From ericdj at seas.upenn.edu  Mon Oct  2 08:27:48 2023
From: ericdj at seas.upenn.edu (Eric Johnston)
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 08:27:48 -0400
Subject: [labnetwork] Onboarding new users - academic or government labs
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Hi Aimee


To supplement Gerald's comments, we encourage all our new users to attend
our regularly scheduled open forum to discuss their project. We allot two
hours a week for this, which is normally sufficient time to deal with new
users in addition to questions from existing users. Setting aside this time
on a weekly basis helps to avoid back-and-forth emails that would otherwise
eat into the staff's days.

For the orientation, we created an orientation video (many long hours of
video capture and editing) followed by a quiz using Google Forms. The
primary advantage, besides the time saving, is that every user sees the
same thing.

This is followed by a walkthrough (~1h) where we reinforce what was
presented in the video and try to determine if they were really paying
attention when watching the video.

Eric

Eric Johnston
Director, Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
Singh Center for Nanotechnology
University of Pennsylvania
3205 Walnut Street, #109A
ericdj at seas.upenn.edu
T. 215.573.6695

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 8:04?PM Gerald Lopez <lopezg at seas.upenn.edu> wrote:

> Aimee:
>
> We have a business admin that manages our intake.
>
> Under the hood, there is a Google form that is connected to a Google
> Sheet. When a new entry is created (which is a new row in the Google
> Sheet), a free Google Sheet plugin triggers the creation of a PDF from a
> Google Doc template. We require signatures on this PDF via DocuSign. The
> signature panels (and other field information depending if they're internal
> or external) via DocuSign are setup manually and administered via our
> business admin. Since we've eliminated email, there is a good amount of
> tracking that is managed digitally via the Google Form (Google Sheet) and
> DocuSign.
>
> You can get an idea of the questions we ask on our form via our onboarding
> link: https://www.nano.upenn.edu/working-with-us/getting-started/
>
> When the signatures (other info acquisition) are completed, our business
> admin goes into NEMO-CE to create the users, projects, etc. The
> instructions to do so are part of the document so in case our process
> changes, it is documented accordingly.
>
> How quickly a new gets trained depends on how quickly signatures are
> obtained from the PI, grants manager and/or user and the availability of
> one of our three cores for training from which they are requesting training.
>
> Best,
>
> Gerald G. Lopez, Ph.D.
> Center Associate Director &
> Director of Operations and Business Development
> Singh Center for Nanotechnology
> University of Pennsylvania
> +1-215-573-4041 / linkedin.com/in/geraldglopez/
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://linkedin.com/in/geraldglopez/__;!!IBzWLUs!QAdKnn4rQpZmoluzxLNGmkI2YQVeKMSZjvgNYnt0YEXePri-Yf0ge-MMLu079Brp613dP_wbepxXOpcUDgCBfB4$>
>
> --- from my phone ---
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2023, 5:32 PM Price, Aimee <price.798 at osu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Lab Network,
>>
>> How much time (actual people hours) does your facility spend onboarding
>> new users, per user on average? What is included in that time? I am
>> specifically asking about getting projects set up (billing, contact info,
>> contracts if applicable) and getting them through required initial training
>> before they ever touch or train on a tool.
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have automated systems to do this, or does it involve a staff
>> member(s) interacting with the users personally, back and forth?
>>
>>
>>
>> I?d love to know your experiences as we continue to improve our own.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Aimee Bross Price
>>
>>
>>
>> Manager, Nanofabrication
>>
>> The Ohio State University
>>
>> Nanotech West Lab
>>
>> Institute for Materials Research
>>
>> 1381 Kinnear Road
>>
>> Suite 100
>>
>> Columbus, OH 43212
>>
>> 614-292-2753
>>
>> Price.798 at osu.edu
>>
>> Nanotech.osu.edu
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://Nanotech.osu.edu__;!!IBzWLUs!QAdKnn4rQpZmoluzxLNGmkI2YQVeKMSZjvgNYnt0YEXePri-Yf0ge-MMLu079Brp613dP_wbepxXOpcUTBecYqs$>
>>
>>
>>
>> Pronouns: she/her/hers
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Conference Chair, 67th International Conference on Electron, Ion, Photon
>> Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN)
>>
>> La Jolla, California May 28-31, 2024
>>
>> | https://eipbn.org
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eipbn.org/__;!!IBzWLUs!QTGCiR4bo5GrY7ygtX7RzOyLUXxqM_DS_F6SNAbisl1WtWIf_YFxVgt8KJVXV0oZh8tB67uub5TZxZ1_wlYcC2s$>
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From darick at uw.edu  Mon Oct  2 13:42:49 2023
From: darick at uw.edu (Darick Baker)
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:42:49 -0700
Subject: [labnetwork] Onboarding new users - academic or government labs
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Message-ID: <CAJTeEcrmn0RWmAvxcPU3NM-92kJxr-bGSTKjapObGuFNbWHvdA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Aimee,

We have a very automated process. I've attached a screenshot of the steps
from my view that includes what is happening at each step. Staff approval
means I need to do something, user action means they need to complete that
step.

You are welcome to go through the process if you'd like to take a look in
more detail. http://www.wnf.uw.edu/register/

Most of the steps are automated. A person (usually me) approves the Contact
and Project steps as a screen to make sure the registration makes sense and
that initial information isn't incorrect. This gives us a chance to check
with people who register for the wrong type of account (academic versus
industrial) and people who are working on projects that are not cleanroom
appropriate. The billing is approved by our Operations Director. All three
of those steps usually take less than 5 minutes, with the exception being
rare cases that need help with the billing process or who need a discussion
about a different lab that would better serve them. The user and PI both
have to sign our user agreement. For academic users they just have to click
through, for industrial users we sometimes have to work through the user
agreement with our lawyers. These steps usually take only a minute of
active time, but in the case of negotiations can take hours. An account is
created in our system that takes only a minute, then the user has a series
of safety quizzes required by our university. Those take the users a few
hours to get through, but no staff time. The users then watch a video
specific to our lab, read our lab manual, and take a few quizzes specific
to our lab. These are also automated so involve nearly no staff time.
Sometimes the EH&S quizzes hang up in the system and we have to email EH&S,
but that only takes a couple minutes of staff time every couple months. The
users then take a scheduled Online Orientation session over zoom--those
sessions are a 1 hour discussion led by a staff person. The session times
are scheduled ahead so they are easy for the staff to plan around. They
happen about every two weeks. We also schedule ahead the
In-person Orientation sessions. These last for about 2 hours and involve
going into the lab and learning chemical safety. These sessions also happen
once every two weeks. For both the Orientation sessions, a manual approval
is required. That takes less than 5 minutes, and their keycards are
activated by a staff person as well. That requires fighting with an archaic
campus system, but usually takes less than 15 minutes for the batch.

For a typical user, we have a little over 3 hours of staff time invested,
but the majority of that time is batched with other new users as well. A
typical new user group is ~3 users.

I'm happy to talk through this in much more detail, if anybody is
interested.


[image: Screenshot 2023-10-02 at 10.25.56 AM.png]




On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 2:33?PM Price, Aimee <price.798 at osu.edu> wrote:

> Lab Network,
>
> How much time (actual people hours) does your facility spend onboarding
> new users, per user on average? What is included in that time? I am
> specifically asking about getting projects set up (billing, contact info,
> contracts if applicable) and getting them through required initial training
> before they ever touch or train on a tool.
>
>
>
> Do you have automated systems to do this, or does it involve a staff
> member(s) interacting with the users personally, back and forth?
>
>
>
> I?d love to know your experiences as we continue to improve our own.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Aimee Bross Price
>
>
>
> Manager, Nanofabrication
>
> The Ohio State University
>
> Nanotech West Lab
>
> Institute for Materials Research
>
> 1381 Kinnear Road
>
> Suite 100
>
> Columbus, OH 43212
>
> 614-292-2753
>
> Price.798 at osu.edu
>
> Nanotech.osu.edu
>
>
>
> Pronouns: she/her/hers
>
>
>
>
>
> Conference Chair, 67th International Conference on Electron, Ion, Photon
> Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN)
>
> La Jolla, California May 28-31, 2024
>
> | https://eipbn.org
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eipbn.org/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hg0lkgbGIRYv0hsOcNGo5XW9ezEvpLqxgPvDK6KZA2G8HxD3sA8txjjutLhvV1Sbygff8F6VU37wcWdp$>
>  |
>
>
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>


-- 
Darick Baker, PhD
Manager, Engineering and Business Development
Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF)
University of Washington
Fluke Hall 115, Box 352143
Desk: 206.221.8265 Cell: 206.395.4049 (text preferred)
https://www.wnf.washington.edu/
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From christophe.clement at polymtl.ca  Tue Oct  3 08:01:47 2023
From: christophe.clement at polymtl.ca (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Christophe_Cl=E9ment?=)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 08:01:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [labnetwork] Stylus Profilometer DEKTAK 150 service
Message-ID: <033201d9f5f1$62c9b510$285d1f30$@polymtl.ca>

Hi all,



We encounter an issue with our Stylus profilometer DEKTAK 150 from Bruker
Nano, on the scanning stage.



We did contact Bruker Nano and SFR (SFR is the company in Canada that
offer service for Bruker Nano) and we?ve been said that Bruker does not
anymore offer service or parts on old tools such as our Dektak 150 (tool
has been bought in 2008, running on WinXP).

By any chance, do you know a third party company that can offer services
on Bruker Nano Profilometer?



Thank you



Best

Chris





Christophe Cl?ment

Technicien laboratoire

Laboratoire de microfabrication (LMF)

Groupe des Couches Minces (GCM)  <http://www.gcmlab.ca/> www.gcmlab.ca

Ecole Polytechnique de Montr?al  <http://www.polymtl.ca/> www.polymtl.ca

D?partement de g?nie physique

* 2900 Boulevard Edouard Monpetit

Pavillon JAB
Campus de l'Universit? de Montr?al
Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3T 1J4


8  <mailto:christophe.clement at polymtl.ca> christophe.clement at polymtl.ca

( 514 340 4711 #2417

Fax : 514 340 5195





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From steffen.8 at osu.edu  Tue Oct  3 08:48:18 2023
From: steffen.8 at osu.edu (Steffen, Paul)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 12:48:18 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Stylus Profilometer DEKTAK 150 service
In-Reply-To: <033201d9f5f1$62c9b510$285d1f30$@polymtl.ca>
References: <033201d9f5f1$62c9b510$285d1f30$@polymtl.ca>
Message-ID: <CH2PR01MB5752A66EF7B6FA0BB90D5CA0B6C4A@CH2PR01MB5752.prod.exchangelabs.com>

You could try:
HRC CONSULTING
Hank Calles
20 S. Salinas St.
Santa Barbara, Ca 93103
Cell: 805-680-1368
Email: hrc-consulting at sbcoxmail.com<mailto:hrc-consulting at sbcoxmail.com>
www.hrdektak.com<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.hrdektak.com__;!!KGKeukY!2sQzCZR52XWjGbCrWsaDMJcbFtTVlxBP1a6QvFRw-264ASNSmOjMoaeVq2J1O1PW4qAdJ3rnPBx__iaQACHtdEfDFjN7Hw$>


From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Christophe Cl?ment
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 8:02 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Stylus Profilometer DEKTAK 150 service

Hi all, We encounter an issue with our Stylus profilometer DEKTAK 150 from Bruker Nano, on the scanning stage. We did contact Bruker Nano and SFR (SFR is the company in Canada that offer service for Bruker Nano) and we?ve been said that

Hi all,

We encounter an issue with our Stylus profilometer DEKTAK 150 from Bruker Nano, on the scanning stage.

We did contact Bruker Nano and SFR (SFR is the company in Canada that offer service for Bruker Nano) and we?ve been said that Bruker does not anymore offer service or parts on old tools such as our Dektak 150 (tool has been bought in 2008, running on WinXP).
By any chance, do you know a third party company that can offer services on Bruker Nano Profilometer?

Thank you

Best
Chris


Christophe Cl?ment
Technicien laboratoire
Laboratoire de microfabrication (LMF)
Groupe des Couches Minces (GCM) www.gcmlab.ca<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.gcmlab.ca/__;!!KGKeukY!wKuI2CCU9jGX5bgUGSp9xFFx202yPC4qHKyvHkOO9J8zjZyqAN4-S8u6XbLUumvvqvRkmOQ6QkbPHfogiI02vehR5bqLjZtU$>
Ecole Polytechnique de Montr?al www.polymtl.ca<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.polymtl.ca/__;!!KGKeukY!wKuI2CCU9jGX5bgUGSp9xFFx202yPC4qHKyvHkOO9J8zjZyqAN4-S8u6XbLUumvvqvRkmOQ6QkbPHfogiI02vehR5QILrUop$>
D?partement de g?nie physique
? 2900 Boulevard Edouard Monpetit
Pavillon JAB
Campus de l'Universit? de Montr?al
Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3T 1J4

? christophe.clement at polymtl.ca<mailto:christophe.clement at polymtl.ca>
? 514 340 4711 #2417
Fax : 514 340 5195


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From odc1n08 at soton.ac.uk  Tue Oct  3 08:49:48 2023
From: odc1n08 at soton.ac.uk (Owain Clark)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 12:49:48 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Deuterated Silane detection
Message-ID: <CWXP265MB48764A20668E33DF0B0CA71EB0C4A@CWXP265MB4876.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Dear all, our researchers wish to add a SiD4 (Deuterated silane) line to the facility. Looking at the gas properties it is unsurprisingly incredibly similar to SiH4 as one might expect. And therefore one might also suspect that a SiH4 gas detection head would have near 100% cross sensitivity to it. However our gas detection system provider (Drager, polytron heads) cannot confirm this and has no data on the subject. Our safety staff are unsurprisingly not keen to proceed on the basis of "it should work".

Does anyone run this gas in their facility and if so would you mind sharing information on your detection system for it? Or if anyone knows of a company that can fabricate a 4-20mA capable gas detection head pre-calibrated for it? Or as a 3rd line of inquiry if anyone knows of a service whereby one of our SiH4 standard polytron heads could be cross-calibrated against SiD4 empirically that would also be of interest.

BR, Owain
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From pestal at eecs.berkeley.edu  Tue Oct  3 12:05:54 2023
From: pestal at eecs.berkeley.edu (Danny Pestal)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 09:05:54 -0700
Subject: [labnetwork] Stylus Profilometer DEKTAK 150 service
In-Reply-To: <033201d9f5f1$62c9b510$285d1f30$@polymtl.ca>
References: <033201d9f5f1$62c9b510$285d1f30$@polymtl.ca>
Message-ID: <CAFLV=SPqUs5WCOWZ1fOFjF6VQXVNrDy7S8G0eovSE_myRxqopw@mail.gmail.com>

We have used Dennis of Culver Consulting for many years in support of our
DEKTAK

http://www.culverequipment.com/




Danny Pestal

Equipment & Facilities Manager
Marvell NanoLab
UC Berkeley
510-809-8600

On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 5:37?AM Christophe Cl?ment <
christophe.clement at polymtl.ca> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>
>
> We encounter an issue with our Stylus profilometer DEKTAK 150 from Bruker
> Nano, on the scanning stage.
>
>
>
> We did contact Bruker Nano and SFR (SFR is the company in Canada that
> offer service for Bruker Nano) and we?ve been said that Bruker does not
> anymore offer service or parts on old tools such as our Dektak 150 (tool
> has been bought in 2008, running on WinXP).
>
> By any chance, do you know a third party company that can offer services
> on Bruker Nano Profilometer?
>
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
> Best
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> *Christophe Cl?ment*
>
> *Technicien laboratoire*
>
> Laboratoire de microfabrication (LMF)
>
> Groupe des Couches Minces (GCM) *www.gcmlab.ca <http://www.gcmlab.ca/>*
>
> Ecole Polytechnique de Montr?al www.polymtl.ca
>
> D?partement de g?nie physique
>
> * 2900 Boulevard Edouard Monpetit
>
> Pavillon JAB
> Campus de l'Universit? de Montr?al
> Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3T 1J4
>
>
> 8 christophe.clement at polymtl.ca
>
> ( 514 340 4711 #2417
>
> Fax : 514 340 5195
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> labnetwork mailing list
> labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork
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From deonc69 at illinois.edu  Tue Oct  3 16:04:54 2023
From: deonc69 at illinois.edu (Collins, Deon)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 20:04:54 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Deuterated Silane detection
In-Reply-To: <CWXP265MB48764A20668E33DF0B0CA71EB0C4A@CWXP265MB4876.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <CWXP265MB48764A20668E33DF0B0CA71EB0C4A@CWXP265MB4876.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <DM6PR11MB31624BBD0ED9744E1A4418E9D7C4A@DM6PR11MB3162.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>

DOD offers an electrochemical detection system. I believe your suspicions are correct and the SiD4 will has some level of cross detection and will probably be very close SiH4.   We use PS-7's with assorted electrochemical cartridges in different areas for different materials. We have 86 of these units deployed within our facility. I have used the chart attached for detection purposes when I don't have the Propper cartridges available in my mobile detection units.

Deon D. Collins

FACILITY MANAGER
The Grainger College Of Engineering UIUC
Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab
208 N Wright St Rm. 1114 | MC-249
Urbana, IL 61801
217-300-7531 | deonc69 at illinois.edu<mailto:deonc69 at illinois.edu>


[cid:image001.png at 01D9F609.A6A3EE00]<http://illinois.edu/>

Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.

Life is not about watching other people live it. It's about you living your own!

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Owain Clark
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 7:50 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Deuterated Silane detection

Dear all, our researchers wish to add a SiD4 (Deuterated silane) line to the facility. Looking at the gas properties it is unsurprisingly incredibly similar to SiH4 as one might expect. And therefore one might also suspect that a SiH4 gas detection head would have near 100% cross sensitivity to it. However our gas detection system provider (Drager, polytron heads) cannot confirm this and has no data on the subject. Our safety staff are unsurprisingly not keen to proceed on the basis of "it should work".

Does anyone run this gas in their facility and if so would you mind sharing information on your detection system for it? Or if anyone knows of a company that can fabricate a 4-20mA capable gas detection head pre-calibrated for it? Or as a 3rd line of inquiry if anyone knows of a service whereby one of our SiH4 standard polytron heads could be cross-calibrated against SiD4 empirically that would also be of interest.

BR, Owain
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From sang-joon.lee at sjsu.edu  Tue Oct  3 17:18:02 2023
From: sang-joon.lee at sjsu.edu (John Lee)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 14:18:02 -0700
Subject: [labnetwork] Denton Explorer sputter system troubleshooting
In-Reply-To: <CAFLV=SPqUs5WCOWZ1fOFjF6VQXVNrDy7S8G0eovSE_myRxqopw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <033201d9f5f1$62c9b510$285d1f30$@polymtl.ca>
 <CAFLV=SPqUs5WCOWZ1fOFjF6VQXVNrDy7S8G0eovSE_myRxqopw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFgFAXAmOB2-wrGzk4dchxGqwN7uWpbmUUOP9jQbbJrip3hoQQ@mail.gmail.com>

Greetings.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a company (ideally local to the
San Francisco Bay Area) that can help with vacuum system
troubleshooting for a Denton Explorer 14 sputter system?

https://www.dentonvacuum.com/products/research/explorer/

Our system was purchased in 2006. I've reached out to Denton support
too, but they are headquartered in New Jersey.

