem. Just to mirror pretty much what most others have said, if the tool PC is on the network than we back it up with our backup software as well as hopefully make a drive image and stored that on a file server which is also backed up. If it's an older OS and/or not networked then we'll do just the latter. For example, with the official retirement of XP, we have had to remove a number of lab or private research group tool PCs from the network. As for non-hard drive failures, I don't believe we do anything official but usually old PC parts are "hoarded" :) in case of an emergency. --tom From sbhas at uchicago.edu Thu Nov 13 10:16:06 2014 From: sbhas at uchicago.edu (Shivakumar Bhaskaran) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:16:06 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi , At UIUC We had three Plasma Therm PECVD/RIE tool, one of them were from 90s and OS is windows98 and the CPU was aging we had issues with the hardware, we tried replacing the hardware but was not successful, we purchased a new CPU from the Plasma Therm to see whether it will support the old plasma therm. With little bit effort from IT folks and spending more time in upgrading the software and tried to configure the communication port we were able to make a backup. So we have one CPU unit (this will be a spare one) and three backup hardware (for three tools). So without any worries we were confident that we can replace the CPU if it stopped working. As I said I didn't get immediate solution, this took us more than 3months to figure this out (this was mainly due to the tool was always in use, I had difficult time to test the unit with upgraded software) This might help for some tool but not all, we might be little bit lucky to see this worked out. --Shiva Shivakumar Bhaskaran Searle CleanRoom Manager University of Chicago 5735 S.Ellis, Room 032 Chicago-60637 Ph:773-795-2297 From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Morrison, Richard H., Jr. Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 5:21 AM To: Nathan Nelson - Fitzpatrick; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy HI, Here at Draper we have Win-7 XP machines. The Win7 are backed up on the internal web, the XP we backup on portable hard drives. Anything with a motherboard no longer supported we try to purchase at least one and keep it in stock. Most of them cost us about $1500 which gets expensive but it is better than a down tool. Rick Draper Laboratory Principal Member of the Technical Staff Group Leader Microfabrication Operations 555 Technology Square Cambridge Ma, 02139-3563 www.draper.com rmorrison at draper.com W 617-258-3420 C 508-930-3461 From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Nathan Nelson - Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:08 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy Hi Labnetwork, Over the past year our lab has seen quite a few new tool installations and as a result we now have over thirty tools (microscopes, EBL, deposition/etch systems, etc...) that have some sort of interface with a personal computer. Many of these personal computers are run-of-the-mill consumer grade PCs and I think that running this many computers over a many-year timescale will mean that failures are virtually guaranteed. I'm very interested in knowing how larger labs with many computers (with many different port configurations, hardware requirements, and operating systems) prepare for and deal with this problem. At our site, we are simply cloning the various tool hard drives (using Clonezilla) onto external hard drives that sit on a shelf in my office. This is time consuming and requires some discipline to keep going. The other problem with this approach is that it does not really protect us in the case of non-disk hardware failures (such as a motherboard failure). I'd love to know the philosophies and approaches that larger labs employ to deal with this problem. Thanks, -Nathan -- Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick PhD Nanofabrication Process Engineer Quantum NanoFab University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G1 Ph: +1 519-888-4567 ext. 31796 ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper Laboratory. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please immediately notify the sender by replying to this email and immediately destroy all copies of this email. ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psharris at trilicium.ca Thu Nov 13 15:32:19 2014 From: psharris at trilicium.ca (P. Scott Harris) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:32:19 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool PC backups / PC redundancy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <54651553.8060409@trilicium.ca> Hi, Just my two cents since we get involved with older equipment (specifically a line of GCA pattern generators and steppers) on a regular basis : - PING (it's a Linux-based GPL mirroring/backup/restore utility on a bootable CD) does a reasonable job of mirroring PC hard drives to pretty much any other media including USB drives and network shares - for things like SunOS on SparcStations, you can also do a mirror image of a disk to an NFS network (there is GPL NFS server software for Windows) just using the standard UNIX dd command. I've managed, without too much trouble, to get the contents of two SCSI drives in an XLS Stepper into image files on a Windows machine using this technique. - for DOS machines running software and not talking to special hardware, DOSBox or any virtual machine software (QEMU,VirtualBox,VmWare etc) usually works pretty well. The backup requirements then amount to making a backup copy of the virtual machine disk file. SmartSet analysis software for GCA steppers will run happily under DOSBox - you can run Windows in its various incarnations (XP,98SE etc) as a virtual machine. I have the most luck with VmWare but VirtualBox does a reasonable job as well. The backup requirement then again becomes just making a backup copy of the virtual disk file. Custom hardware drivers seem to work okay, at least for the ones that I have tried under XP but your mileage may vary. Windows software controlling a machine won't really be 'real-time' in the same way as DOS software so an emulation may still be fast enough. - if the hardware interfaces are 'generic' then the virtual machine has a better chance of working. We do an Ultratech XLS stepper (originally built around a SparcStation2) upgrade with a virtual machine running on a Windows/Linux host but the interfaces to hardware are just the standard serial ports and network connections (admittedly 10base2 but there are adapters to get from coax to RJ45) - we run PDP-11 emulations for a line of GCA steppers under DOS but the connections to the actual stepper are standard serial ports and a conventional parallel port to our own hardware interface to the stepper. The motherboard then can be whatever is available (DOS will boot on pretty much anything) and backups just involve copying files to some safe location. mTCP is modern freeware that will set up DOS as an FTP server so that you can get files into and out-of the DOS machine without much difficulty - for older PC based systems (usually involving ISA bus peripherals and DOS) the problem can generally be more about getting CPU speeds that keep the software happy. There are still lots of industrial suppliers of motherboards with ISA-bus support but the CPU clock speeds are the usual 1.5GHz and higher. Older DOS software, written for 40MHz 386 CPUs (DFAS software for GCA steppers comes to mind) can get very cranky at high CPU clock speeds. If the DOS system is doing real time control then virtual machines may not be useful but if the priority of the DOS emulation is high enough and the the host CPU speed is fast enough then the virtual DOS machine might still be worth evaluating. So for older systems (and no question that it will totally depend on the system), it might be worth evaluating some kind of virtual machine for the PC tools since the hard disk problems go away, disk backups just become file backups and old operating systems can get moved from one motherboard to another while the virtual peripherals stay the same. Some of the virtual machine software (e.g. QEMU, DOSEMU, DOSBOX) come with virtual CPU speed adjustment which may help in certain situations. The evaluation is pretty risk free since most Virtual Machine software is free (VmWare has commercial software as well) as is the software that will make image copies of the necessary hard drives. On 2014-11-13 10:16 AM, Shivakumar Bhaskaran wrote: > > Hi , > > At UIUC We had three Plasma Therm PECVD/RIE tool, one of them were from 90s > and OS is windows98 and the CPU was aging we had issues with the hardware, we > tried replacing the hardware but was not successful, we purchased a new CPU > from the Plasma Therm to see whether it will support the old plasma therm. > With little bit effort from IT folks and spending more time in upgrading the > software and tried to configure the communication port we were able to make a > backup. So we have one CPU unit (this will be a spare one) and three backup > hardware (for three tools). So without any worries we were confident that we > can replace the CPU if it stopped working. As I said I didn't get immediate > solution, this took us more than 3months to figure this out (this was mainly > due to the tool was always in use, I had difficult time to test the unit with > upgraded software) > > This might help for some tool but not all, we might be little bit lucky to see > this worked out. > > --Shiva > > -- Best regards, P. Scott Harris, P.Eng. H&L Associates 21 Parkmount Crescent Nepean, Ontario K2H 5T3 Canada Tel: (613) 828-1462 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From omidm at email.arizona.edu Thu Nov 13 18:29:09 2014 From: omidm at email.arizona.edu (Mahdavi, Omid - (omidm)) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:29:09 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Arsenic Sulfide (As2S3) Deposition Message-ID: <9992A90271F67C4E986DF7A47874C3F53600210D@Carousel.catnet.arizona.edu> Dear all, A client of ours has proposed the purchase/build of a vacuum system dedicated to the deposition of Arsenic Sulfide to be located here in our facility. If their plans move forward, they plan on running approximately 60 x 3" substrates a week. I'd be real happy to hear from anyone with experience depositing this material in terms of safety, process, any material specific issues, and also whether there are commercial outfits that do this coating. Thanks for your sharing your experience. -Omid Mahdavi ---------------------------------------- Manager Micro/Nano Fabrication Center The University of Arizona 1230 E. Speedway Blvd Tucson, AZ 85721 (520)621-9849 desk (520)626-7877 fax http://mfc.engr.