From svenn.linde at ntnu.no Tue Sep 5 05:07:54 2017 From: svenn.linde at ntnu.no (Svenn Ove Linde) Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 09:07:54 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Dicing tool, saw or diamond scribe & break? Producers? Message-ID: <1a123f8ad3cc451fb630450c4cf26782@it-ex10.win.ntnu.no> Dear Colleagues We consider purchasing a new dicing tool. Today we have a Disco saw "DAD-2H/6" (1984) and a Dynatex "DX-III" (1993) diamond scribe and break system. Approximately 95% of the dicing processing today is completed with the Dynatex diamond scriber. Typical sample and material information Wafer Substrate Material GaAs, SiO2, Sapphire, Si3N4, Glass, steel alloy (only scribe), Quartz Substrates dominant: Si Wafer Thickness: 200 micrometer - 550 micrometer (Some samples down to 100 micrometer) Glass slides up to 1mm (rarely). Crystal Orientation: For Si mostly (100) but also (111) Any "Sensitive Material" in the street: Si nano- and microwires. "Front side" Surface Coatings: Nitride, oxide, common metals <1?m "Back side" Surface Coatings: Nitride, oxide, common metals <1?m Wafer or Sample Dimensions: Wafers (2" - 6") and pieces/different shapes of wafers, like square 1x1 cm. I want to check if any of you have recommendations whether we should go for a saw or a diamond scriber. We are also interested in producers of this equipment. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Svenn Ove Linde NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Faculty of Natural Sciences, NanoLab Sem S?landsvei 14 NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway Homepage: www.ntnu.no/nanolab -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nclay at seas.upenn.edu Tue Sep 5 18:04:42 2017 From: nclay at seas.upenn.edu (Noah Clay) Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 18:04:42 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Dicing tool, saw or diamond scribe & break? Producers? In-Reply-To: <1a123f8ad3cc451fb630450c4cf26782@it-ex10.win.ntnu.no> References: <1a123f8ad3cc451fb630450c4cf26782@it-ex10.win.ntnu.no> Message-ID: <62586F04-6A1A-4064-AF31-E65D5CDB0677@seas.upenn.edu> Svenn, For scribing/notching, have a look at the Optophase MR 200: http://www.optophase.com/Brochure/OEG/mr200_en_web.pdf Loomis? LSD-100 has also been a workhorse scribing/notching system: http://www.loomisinc.com/downloads_www/Loomis_LSD-100_breaking.pdf For wafer dicing, we use an ADT 7122: http://www.adt-co.com/ADT2014/userdata/SendFile.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&GID=626 Thank you, Noah Clay Noah Clay Director, Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility School of Engineering & Applied Science University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA (215) 898-9308 nclay at upenn.edu > On Sep 5, 2017, at 5:07 AM, Svenn Ove Linde wrote: > > Dear Colleagues > > We consider purchasing a new dicing tool. > > Today we have a Disco saw ?DAD-2H/6? (1984) and a Dynatex ?DX-III? (1993) diamond scribe and break system. > > Approximately 95% of the dicing processing today is completed with the Dynatex diamond scriber. > > Typical sample and material information > Wafer Substrate Material > GaAs, SiO2, Sapphire, Si3N4, Glass, steel alloy (only scribe), Quartz > Substrates dominant: Si > Wafer Thickness: > 200 micrometer ? 550 micrometer (Some samples down to 100 micrometer) > Glass slides up to 1mm (rarely). > Crystal Orientation: > For Si mostly (100) but also (111) > Any ?Sensitive Material? in the street: > Si nano- and microwires. > ?Front side? Surface Coatings: > Nitride, oxide, common metals <1?m > ?Back side? Surface Coatings: > Nitride, oxide, common metals <1?m > Wafer or Sample Dimensions: > Wafers (2? - 6?) and pieces/different shapes of wafers, like square 1x1 cm. > > > I want to check if any of you have recommendations whether we should go for a saw or a diamond scriber. > > We are also interested in producers of this equipment. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best regards, > Svenn Ove Linde > NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology > Faculty of Natural Sciences, NanoLab > Sem S?landsvei 14 > NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway > > Homepage: www.ntnu.no/nanolab > > _______________________________________________ > 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 spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu Wed Sep 6 12:27:56 2017 From: spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu (Paolini, Steven) Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:27:56 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Dicing tool, saw or diamond scribe & break? Producers? In-Reply-To: <62586F04-6A1A-4064-AF31-E65D5CDB0677@seas.upenn.edu> References: <1a123f8ad3cc451fb630450c4cf26782@it-ex10.win.ntnu.no> <62586F04-6A1A-4064-AF31-E65D5CDB0677@seas.upenn.edu> Message-ID: Svenn, I must agree with Mr. Clay?s choices in scribing/dicing equipment. I do have one concern though; when harvesting die from a toxic compound such as GaAs, sawing the wafer will put toxins into the water stream therefore scribing/breaking is the preferred method. Steve Paolini Principal Equipment Engineer Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems 11 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 617- 496- 9816 spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu www.cns.fas.harvard.edu From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Noah Clay Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 6:05 PM To: Svenn Ove Linde Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Dicing tool, saw or diamond scribe & break? Producers? Svenn, For scribing/notching, have a look at the Optophase MR 200: http://www.optophase.com/Brochure/OEG/mr200_en_web.pdf Loomis? LSD-100 has also been a workhorse scribing/notching system: http://www.loomisinc.com/downloads_www/Loomis_LSD-100_breaking.pdf For wafer dicing, we use an ADT 7122: http://www.adt-co.com/ADT2014/userdata/SendFile.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&GID=626 Thank you, Noah Clay Noah Clay Director, Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility School of Engineering & Applied Science University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA (215) 898-9308 nclay at upenn.edu On Sep 5, 2017, at 5:07 AM, Svenn Ove Linde > wrote: Dear Colleagues We consider purchasing a new dicing tool. Today we have a Disco saw ?DAD-2H/6? (1984) and a Dynatex ?DX-III? (1993) diamond scribe and break system. Approximately 95% of the dicing processing today is completed with the Dynatex diamond scriber. Typical sample and material information Wafer Substrate Material GaAs, SiO2, Sapphire, Si3N4, Glass, steel alloy (only scribe), Quartz Substrates dominant: Si Wafer Thickness: 200 micrometer ? 550 micrometer (Some samples down to 100 micrometer) Glass slides up to 1mm (rarely). Crystal Orientation: For Si mostly (100) but also (111) Any ?Sensitive Material? in the street: Si nano- and microwires. ?Front side? Surface Coatings: Nitride, oxide, common metals <1?m ?Back side? Surface Coatings: Nitride, oxide, common metals <1?m Wafer or Sample Dimensions: Wafers (2? - 6?) and pieces/different shapes of wafers, like square 1x1 cm. I want to check if any of you have recommendations whether we should go for a saw or a diamond scriber. We are also interested in producers of this equipment. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Svenn Ove Linde NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Faculty of Natural Sciences, NanoLab Sem S?landsvei 14 NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway Homepage: www.ntnu.no/nanolab _______________________________________________ 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 simon.fleming at sydney.edu.au Fri Sep 8 06:10:03 2017 From: simon.fleming at sydney.edu.au (Simon Fleming) Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 10:10:03 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Micro- and Nano-fab job opportunities in Sydney Message-ID: As this is my first post, let me introduce myself - I am the Director of the University of Sydney's micro- and nano-fabrication facility (the Research & Prototype Foundry). I took over about six months ago after the initial commissioning of the infrastructure and installation of initial tools, with a mission to get this fully operational as a user facility serving a wide range of research users. We are looking for skilled process and equipment engineers to grow our micro and nanofabrication facility at the University of Sydney. This is a great opportunity to join the team as we build up this new facility in a purpose-built state-of-the-art cleanroom in the Sydney Nanoscience Hub building, the home of the Australian Institute of Nanoscale Science and Technology. The facility is one of the University's Core Research Facilities, and part of the Australian National Fabrication Facility network. It's an exciting time as the building and cleanroom are very new, about a third of the equipment is installed and running with new tools arriving regularly. We need to build the team that runs these tools, and will work with our research users from academia and industry on a wide range of cutting edge research projects. We are currently recruiting into three positions, which close on 21st September. Senior Process Engineer: Nanofabrication Senior Process Engineer: Etching Cleanroom Equipment Engineer Regards, Simon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROFESSOR SIMON FLEMING Director | Research & Prototype Foundry Core Research Facilities | Research Portfolio THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm 4021, Sydney Nanoscience Hub A31 | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 tba | M +61 411 239 659 E simon.fleming at sydney.edu.au | W Sydney's Core Research Facilities ANFF OptoFab: www.anff.org.au CRICOS 00026A This email plus any attachments to it are confidential. Any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and any attachments. 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Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu phone: 225-578-0058 From fouad.karouta at anu.edu.au Sun Sep 17 19:18:53 2017 From: fouad.karouta at anu.edu.au (Fouad Karouta) Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 23:18:53 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Kevin, We had 2 years ago an issue with our Dektak XT but I don't recall the error message. The problem was the stylus went all the way down touching the sample to measure and going immediately all the way up again. No scans were possible. We had to call a Dektak engineer and they had to replace an electronic control card. Regards, Fouad Karouta ************************************* Manager ANFF ACT Node Australian National Fabrication Facility Research School of Physics and Engineering L. Huxley Building (#56), Mills Road, Room 4.02 Australian National University ACT 0200, Canberra, Australia Tel: + 61 2 6125 7174 Mob: + 61 451 046 412 Email: fouad.karouta at anu.edu.au http://anff-act.anu.edu.au/ -----Original Message----- From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin McPeak Sent: Sunday, 17 September 2017 1:30 PM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error Dear Colleagues, The Dektak 3030ST contact profilometer here at LSU is giving a "Stylus Down Timeout" error. As a result, the system will not perform any scans. Have any of you observed this error before and if so how did you resolve it. Regards, Kevin -- Kevin M. McPeak Assistant Professor Louisiana State University Dept. of Chemical Engineering 110 Chemical Engineering Bldg Room 324 S. Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu phone: 225-578-0058 _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork From James_Goodman at uml.edu Mon Sep 18 09:43:57 2017 From: James_Goodman at uml.edu (Goodman, James R) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:43:57 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have also had this problem in the past on an XT. It turned out we had a bad stylus. If you have a spare change it out and try again. Jay. ? James Goodman University of Massachusetts, Lowell Core Research Facilities Nano Fabrication Lab 1 University Ave Lowell MA 01854 978-934-3469 On 9/16/17, 11:30 PM, "labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu on behalf of Kevin McPeak" wrote: >Dear Colleagues, > >The Dektak 3030ST contact profilometer here at LSU is giving a >"Stylus Down Timeout" error. As a result, the system will not perform >any scans. > >Have any of you observed this error before and if so how did you resolve it. > >Regards, >Kevin > >-- >Kevin M. McPeak >Assistant Professor >Louisiana State University >Dept. of Chemical Engineering >110 Chemical Engineering Bldg Room 324 >S. Stadium Drive >Baton Rouge, LA 70803 >email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu >phone: 225-578-0058 > >_______________________________________________ >labnetwork mailing list >labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu >https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork From wteynor at draper.com Mon Sep 18 12:10:20 2017 From: wteynor at draper.com (Teynor, William A.) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:10:20 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9b229f8bdae94a80b57130af56cf9dd2@draper.com> Dear Kevin, >From an Dektak 3030 manual found online... 4. "Stylus Down Timeout." This signifies that the stylus mechanism has not stabilized on sample surface, within specified time limit initiated by a "scan" or "stylus down" command. Reduce travel distance between stylus and sample surface and try again. Hope this helps. Regards, Bill William A. Teynor Senior Member of the Technical Staff Draper 555 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139-3573 Work 617-258-4289 Cell 617-529-8942 www.draper.com -----Original Message----- From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Fouad Karouta Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 7:19 PM To: Kevin McPeak ; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error Dear Kevin, We had 2 years ago an issue with our Dektak XT but I don't recall the error message. The problem was the stylus went all the way down touching the sample to measure and going immediately all the way up again. No scans were possible. We had to call a Dektak engineer and they had to replace an electronic control card. Regards, Fouad Karouta ************************************* Manager ANFF ACT Node Australian National Fabrication Facility Research School of Physics and Engineering L. Huxley Building (#56), Mills Road, Room 4.02 Australian National University ACT 0200, Canberra, Australia Tel: + 61 2 6125 7174 Mob: + 61 451 046 412 Email: fouad.karouta at anu.edu.au http://anff-act.anu.edu.au/ -----Original Message----- From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin McPeak Sent: Sunday, 17 September 2017 1:30 PM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error Dear Colleagues, The Dektak 3030ST contact profilometer here at LSU is giving a "Stylus Down Timeout" error. As a result, the system will not perform any scans. Have any of you observed this error before and if so how did you resolve it. Regards, Kevin -- Kevin M. McPeak Assistant Professor Louisiana State University Dept. of Chemical Engineering 110 Chemical Engineering Bldg Room 324 S. Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu phone: 225-578-0058 _______________________________________________ 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 ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper. 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 djculver at aol.com Mon Sep 18 13:26:29 2017 From: djculver at aol.com (Dennis Culver) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:26:29 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <15e9606eb63-c09-1698c@webjas-vab201.srv.aolmail.net> Hello Kevin, This error message is caused by the system electronics thinking the stylus is DOWN (or when you look at the stylus nose assembly it's actually stuck UP). With power OFF to the system, the stylus is UP off of the lower pin of the stylus guard. With a Q-tip, gently check to see if the stylus arm swings freely (by prodding it down does it return to the UP position)? With no stylus force applied by the electronics, it should float UP. With power ON and stylus force applied, it should swing down to the bottom pin of the stylus guard. If not, the stylus arm pivots are either out of their jewels (gold jewels on either side of the stylus nose) or if the stylus no longer looks like it would be perpendicular to the sample stage if lowered from the front, the yoke on the end of the stylus arm tubes has twisted out of alignment. As one of the jewels is spring loaded, you can slide your finger front to back under the pivot location and cause the stylus to move up n' down which could pop the pivot points back into their jewel cups. If the stylus arm again swings freely, you should be good to go. If the stylus yoke assembly looks to be out of alignment (would NOT be perpendicular to the stage as looking from the front), then you may have to remove the stylus guard and gently try to straighten it. As the measuring device is an LVDT (Linear Variable Displacement Transformer), the slug within the measurement core is intended to move linearly. By design, the Dektak stylus arm moves this slug in an arc, limited by the pins on that smoked plexiglass stylus guard, so alignment is critical. There is a cover over the stylus nose held in place by 2-allen cap screws. With the monitor removed, you can look into the nose assembly and view the slug within the LVDT core; there should be clearance all around for proper noise fee measurements. If none of the remedies I've suggested get you going, you could contact me directly for more help or support. Best Regards, Dennis J. Culver Culver Consulting 5960 Valentine Road Unit 14, Mail box 13 Ventura, CA 93003 Ph (805) 648-1184 Fx (805) 648-1485 Cell(805)680-7389 dennis at culverequipment.com Website: www.culverequipment.com -----Original Message----- From: Kevin McPeak To: labnetwork Sent: Sun, Sep 17, 2017 4:38 am Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error Dear Colleagues, The Dektak 3030ST contact profilometer here at LSU is giving a "Stylus Down Timeout" error. As a result, the system will not perform any scans. Have any of you observed this error before and if so how did you resolve it. Regards, Kevin -- Kevin M. McPeak Assistant Professor Louisiana State University Dept. of Chemical Engineering 110 Chemical Engineering Bldg Room 324 S. Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu phone: 225-578-0058 _______________________________________________ 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 djculver at aol.com Mon Sep 18 14:34:35 2017 From: djculver at aol.com (Dennis Culver) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:34:35 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error In-Reply-To: <15e9606eb63-c09-1698c@webjas-vab201.srv.aolmail.net> Message-ID: <15e96453ff6-c08-30db@webjas-vab057.srv.aolmail.net> Hello Kevin, Happy Monday..... If the stylus will descend and will not scan, then the sensor tower of the scan head NEEDS to be serviced. There is a .375" diameter leadscrew with a 2mm pitch that moves a Delrin nut up/down for stylus position. If the lubricant dries up or there are signs of corrosion on the linear bearings observed at the front of the sensor tower, then it cannot "null" within a 1 micron window before allowing a scan to start. If it works in the 1,310 KA range center zero, then this would be the issue. This is NOT a customer recommended repair....... Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Culver To: kmcpeak ; labnetwork Sent: Mon, Sep 18, 2017 10:26 am Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error Hello Kevin, This error message is caused by the system electronics thinking the stylus is DOWN (or when you look at the stylus nose assembly it's actually stuck UP). With power OFF to the system, the stylus is UP off of the lower pin of the stylus guard. With a Q-tip, gently check to see if the stylus arm swings freely (by prodding it down does it return to the UP position)? With no stylus force applied by the electronics, it should float UP. With power ON and stylus force applied, it should swing down to the bottom pin of the stylus guard. If not, the stylus arm pivots are either out of their jewels (gold jewels on either side of the stylus nose) or if the stylus no longer looks like it would be perpendicular to the sample stage if lowered from the front, the yoke on the end of the stylus arm tubes has twisted out of alignment. As one of the jewels is spring loaded, you can slide your finger front to back under the pivot location and cause the stylus to move up n' down which could pop the pivot points back into their jewel cups. If the stylus arm again swings freely, you should be good to go. If the stylus yoke assembly looks to be out of alignment (would NOT be perpendicular to the stage as looking from the front), then you may have to remove the stylus guard and gently try to straighten it. As the measuring device is an LVDT (Linear Variable Displacement Transformer), the slug within the measurement core is intended to move linearly. By design, the Dektak stylus arm moves this slug in an arc, limited by the pins on that smoked plexiglass stylus guard, so alignment is critical. There is a cover over the stylus nose held in place by 2-allen cap screws. With the monitor removed, you can look into the nose assembly and view the slug within the LVDT core; there should be clearance all around for proper noise fee measurements. If none of the remedies I've suggested get you going, you could contact me directly for more help or support. Best Regards, Dennis J. Culver Culver Consulting 5960 Valentine Road Unit 14, Mail box 13 Ventura, CA 93003 Ph (805) 648-1184 Fx (805) 648-1485 Cell(805)680-7389 dennis at culverequipment.com Website: www.culverequipment.com ; -----Original Message----- From: Kevin McPeak To: labnetwork Sent: Sun, Sep 17, 2017 4:38 am Subject: [labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error Dear Colleagues, The Dektak 3030ST contact profilometer here at LSU is giving a "Stylus Down Timeout" error. As a result, the system will not perform any scans. Have any of you observed this error before and if so how did you resolve it. Regards, Kevin -- Kevin M. McPeak Assistant Professor Louisiana State University Dept. of Chemical Engineering 110 Chemical Engineering Bldg Room 324 S. Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu phone: 225-578-0058 _______________________________________________ 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 eabelev at pitt.edu Tue Sep 19 13:00:23 2017 From: eabelev at pitt.edu (Abelev, Esta) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:00:23 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Edge bead remover Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, I would like to ask for your advice on removing edge bead on wafers (3" and 4" in size) that were spin coated on Laurel or other spin coater. Thank you, Esta -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From codreanu at udel.edu Wed Sep 20 10:46:56 2017 From: codreanu at udel.edu (Iulian Codreanu) Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:46:56 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Career opportunity at University of Delaware Message-ID: <1dd852e9-a2e0-eb48-ae4d-5868bdd25670@udel.edu> Dear Colleagues, The UD Nanofabrication Facility is seeking a Facility Specialist whose main responsibility would be the set up and operation of a new Nanofabrication Teaching Laboratory. The Job ID for the position on the UD's career site is 104954: http://www.udel.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/careers/ https://udjobs.nss.udel.edu:4450/psc/RESUME/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=888&JobOpeningId=104954&PostingSeq=1 In addition to competitive salaries, UD offers a generous benefit package; some highlights are listed below: -11% University contribution to the retirement plan (employee must contribute 4%) -Tuition-free undergraduate education for employees and family members -Time off: 22 days of vacation, 7 holidays, and December holiday break -Health insurance plans with modest premiums and excellent coverage. http://www.udel.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/benefits/ I would be grateful if you could circulate this announcement to any potential candidates. Personal recommendations of candidates would also be very much appreciated; recommendations of candidates from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged. Best regards, Iulian -- iulian Codreanu, Ph.D. Director of Operations, UD NanoFab 163 ISE Lab 221 Academy Street Newark, DE 19716 302-831-2784 http://udnf.udel.edu From doty at udel.edu Thu Sep 21 16:55:12 2017 From: doty at udel.edu (Matthew Doty) Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:55:12 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Faculty search in nanostructured materials and devices - please distribute Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Below is announcement for a faculty position with a strong emphasis on nanofabrication, which will likely be of interest to many of the graduate student and postdoc users of your facilities. I would be grateful if you would circulate this ad to your users who may be considering applying for faculty positions. Personal recommendations of candidates would also be very much appreciated. Because research shows that candidates from underrepresented groups are often unintentionally overlooked when making recommendations, I would appreciate it if you would take an extra moment to consider whether there are any candidates from such groups that you can recommend. Best, Matt ***** The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware is searching for a junior faculty colleague in the area of experimental nanostructured materials and devices. This search is part of a series of faculty hires coordinated with the recent opening of our new state-of-the-art nanofabrication facility. The facility has more than 8,000 square feet of class 100 and class 1000 space and is outfitted with a complete suite of new state-of-the-art tools for lithography, deposition, etching, metrology, and packaging. Details on the facility, our professional staff, and our toolset can be found at: http://udnf.udel.edu/. The new hire will join a friendly, collaborative, and rapidly growing materials science department. A detailed description of the position and a portal for submitting applications can be found at https://apply.interfolio.com/45168 -- Matt Doty Director, UD Nanofabrication Facility Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Delaware 302-831-0208 doty at udel.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmorrison at draper.com Fri Sep 22 11:24:21 2017 From: rmorrison at draper.com (Morrison, Richard H., Jr) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:24:21 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question Message-ID: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> HI, I am involved in choosing a wall system for a new Class 1000 space, in my Class 100 space we used Portafab Aluminum Honeycomb panels hung from a unistrut grid. The designer wants us to use Neslo wall panel system, it is high density fiber board with a Melamine finish hung on steel studs. Any thoughts, I am leaning towards the Aluminum Honeycomb panels. Rick Richard H. Morrison Principal Member of the Technical Staff Draper 555 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139-3573 Work 617-258-3420 Cell 508-930-3461 www.draper.com ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper. 