Thank you,
-John
________________________________________
Sang-Joon (John) Lee, Professor
Mechanical Engineering, San Jos? State University
One Washington Square, San Jos?, CA 95192-0087
408-924-7167 | sang-joon.lee at sjsu.edu


From codreanu at udel.edu  Wed Oct  4 09:57:16 2023
From: codreanu at udel.edu (iulian Codreanu)
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 09:57:16 -0400
Subject: [labnetwork] Process engineer position with UD Nanofab
Message-ID: <07113bda-f096-e297-6ec6-b298d030597a@udel.edu>

Dear Lab Network,

We are looking for a Process Engineer to provide user training and 
support on our deposition and dry etch tools. All the tools are eight 
years old or newer.

We are located in an area with a relatively low cost of living (e.g. no 
sales tax and low property taxes) and close to major cities in the 
Northeast as well as the beach and the mountains. In addition to 
competitive salaries, UD offers a generous benefit package; some 
highlights are listed below:
-11% University contribution to the retirement plan
-Tuition-free undergraduate education for employees and family members
-Paid time off: 5 weeks of vacation to start with (6 weeks after 5 years 
and 7 weeks after 10 years), 7 holidays/year, and December holiday break
-Health insurance plans with modest premiums and excellent coverage:
http://www.udel.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/benefits/

The link to the position (Job 500421) is below:
https://careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job/500421/nano-process-engineer

Could you please forward to anyone who may be interested? I would be 
happy to answer questions about the position.

Thank you very much,

Iulian

-- 
iulian Codreanu, Ph.D.
Director, Nanofabrication Facility
University of Delaware
Harker ISE Lab, Room 163
221 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-2784
https://udnf.udel.edu
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From Thomas_Ferraguto at uml.edu  Fri Oct  6 09:03:58 2023
From: Thomas_Ferraguto at uml.edu (Ferraguto, Thomas S)
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 13:03:58 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Workforce Survey
Message-ID: <BYAPR02MB59907E4027D1269A39500F5CECC9A@BYAPR02MB5990.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>

Colleagues,



As many of you know, I left UMASS Lowell about a year ago and have re-joined the private sector.



While this is different from academia and offers new professional challenges for me, I have noticed a striking parallel between the two worlds: the same need for trained and talented staff in laboratories and manufacturing environments.



I am also currently working with Arc Completa to assess and quantify the need for workforce development in laboratory environments (both public and private sectors) and possibly develop a training program.



To do the initial assessment, I need a broad-based collection of data from industry and academia?..and this is where you come in.  Who better to provide the first-hand data set than the ?Lab Network??



I have attached a link to a brief (5 questions) survey to begin the data collection.  Please take it when you have a chance and also forward the link to any colleague(s) you think would be interested.



Thank you for your help with this effort.  I look forward to your responses and seeing you soon at UGIM MIT.





https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YCMNPSP



Best Regards



Tom Ferraguto

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-ferraguto-7a57b24/


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From anc at uchicago.edu  Fri Oct 13 18:11:46 2023
From: anc at uchicago.edu (Andrew Cleland)
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 22:11:46 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Executive director of UChicago's Pritzker
 Nanofabrication Facility
Message-ID: <CH3PR11MB83438F25AC8A8CD6A9A269F4D1D2A@CH3PR11MB8343.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>

Dear Colleagues:

The University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering is searching for an Executive Director to lead its world-class Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility<https://pnf.uchicago.edu/> (PNF), a 10,000 square foot class-100 cleanroom with state-of-the-art tools and a large user base of academic and industrial users, and a staff of six with room for expansion. The Executive Director serves as the primary scientific and operational leader of the facility, managing the daily activities of the PNF. Responsibilities include managing technical staff; safety; user training; equipment maintenance and acquisition; and other aspects of facilities operations.

The official job posting and link to apply can be found here:
https://uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Executive-Director--Pritzker-Nanofabrication-Facility--University-of-Chicago_JR24174


Andrew Cleland
John A. MacLean Sr. Professor for Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise
Director, Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility
Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
University of Chicago
Chicago IL 60637 USA
clelandlab.uchicago.edu

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From cschnitzer at stonehill.edu  Sat Oct 14 14:38:45 2023
From: cschnitzer at stonehill.edu (Schnitzer, Cheryl)
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 18:38:45 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Job Alert: Digital Fundamentals Instructor for
 Thursday Evening Course
Message-ID: <PAXPR01MB8202AE112DDE4762B9A17B0DC7D1A@PAXPR01MB8202.eurprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com>

? Job Opening Alert!



Stonehill College Photonics Certificate Program is seeking an instructor for the upcoming spring semester to teach PHOE 152 Digital Fundamentals. If you're passionate about photonics, electricity, and digital technology, this opportunity is perfect for you! ???



Learn more about the program and course specifically at these links:

? www.stonehill.edu/photonics<http://www.stonehill.edu/photonics>

? https://spie.org/education/photonicstechnicianprogram?SSO=1



Please help us spread the word by sharing this job opportunity widely within your professional network. Instructors earn $5k per course for teaching Thursday evenings during the spring semester. Industry professionals, graduate students, teachers, and professors are all encouraged to apply! ?



? If you know someone who might be a great fit for this position, have them contact me ASAP at cschnitzer at stonehill.edu<mailto:cschnitzer at stonehill.edu>.



#JobOpening #InstructorOpportunity #DigitalFundamentals #Education #PhotonicsCertificateProgram #StonehillCollege

_________________________________
Cheryl Schnitzer, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
? Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stonehill College
? Director, Photonics Certificate Program
? Chair, Environmental Stewardship Council
Good chemistry requires all of our elements. The Department of Chemistry and the Biochemistry Program value the perspectives, experiences, and identities of each and every individual.

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From kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu  Wed Oct 18 12:56:22 2023
From: kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu (Kyle Keenan)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:56:22 -0400
Subject: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders
Message-ID: <CAGTqYdH=5J-FxnE2JaGs+F03q3zm7n=vBoCdXkGSs3eKb0mrVQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles
with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I
was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to
accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their
procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where
things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really
like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy
replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month
lead-time through Strem).

I look forward to your replies.

Thank you,
-- 
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925
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From kpayer at mit.edu  Wed Oct 18 13:49:36 2023
From: kpayer at mit.edu (Kristofor Robert Payer)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:49:36 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Operations Engineer Position at MIT.nano
Message-ID: <PH0PR01MB740037B16A84DC6328CCB9A9C4D5A@PH0PR01MB7400.prod.exchangelabs.com>

Hello,
We have a job opening on our operations team for a Vacuum Systems Engineer. This individual will work on etch and deposition systems as well as the associated support equipment and building systems associated with those tools (gas delivery and abatement). Please feel free to pass thing along to anyone who may be qualified or interested. I am also happy to answer any questions about the position.

Link to posting and additional details:
https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_mit/external/jobDetails/jobDetail.html?jobPostId=28658&localeCode=en-us

https://hr.mit.edu/careers

Best,
Kris

Kristofor Payer
Assistant Director of Operations
MIT.nano
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
60 Vassar Street
12-4011
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-324-1469
kpayer at mit.edu<mailto:kpayer at mit.edu>

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From na2661 at columbia.edu  Wed Oct 18 15:16:04 2023
From: na2661 at columbia.edu (Nava Ariel-Sternberg)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:16:04 -0400
Subject: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts
Message-ID: <005301da01f7$8a3722b0$9ea56810$@columbia.edu>

Hi all, 

Does anyone know of a vendor that can sell parts for a Bal-Tec CPD 030
system? The company informed us that it's not supported anymore and we need
to replace the sample mount. 

Thanks,

Nava

 



 

Dr. Nava Ariel-Sternberg

Senior Director of CNI Labs

Columbia University

CEPSR/MC 8903 

530 west 120th st. NY

NY 10027

Office: 212-8549927

Cell: 201-5627600



 

 

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From shaog at stanford.edu  Wed Oct 18 15:20:13 2023
From: shaog at stanford.edu (Grant Shao)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:20:13 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?
Message-ID: <BYAPR02MB535025C87568830DC49AD160C5D5A@BYAPR02MB5350.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>

Hello Labnetwork,

A couple of our hot plates are failing/unreliable, and before we ordered new ones, I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations on some reliable and stable hot plates, primarily being used for baking resist.

We have a few other Corning hot plates for heated chemical work, though those are typically in use with a thermocouple sensor plugged in.

Thanks,
Grant

--
Grant Shao
Lab Operations Engineer
Nanopatterning Cleanroom<https://snsf.stanford.edu/facilities/fab/npc>, Stanford Nano Shared Facilities<http://snsf.stanford.edu/>

shaog at stanford.edu<mailto:shaog at stanford.edu> | 650.441.9042
Spilker Building, Room 004
348 Via Pueblo
Stanford, CA 94305-4088

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From beaudoin at physics.ubc.ca  Wed Oct 18 16:20:26 2023
From: beaudoin at physics.ubc.ca (Beaudoin, Mario)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:20:26 -0700
Subject: [labnetwork] PlasmaQuest Astex ECR etcher refurbishing
Message-ID: <926d6eb5-9c46-4dee-a52d-41c506d7e2a3@physics.ubc.ca>

Dear Network,

A few years ago I found a company in the bay area that claimed to 
refurbish the PlasmaQuest Astex ECR etchers/PECVDs by replacing all the 
electronics with something from this millenium.? Our current machine 
runs on Windows98 and the computer and extension cards are finicky.

I cannot refind that company in my bookmarks.? If anyone knows which 
company I'm referring to please respond (hoping they are still in business).

Regards,

Mario

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From nabeel.aslam at kaust.edu.sa  Wed Oct 18 16:34:11 2023
From: nabeel.aslam at kaust.edu.sa (Nabeel Aslam)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:34:11 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] [EXTERNAL] companies that refill ALD precursor
 cylinders
In-Reply-To: <CAGTqYdH=5J-FxnE2JaGs+F03q3zm7n=vBoCdXkGSs3eKb0mrVQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGTqYdH=5J-FxnE2JaGs+F03q3zm7n=vBoCdXkGSs3eKb0mrVQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AM6PR0202MB3544B4394D8DD0D8B78A8929B9D5A@AM6PR0202MB3544.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>

Hi Kyle,

We had same issue but then we came to know that JACs( Japan advance chemicals) provide the service to refill the used ALD bubblers.
They will charge for cleaning, Maintenace and refilling of precursor of used bubbler.
Regards,
Nabeel

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
________________________________
From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 7:56:22 PM
To: Lab Network (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders

Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month lead-time through Strem).

I look forward to your replies.

Thank you,
--
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925
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From deonc69 at illinois.edu  Wed Oct 18 17:26:29 2023
From: deonc69 at illinois.edu (Collins, Deon)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:26:29 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts
In-Reply-To: <005301da01f7$8a3722b0$9ea56810$@columbia.edu>
References: <005301da01f7$8a3722b0$9ea56810$@columbia.edu>
Message-ID: <DM6PR11MB31628F145CE2705EBEEB6161D7D5A@DM6PR11MB3162.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>

Take that to a good machine shop. They can easily make that for you.

Deon D. Collins

FACILITY MANAGER
The Grainger College Of Engineering UIUC
Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab
208 N Wright St Rm. 1114 | MC-249
Urbana, IL 61801
217-300-7531 | deonc69 at illinois.edu<mailto:deonc69 at illinois.edu>


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Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.

Life is not about watching other people live it. It's about you living your own!

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Nava Ariel-Sternberg
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 2:16 PM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Cc: 'Mike Maghiar' <rmm2263 at columbia.edu>
Subject: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts

Hi all,
Does anyone know of a vendor that can sell parts for a Bal-Tec CPD 030 system? The company informed us that it's not supported anymore and we need to replace the sample mount.
Thanks,
Nava

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Dr. Nava Ariel-Sternberg
Senior Director of CNI Labs
Columbia University
CEPSR/MC 8903
530 west 120th st. NY
NY 10027
Office: 212-8549927
Cell: 201-5627600
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From rparker at americansemi.com  Wed Oct 18 18:25:55 2023
From: rparker at americansemi.com (Randall Parker)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:25:55 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?
In-Reply-To: <BYAPR02MB535025C87568830DC49AD160C5D5A@BYAPR02MB5350.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
References: <BYAPR02MB535025C87568830DC49AD160C5D5A@BYAPR02MB5350.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <a5e7c5bdaa7b437295530903c6b4e8d5@americansemi.com>

Hello Grant,
We have been using Apogee 300 bake plates from Cost Effective Equipment (CEE), which is an equipment company which spun out of Brewer Science. We have found their tooling to be very reliable and easy to use. Customer service has also been great. Our hot plates are integrated into a 4-station spin bench, but I believe the hot plate unit is the same as the standalone model. We use ours for polyimide soft bakes.
Bake Plates - Hot Plates - Bake Smarter - Cost Effective Equipment<https://www.costeffectiveequipment.com/products/bake-plates/>

Hope this helps.