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From R.White at tufts.edu Wed Nov 19 16:31:44 2014 From: R.White at tufts.edu (White, Robert D.) 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There are no better beaches in the world than in WA. http://external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/493653/engineer-cleanroom-processing-ref-493653 Cheers, Mariusz Martyniuk ----------------------------- Research Professor, ANFF-WA Managing Director Microelectronics Research Group School of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, Rm 4.17, M018 The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia Tel: +61 8 6488 1905, Fax: +61 8 6488 1095 Secretary Tel: +61 8 6488 3801, Rm 1.73, http://mrg.ee.uwa.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From khbeis at uw.edu Fri Nov 21 20:24:56 2014 From: khbeis at uw.edu (Michael Khbeis) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:24:56 -0800 Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book In-Reply-To: <154D4ABE-B7B4-412F-978B-A18048A11F4C@mcgill.ca> References: <154D4ABE-B7B4-412F-978B-A18048A11F4C@mcgill.ca> Message-ID: Matthieu, I know Hodess Construction puts out a small book on the topic. Best, Dr. Michael Khbeis Associate Director, Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF) National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) University of Washington Fluke Hall, Box 352143 (O) 206.543.5101 (F) 206.221.1681 (C) 443.254.5192 khbeis at uw.edu www.wnf.washington.edu/ > On Nov 21, 2014, at 8:07 AM, Matthieu Nannini, Dr. wrote: > > Colleagues, > > Can any one recommend a good book to be able to talk to contractors and architects during cleanroom design phase ? > > Thanks in advance > > ----------------------------------- > Matthieu Nannini > McGill Nanotools Microfab > Manager > t: 514 398 3310 > c: 514 758 3311 > f: 514 398 8434 > http://mnm.physics.mcgill.ca/ > ------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork From bghodess at hodess.com Mon Nov 24 08:46:39 2014 From: bghodess at hodess.com (Blake Hodess) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:46:39 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book In-Reply-To: References: <154D4ABE-B7B4-412F-978B-A18048A11F4C@mcgill.ca> Message-ID: <42C23AF6645EF94EA6B8039C6DDFBD9B2CFB2F0C@SERVER-EMAIL.hodess.local> Mike , Matthieu : My book "Straight answers to the 20 questions contractors hope you will never ask " is still available on Amazon used . We are in the process of getting and e version available. I will check when. All the original hard copies have been sold. Blake Hodess President Hodess Construction Corp bghodess at hodess.com Off 508-695-1012 x 402 Cell 508-245-0534 -----Original Message----- From: Michael Khbeis [mailto:khbeis at uw.edu] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 8:25 PM To: Matthieu Nannini, Dr.; Blake Hodess Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book Matthieu, I know Hodess Construction puts out a small book on the topic. Best, Dr. Michael Khbeis Associate Director, Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF) National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) University of Washington Fluke Hall, Box 352143 (O) 206.543.5101 (F) 206.221.1681 (C) 443.254.5192 khbeis at uw.edu www.wnf.washington.edu/ > On Nov 21, 2014, at 8:07 AM, Matthieu Nannini, Dr. wrote: > > Colleagues, > > Can any one recommend a good book to be able to talk to contractors and architects during cleanroom design phase ? > > Thanks in advance > > ----------------------------------- > Matthieu Nannini > McGill Nanotools Microfab > Manager > t: 514 398 3310 > c: 514 758 3311 > f: 514 398 8434 > http://mnm.physics.mcgill.ca/ > ------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork From Steven.Schultz at hdrinc.com Mon Nov 24 11:56:59 2014 From: Steven.Schultz at hdrinc.com (Schultz, Steven) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:56:59 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book In-Reply-To: <154D4ABE-B7B4-412F-978B-A18048A11F4C@mcgill.ca> References: <154D4ABE-B7B4-412F-978B-A18048A11F4C@mcgill.ca> Message-ID: <9730C5048E185B47BC47BC280969AC435F1C3D99@OMAC-INEXDAG2N4.intranet.hdr> Matthieu - there's a few around - mostly older. Goggle 'Cleanroom Design' and some will pop-up like: 'HIGH PERFORMANCE CLEANROOMS A Design Guidelines Sourcebook' January 2006 by Pacific Gas / Electric. Says in the search: hightech.lbl.gov/documents/cleanrooms/Cleanroom_Air_Design.pdf And there's William Acorn's 'Code Compliance for Advanced Technology Facilities: A Comprehensive Guide for Semiconductor and Other Hazardous Occupancies' Just have to search websites. If there's something specifically you're needing info beyond this - let us know and we'll see if we can help. Steve Schultz, R.A., LEED AP B+C Sr. Project Manager HDR 3200 E. Camelback Rd. Suite 250 D 602.522.4391 M 480.225.7357 steven.schultz at hdrinc.com hdrinc.com/follow-us From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Matthieu Nannini, Dr. Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 9:07 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book Colleagues, Can any one recommend a good book to be able to talk to contractors and architects during cleanroom design phase ? Thanks in advance ----------------------------------- Matthieu Nannini McGill Nanotools Microfab Manager t: 514 398 3310 c: 514 758 3311 f: 514 398 8434 http://mnm.physics.mcgill.ca/ ------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin.walsh at louisville.edu Mon Nov 24 15:17:27 2014 From: kevin.walsh at louisville.edu (kevin.walsh at louisville.edu) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:17:27 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book In-Reply-To: <42C23AF6645EF94EA6B8039C6DDFBD9B2CFB2F0C@SERVER-EMAIL.hodess.local> References: <154D4ABE-B7B4-412F-978B-A18048A11F4C@mcgill.ca> <42C23AF6645EF94EA6B8039C6DDFBD9B2CFB2F0C@SERVER-EMAIL.hodess.local> Message-ID: <0D1ABD6DF2541B42A05BD6E6D36954110128C27803@EXMBX03.ad.louisville.edu> John Weaver put out a nice text when he was at Delco. He is now at Purdue. Not sure if the text is available. You would need to contact him at Purdue. Dr. Kevin M. Walsh Ky nanoNET Director Samuel T. Fife Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Founding Director of the UofL Micro/Nanotechnology Center 2210 South Brook St Shumaker Research Building, Room 234 Louisville, KY 40292 Office # (502) 852-0826 Fax # (502) 852-8128 http://kynanonet.org/ -----Original Message----- From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Blake Hodess Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 8:47 AM To: Michael Khbeis; Matthieu Nannini, Dr. Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book Mike , Matthieu : My book "Straight answers to the 20 questions contractors hope you will never ask " is still available on Amazon used . We are in the process of getting and e version available. I will check when. All the original hard copies have been sold. Blake Hodess President Hodess Construction Corp bghodess at hodess.com Off 508-695-1012 x 402 Cell 508-245-0534 -----Original Message----- From: Michael Khbeis [mailto:khbeis at uw.edu] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 8:25 PM To: Matthieu Nannini, Dr.; Blake Hodess Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Cleanroom design book Matthieu, I know Hodess Construction puts out a small book on the topic. Best, Dr. Michael Khbeis Associate Director, Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF) National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) University of Washington Fluke Hall, Box 352143 (O) 206.543.5101 (F) 206.221.1681 (C) 443.254.5192 khbeis at uw.edu www.wnf.washington.edu/ > On Nov 21, 2014, at 8:07 AM, Matthieu Nannini, Dr. wrote: > > Colleagues, > > Can any one recommend a good book to be able to talk to contractors and architects during cleanroom design phase ? > > Thanks in advance > > ----------------------------------- > Matthieu Nannini > McGill Nanotools Microfab > Manager > t: 514 398 3310 > c: 514 758 3311 > f: 514 398 8434 > http://mnm.physics.mcgill.ca/ > ------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork From khbeis at uw.edu Mon Nov 24 16:31:46 2014 From: khbeis at uw.edu (Michael Khbeis) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:31:46 -0800 Subject: [labnetwork] DekTak XT vs AlphaStep D500 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <25BAAEA7-08A7-45B4-9D6E-AD69273C4537@uw.edu> We just went through this exercise. The limiting factor on the KLA was lack of rotation alignment capabilities. Dr. Michael Khbeis Associate Director, Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF) National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) University of Washington Fluke Hall, Box 352143 (O) 206.543.5101 (F) 206.221.1681 (C) 443.254.5192 khbeis at uw.edu www.wnf.washington.edu/ > On Nov 19, 2014, at 1:31 PM, White, Robert D. wrote: > > LabNetwork, > > Tufts Microfab is trying to decide whether to get a AlphaStep D500 (KLA-Tencor) or DekTak XT-S, primarily for step height and surface roughness measurements. We will also try to measure thin film stress using wafer curvature. We are replacing our DekTak 6M which died. > > Does anyone have direct experience with the two tools and an opinion about quality, ease of use, robustness and service? > > Thanks, > > Rob > -- > Robert White > Associate Professor > Mechanical Engineering > Tufts University > Medford, MA 02155 > (617) 627-2210 > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork