[labnetwork] Heidelberg alternatives?

[Sergi Lendinez]

Hi Brian,

I can also vouch for DMO. Here at LSU we have an ML3 and we are very happy with it. A very useful feature is that you can switch between lenses during one exposure run, so if alignment is taken care of -which can be done automatically through the software- writing time can be reduced. Backside alignment is also nice. And their customer support is outstanding, which I find really hard to find these days.

Regards,
Sergi
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Hi Brian,



The same here for Durham Magneto Optics – we have had a really good relationship with them over the last 5 years and the tool has proved very popular and versatile including grey scale litho, back side alignment and we have had the optics and light sources upgraded to improve the feature size.



Best



Peter



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Hi Brian – I can highly recommend Durham Magneto Optics as we’ve had the exact opposite experience working with them.



We bought our first DWL tool from them a few years ago. I was initially skeptical and had urged our staff to consider adding a Heidelberg. We ended up with the Durham and have been absolutely thrilled with their responsiveness and collaboration. The tool has been a huge success with our community, and we added another one last year (365nm and 385nm). Some of our users use the Heidelbergs at SNF and the ML3s at SNSF as they have some complementary features. More info on the tool at https://snsf.stanford.edu/facilities/fab/fcr/ml3 . There is also a section below on the website that has tons of additional info that might be interesting to dig through. Finally, the price of an ML3 is another huge plus …



Cheers,



Tobi



Tobi Beetz, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Stanford Nano Shared Facilities, Stanford University, http://snsf.stanford.edu<http://snsf.stanford.edu/>



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Hi,



We are poised to buy a Heidelberg DWL 66+ but we have been having an abysmal experience with field service from Heidelberg and their lack of urgency / responsiveness has been deleteriously impacting our operations and reputation for over a year now.



Before we move forward with adding a new Heidelberg tool I wanted to reach out to the community to ask (1) if anyone uses a 3rd party for field service on Heidelberg direct-write tools that they would recommend, and (2) if there are alternative manufacturers anyone has experience with that they would recommend?



Thanks,


Brian K. Olmsted

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