Randy Parker
Sr. Process Engineer
American Semiconductor, Inc.<https://americansemi.com>
208-336-2773, ext 23

All content and attachments are ASI confidential and proprietary.

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Grant Shao
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 1:20 PM
To: Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

Hello Labnetwork,

A couple of our hot plates are failing/unreliable, and before we ordered new ones, I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations on some reliable and stable hot plates, primarily being used for baking resist.

We have a few other Corning hot plates for heated chemical work, though those are typically in use with a thermocouple sensor plugged in.

Thanks,
Grant

--
Grant Shao
Lab Operations Engineer
Nanopatterning Cleanroom<https://snsf.stanford.edu/facilities/fab/npc>, Stanford Nano Shared Facilities<http://snsf.stanford.edu/>

shaog at stanford.edu<mailto:shaog at stanford.edu> | 650.441.9042
Spilker Building, Room 004
348 Via Pueblo
Stanford, CA 94305-4088

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From massey21 at llnl.gov  Wed Oct 18 20:41:50 2023
From: massey21 at llnl.gov (Massey, Travis)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:41:50 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?
In-Reply-To: <a5e7c5bdaa7b437295530903c6b4e8d5@americansemi.com>
References: <BYAPR02MB535025C87568830DC49AD160C5D5A@BYAPR02MB5350.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
 <a5e7c5bdaa7b437295530903c6b4e8d5@americansemi.com>
Message-ID: <BY5PR09MB5442C049D19686CA555CDAB6BBD4A@BY5PR09MB5442.namprd09.prod.outlook.com>

Hi Grant,

+1 for CEE hot plates for wafer bakes.  We've been running them for many years without issues.  Once the embedded computer for the attached spinner died, but CEE was responsive in getting it sorted out quickly.

Common Corning hot plates are designed for heating beakers of liquid, not wafers, so the uniformity and control/accuracy is terrible.

Best,
Travis Massey
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Randall Parker
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 3:26 PM
To: Grant Shao <shaog at stanford.edu>; Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

Hello Grant,
We have been using Apogee 300 bake plates from Cost Effective Equipment (CEE), which is an equipment company which spun out of Brewer Science. We have found their tooling to be very reliable and easy to use. Customer service has also been great. Our hot plates are integrated into a 4-station spin bench, but I believe the hot plate unit is the same as the standalone model. We use ours for polyimide soft bakes.
Bake Plates - Hot Plates - Bake Smarter - Cost Effective Equipment<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/www.costeffectiveequipment.com/products/bake-plates/__;!!G2kpM7uM-TzIFchu!3IEzui9LSx-bCXS-5GYkHlOwB1tT4nAtceifqyZ8g9yfHcQOGi-y2Oit4FkIrN5UmA2tm6zEnyZM_nzSW6SCwA$>

Hope this helps.

Randy Parker
Sr. Process Engineer
American Semiconductor, Inc.<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/americansemi.com__;!!G2kpM7uM-TzIFchu!3IEzui9LSx-bCXS-5GYkHlOwB1tT4nAtceifqyZ8g9yfHcQOGi-y2Oit4FkIrN5UmA2tm6zEnyZM_ny1_sdmuw$>
208-336-2773, ext 23

All content and attachments are ASI confidential and proprietary.

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> On Behalf Of Grant Shao
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 1:20 PM
To: Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

Hello Labnetwork,

A couple of our hot plates are failing/unreliable, and before we ordered new ones, I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations on some reliable and stable hot plates, primarily being used for baking resist.

We have a few other Corning hot plates for heated chemical work, though those are typically in use with a thermocouple sensor plugged in.

Thanks,
Grant

--
Grant Shao
Lab Operations Engineer
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From axel.soulet at airliquide.com  Thu Oct 19 04:37:46 2023
From: axel.soulet at airliquide.com (SOULET, Axel)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:37:46 +0200
Subject: [labnetwork] [EXTERNAL] companies that refill ALD precursor
 cylinders
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Hello
Have you tried Air Liquide ? What kind of precursor would you need ?
Perhaps I can help youas I used to develop the ALD business & portfoliio of
Air Liquide in this field years ago.
I do not think you will find anybody refilling a cylinder which is not his,
as it involves purity guarantee which cannot be assessed without cleaning
again your cylinder and analyzing it which can be pricey as the
organization is not set this way.
Let me know if we can help.
Regards
Axel

On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 2:05?AM Nabeel Aslam <nabeel.aslam at kaust.edu.sa>
wrote:

> Hi Kyle,
>
> We had same issue but then we came to know that JACs( Japan advance
> chemicals) provide the service to refill the used ALD bubblers.
> They will charge for cleaning, Maintenace and refilling of precursor of
> used bubbler.
> Regards,
> Nabeel
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Kyle
> Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 18, 2023 7:56:22 PM
> *To:* Lab Network (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor
> cylinders
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles
> with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I
> was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to
> accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their
> procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where
> things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really
> like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy
> replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month
> lead-time through Strem).
>
> I look forward to your replies.
>
> Thank you,
> --
> Kyle Keenan
>
> Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
> Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
> University of Pennsylvania
> P: 215-898-7560
> F: 215-573-4925
> _______________________________________________
> labnetwork mailing list
> labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork
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*Axel Soulet, PhD / *+33 (0)6 08 85 83 86 / Air Liquide / *France*
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From jimm at science.xyz  Thu Oct 19 06:48:51 2023
From: jimm at science.xyz (Jim Mitchell)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:48:51 -0400
Subject: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders
In-Reply-To: <CAGTqYdH=5J-FxnE2JaGs+F03q3zm7n=vBoCdXkGSs3eKb0mrVQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <CAMz3A-76VhuZzhcHh59ZJpA+0DbOjJY3koAD6Q26mCLBT8xRDA@mail.gmail.com>