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 myoung6 at nd.edu Fri Sep 22 14:51:56 2017 From: myoung6 at nd.edu (Michael Young) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:51:56 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question In-Reply-To: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> References: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu Fri Sep 22 16:51:58 2017 From: spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu (Paolini, Steven) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 20:51:58 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question In-Reply-To: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> References: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> Message-ID: Rich, I have used both. The aluminum panels are clean through the core but have a couple of cons; if you mount bulkhead fittings through them, you cannot torque the locknuts enough to prevent rotating when making up a fitting, this can be worked around with either using bulkhead retainers or asking a workmate to back up the fitting with a wrench. Mounting hardware for monitors and other hardware can be challenging if the base has only a small footprint but this can be dealt with by backing up the mount with larger plates of aluminum. I'm pretty sure that the Neslo system can be used in a class 100 which makes it OK for a class 1000. The cost is less but you must be cautious when cutting or drilling. I use cordless cutting tools and mist the work with water while cutting it to reduce particle generation then seal the edges of the cuts with cyanoacrylate glue. The melamine finish is very durable. Hope this helps, Steve Steve Paolini Principal Equipment Engineer Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems 11 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 617- 496- 9816 spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu www.cns.fas.harvard.edu From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Morrison, Richard H., Jr Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:24 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question HI, I am involved in choosing a wall system for a new Class 1000 space, in my Class 100 space we used Portafab Aluminum Honeycomb panels hung from a unistrut grid. The designer wants us to use Neslo wall panel system, it is high density fiber board with a Melamine finish hung on steel studs. Any thoughts, I am leaning towards the Aluminum Honeycomb panels. Rick Richard H. Morrison Principal Member of the Technical Staff Draper 555 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139-3573 Work 617-258-3420 Cell 508-930-3461 www.draper.com ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper. 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 rmichael at iesengineering.net Mon Sep 25 02:48:46 2017 From: rmichael at iesengineering.net (Rizik Michael) Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 23:48:46 -0700 Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question In-Reply-To: References: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> Message-ID: <001801d335ca$56f689e0$04e39da0$@iesengineering.net> Fiberboard sounds like 1980?s. Not recommended in Cleanrooms. Use ?? honeycomb aluminum panels with H & J Trim. Rizik Michael, PE Principal Integrated Engineering Services Cell (408) 718-0927 From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Young Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:52 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question Fiberboard? What if you have to cut a hole in it someday? Sounds like a bad idea to me. --Mike On 9/22/17 11:24 AM, Morrison, Richard H., Jr wrote: HI, I am involved in choosing a wall system for a new Class 1000 space, in my Class 100 space we used Portafab Aluminum Honeycomb panels hung from a unistrut grid. The designer wants us to use Neslo wall panel system, it is high density fiber board with a Melamine finish hung on steel studs. Any thoughts, I am leaning towards the Aluminum Honeycomb panels. Rick Richard H. Morrison Principal Member of the Technical Staff Draper 555 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139-3573 Work 617-258-3420 Cell 508-930-3461 www.draper.com _____ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper. 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. _____ _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -- Michael P. Young (574) 631-3268 (office) Nanofabrication Specialist (574) 631-4393 (fax) Department of Electrical Engineering (765) 637-3784 (cell) University of Notre Dame mike.young at nd.edu B-38 Stinson-Remick Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura at inti.gob.ar Mon Sep 25 08:51:21 2017 From: laura at inti.gob.ar (Laura Malatto) Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:51:21 -0300 Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question In-Reply-To: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> References: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> Message-ID: Hi Richard, We made our clean room with insulated sandwich panels for cold room (aluminum / Expanded Polystyrene / aluminum) 3 inch thick aprox, for Class 1000 area. At that time (15 years ago) it was a good price / quality option. I am interested too in your comments on non expensive and new technologies for wall systems. Any input is welcome. Laura Malatto INTI-Micro y Nanoelectr?nica del Bicentenario (CMNB) PTM - Ed. 42 Buenos Aires - Argentina TEL:(+5411) 4724 6200 ext. 6754 ? 6919 FAX:(+5411) 4754 5194 laura at inti.gob.ar _____________________________________________ 0800 444 4004 | www.inti.gob.ar On 22/09/17 12:24, Morrison, Richard H., Jr wrote: > > HI, > > I am involved in choosing a wall system for a new Class 1000 space, in > my Class 100 space we used Portafab Aluminum Honeycomb panels hung > from a unistrut grid. The designer wants us to use Neslo wall panel > system, it is high density fiber board with a Melamine finish hung on > steel studs. > > Any thoughts, I am leaning towards the Aluminum Honeycomb panels. > > Rick > > Richard H. 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URL: From Jack.Paul at hdrinc.com Mon Sep 25 11:22:00 2017 From: Jack.Paul at hdrinc.com (Paul, Jack) Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:22:00 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question In-Reply-To: References: <83d667730f1d43c0ad5ff701bf553a29@draper.com> Message-ID: <338f39e4f7b6434ea1d1863d5d2ccfc5@hdrinc.com> Hello Rick, In a Class 1000 environment we would recommend against the use of the Neslo fiberboard / melamine panels. If you are applying the panels to finish the surface of a metal stud and gyp board wall, then the ?" honeycomb aluminum using H/J/Z trim shapes will provide the best results long term (durability, ability to de-mount in operating cleanroom to make major modifications, and the ability to make minor modifications within the cleanroom). If you are building free-standing partitions within the cleanroom, then a ?" aluminum honeycomb panel in an aluminum strut system is definitely the best way to go. Plascore, Webb Core, Portafab, etc - there are several options available and for light to medium duty they are cost-effective. Best of luck with the new Class 1000 facility. Jack Jack Paul, RA, LEED AP BD+C D 602.474.3940 M 602.369.2086 hdrinc.com/follow-us From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Paolini, Steven Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 1:52 PM To: Morrison, Richard H., Jr ; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question Rich, I have used both. The aluminum panels are clean through the core but have a couple of cons; if you mount bulkhead fittings through them, you cannot torque the locknuts enough to prevent rotating when making up a fitting, this can be worked around with either using bulkhead retainers or asking a workmate to back up the fitting with a wrench. Mounting hardware for monitors and other hardware can be challenging if the base has only a small footprint but this can be dealt with by backing up the mount with larger plates of aluminum. I'm pretty sure that the Neslo system can be used in a class 100 which makes it OK for a class 1000. The cost is less but you must be cautious when cutting or drilling. I use cordless cutting tools and mist the work with water while cutting it to reduce particle generation then seal the edges of the cuts with cyanoacrylate glue. The melamine finish is very durable. Hope this helps, Steve Steve Paolini Principal Equipment Engineer Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems 11 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 617- 496- 9816 spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu www.cns.fas.harvard.edu From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Morrison, Richard H., Jr Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:24 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] cleanroom construction question HI, I am involved in choosing a wall system for a new Class 1000 space, in my Class 100 space we used Portafab Aluminum Honeycomb panels hung from a unistrut grid. The designer wants us to use Neslo wall panel system, it is high density fiber board with a Melamine finish hung on steel studs. Any thoughts, I am leaning towards the Aluminum Honeycomb panels. Rick Richard H. Morrison Principal Member of the Technical Staff Draper 555 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139-3573 Work 617-258-3420 Cell 508-930-3461 www.draper.com ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper. 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 djculver at aol.com Tue Sep 26 17:51:23 2017 From: djculver at aol.com (Dennis Culver) Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:51:23 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Manual / Schematic for Associated Research, Inc. Hypot Model 5042 AT Message-ID: <15ec02c4d57-c03-f9d5@webjas-vaa082.srv.aolmail.net> Hello Everyone, I have an Associated Research Inc. Hypot tester, model # 5040AT that is giving me some problems. 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