https://www.strem.com/

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 4:34?PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles
> with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I
> was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to
> accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their
> procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where
> things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really
> like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy
> replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month
> lead-time through Strem).
>
> I look forward to your replies.
>
> Thank you,
> --
> Kyle Keenan
>
> Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
> Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
> University of Pennsylvania
> P: 215-898-7560
> F: 215-573-4925
> _______________________________________________
> labnetwork mailing list
> labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork
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From betemc at rit.edu  Thu Oct 19 09:09:30 2023
From: betemc at rit.edu (Bruce Tolleson)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:09:30 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] [EXTERNAL] companies that refill ALD precursor
 cylinders
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I have an Ultratech (VEECO) Savannah 200 and I get my cylinders cleaned and refilled at STREM CHEMICAL. Contact Info:
Janet Scalese | Customer Service Supervisor
P: +19784991634 | ascensusspecialties.com<https://www.ascensusspecialties.com/company> | strem.com<https://www.strem.com/>


From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of SOULET, Axel
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2023 4:38 AM
To: Nabeel Aslam <nabeel.aslam at kaust.edu.sa>
Cc: Lab Network (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] [EXTERNAL] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders

Hello
Have you tried Air Liquide ? What kind of precursor would you need ?
Perhaps I can help youas I used to develop the ALD business & portfoliio of Air Liquide in this field years ago.
I do not think you will find anybody refilling a cylinder which is not his, as it involves purity guarantee which cannot be assessed without cleaning again your cylinder and analyzing it which can be pricey as the organization is not set this way.
Let me know if we can help.
Regards
Axel

On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 2:05?AM Nabeel Aslam <nabeel.aslam at kaust.edu.sa<mailto:nabeel.aslam at kaust.edu.sa>> wrote:
Hi Kyle,

We had same issue but then we came to know that JACs( Japan advance chemicals) provide the service to refill the used ALD bubblers.
They will charge for cleaning, Maintenace and refilling of precursor of used bubbler.
Regards,
Nabeel

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
________________________________
From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> on behalf of Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu<mailto:kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 7:56:22 PM
To: Lab Network (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders

Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month lead-time through Strem).

I look forward to your replies.

Thank you,
--
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925
_______________________________________________
labnetwork mailing list
labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork


--

Axel Soulet, PhD / +33 (0)6 08 85 83 86 / Air Liquide / France
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From derose at caltech.edu  Thu Oct 19 11:22:55 2023
From: derose at caltech.edu (DeRose, Guy A.)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:22:55 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders
In-Reply-To: <CAMz3A-76VhuZzhcHh59ZJpA+0DbOjJY3koAD6Q26mCLBT8xRDA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGTqYdH=5J-FxnE2JaGs+F03q3zm7n=vBoCdXkGSs3eKb0mrVQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAMz3A-76VhuZzhcHh59ZJpA+0DbOjJY3koAD6Q26mCLBT8xRDA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello Jim,

As the original poster noted, Strem has halted refilling customer cylinders recently due to some internal safety concerns.  Buying new cylinders from them filled with TMA is showing a lead time into early 2024 at best. We are in a similar predicament, and are also wondering where people are refilling these days.

Best regards,
Guy

Guy DeRose, PhD, Member of the Professional Staff
Associate Director of Technical Operations, Kavli Nanoscience Institute
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA USA
(O) 1-626-395-3423 (M) 1-626-676-8529
http://kni.caltech.edu

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Jim Mitchell <jimm at science.xyz>
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 8:30?AM
To: Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>
Cc: Lab Network (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders
https://www.strem.com/

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 4:34?PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu<mailto:kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>> wrote:
Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month lead-time through Strem).

I look forward to your replies.

Thank you,
--
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925
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From Slakmon at ayotechnologies.com  Thu Oct 19 11:25:44 2023
From: Slakmon at ayotechnologies.com (Philip Slakmon)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:25:44 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts
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References: <005301da01f7$8a3722b0$9ea56810$@columbia.edu>
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Hi,

Could you please give me exact measurements of your sample mount.

Thank you

Philip

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Nava Ariel-Sternberg
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 3:16 PM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Cc: 'Mike Maghiar' <rmm2263 at columbia.edu>
Subject: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts

Hi all,
Does anyone know of a vendor that can sell parts for a Bal-Tec CPD 030 system? The company informed us that it's not supported anymore and we need to replace the sample mount.
Thanks,
Nava

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Dr. Nava Ariel-Sternberg
Senior Director of CNI Labs
Columbia University
CEPSR/MC 8903
530 west 120th st. NY
NY 10027
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From odc1n08 at soton.ac.uk  Thu Oct 19 11:26:28 2023
From: odc1n08 at soton.ac.uk (Owain Clark)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:26:28 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?
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CEE hotplates are good, ours have been reliable and the selection of bake lift pin options helps with double sided work etc. CEE are helpful and responsive also.

The only thing I would change is that they are air cooled, if possible I'd go back in time and try to get water cooled plates when forced cooling was desired. It's not a huge problem but e.g. if a user wants to run a negative resist post exposure bake of typically ~180C then the plates take a long time to come back down to the typical soft bake range of 90-110C for the next user. We run another Sawatec plate alongside our CEE bench to cope with this.

BR, Owain

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Massey, Travis
Sent: 19 October 2023 01:42
To: Randall Parker <rparker at americansemi.com>; Grant Shao <shaog at stanford.edu>; Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

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Hi Grant,

+1 for CEE hot plates for wafer bakes.  We've been running them for many years without issues.  Once the embedded computer for the attached spinner died, but CEE was responsive in getting it sorted out quickly.

Common Corning hot plates are designed for heating beakers of liquid, not wafers, so the uniformity and control/accuracy is terrible.

Best,
Travis Massey
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> On Behalf Of Randall Parker
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 3:26 PM
To: Grant Shao <shaog at stanford.edu<mailto:shaog at stanford.edu>>; Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

Hello Grant,
We have been using Apogee 300 bake plates from Cost Effective Equipment (CEE), which is an equipment company which spun out of Brewer Science. We have found their tooling to be very reliable and easy to use. Customer service has also been great. Our hot plates are integrated into a 4-station spin bench, but I believe the hot plate unit is the same as the standalone model. We use ours for polyimide soft bakes.
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Hope this helps.

Randy Parker
Sr. Process Engineer
American Semiconductor, Inc.<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/americansemi.com__;!!G2kpM7uM-TzIFchu!3IEzui9LSx-bCXS-5GYkHlOwB1tT4nAtceifqyZ8g9yfHcQOGi-y2Oit4FkIrN5UmA2tm6zEnyZM_ny1_sdmuw$>
208-336-2773, ext 23

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From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> On Behalf Of Grant Shao
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 1:20 PM
To: Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

Hello Labnetwork,

A couple of our hot plates are failing/unreliable, and before we ordered new ones, I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations on some reliable and stable hot plates, primarily being used for baking resist.

We have a few other Corning hot plates for heated chemical work, though those are typically in use with a thermocouple sensor plugged in.

Thanks,
Grant

--
Grant Shao
Lab Operations Engineer
Nanopatterning Cleanroom<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/snsf.stanford.edu/facilities/fab/npc__;!!G2kpM7uM-TzIFchu!3IEzui9LSx-bCXS-5GYkHlOwB1tT4nAtceifqyZ8g9yfHcQOGi-y2Oit4FkIrN5UmA2tm6zEnyZM_nxTV1Ow0A$>, Stanford Nano Shared Facilities<https://urldefense.us/v3/__http:/snsf.stanford.edu/__;!!G2kpM7uM-TzIFchu!3IEzui9LSx-bCXS-5GYkHlOwB1tT4nAtceifqyZ8g9yfHcQOGi-y2Oit4FkIrN5UmA2tm6zEnyZM_nykH154Vw$>

shaog at stanford.edu<mailto:shaog at stanford.edu> | 650.441.9042
Spilker Building, Room 004
348 Via Pueblo
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From hollingshead.19 at osu.edu  Thu Oct 19 12:15:39 2023
From: hollingshead.19 at osu.edu (Hollingshead, Dave)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:15:39 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?
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We also use a CEE hotplate connected to a spin coater and it has been excellent. Other than replacing the temperature controller it has be rock solid for years. It does take a long time to change temps so we typically keep it set at 115C for our standard bake processes.

We recently bought a Wenesco standalone unit that has performed very well: https://www.wenesco.com/wenesco-hot-plates. It has a smaller surface area (6? x 6?) than the CEE and heats and cools slightly faster. For most of our bake temps it stabilizes within ~10 minutes.

-Dave
Dave Hollingshead
Manager, Research Operations

The Ohio State University
Nanotech West Labs
Suite 100, 1381 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212
614.292.1355 Office
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From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Owain Clark
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2023 11:26
To: Massey, Travis <massey21 at llnl.gov>; Randall Parker <rparker at americansemi.com>; Grant Shao <shaog at stanford.edu>; Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

CEE hotplates are good, ours have been reliable and the selection of bake lift pin options helps with double sided work etc. CEE are helpful and responsive also. The only thing I would change is that they are air cooled, if possible I?d

CEE hotplates are good, ours have been reliable and the selection of bake lift pin options helps with double sided work etc. CEE are helpful and responsive also.

The only thing I would change is that they are air cooled, if possible I?d go back in time and try to get water cooled plates when forced cooling was desired. It?s not a huge problem but e.g. if a user wants to run a negative resist post exposure bake of typically ~180C then the plates take a long time to come back down to the typical soft bake range of 90-110C for the next user. We run another Sawatec plate alongside our CEE bench to cope with this.

BR, Owain

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> On Behalf Of Massey, Travis
Sent: 19 October 2023 01:42
To: Randall Parker <rparker at americansemi.com<mailto:rparker at americansemi.com>>; Grant Shao <shaog at stanford.edu<mailto:shaog at stanford.edu>>; Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

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Hi Grant,

+1 for CEE hot plates for wafer bakes.  We?ve been running them for many years without issues.  Once the embedded computer for the attached spinner died, but CEE was responsive in getting it sorted out quickly.

Common Corning hot plates are designed for heating beakers of liquid, not wafers, so the uniformity and control/accuracy is terrible.

Best,
Travis Massey
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> On Behalf Of Randall Parker
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 3:26 PM
To: Grant Shao <shaog at stanford.edu<mailto:shaog at stanford.edu>>; Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

Hello Grant,
We have been using Apogee 300 bake plates from Cost Effective Equipment (CEE), which is an equipment company which spun out of Brewer Science. We have found their tooling to be very reliable and easy to use. Customer service has also been great. Our hot plates are integrated into a 4-station spin bench, but I believe the hot plate unit is the same as the standalone model. We use ours for polyimide soft bakes.
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Hope this helps.

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From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> On Behalf Of Grant Shao
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 1:20 PM
To: Labnetwork (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: [labnetwork] Reliable Hot Plates (for baking resist)?

Hello Labnetwork,

A couple of our hot plates are failing/unreliable, and before we ordered new ones, I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations on some reliable and stable hot plates, primarily being used for baking resist.

We have a few other Corning hot plates for heated chemical work, though those are typically in use with a thermocouple sensor plugged in.

Thanks,
Grant

--
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From na2661 at columbia.edu  Thu Oct 19 13:11:19 2023
From: na2661 at columbia.edu (Nava Ariel-Sternberg)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:11:19 -0400
Subject: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts
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References: <005301da01f7$8a3722b0$9ea56810$@columbia.edu>
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Message-ID: <016301da02af$47206a50$d5613ef0$@columbia.edu>

Thank you everyone for the responses (also directly to me). We are trying to
manufacture the piece ourselves but also wanted to see if there are parts
available somewhere.

Thank you,

-Nava

 

 

Dr. Nava Ariel-Sternberg

Senior Director of CNI Labs

Columbia University

CEPSR/MC 8903 

530 west 120th st. NY

NY 10027

Office: 212-8549927

Cell: 201-5627600



 

 

From: Collins, Deon <deonc69 at illinois.edu> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 5:26 PM
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Cc: 'Mike Maghiar' <rmm2263 at columbia.edu>
Subject: RE: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts

 

Take that to a good machine shop. They can easily make that for you. 

 

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Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to
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From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu
<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> > On Behalf Of Nava Ariel-Sternberg
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 2:16 PM
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Cc: 'Mike Maghiar' <rmm2263 at columbia.edu <mailto:rmm2263 at columbia.edu> >
Subject: [labnetwork] BAL-TEC CPD 030 parts

 

Hi all, 

Does anyone know of a vendor that can sell parts for a Bal-Tec CPD 030
system? The company informed us that it's not supported anymore and we need
to replace the sample mount. 

Thanks,

Nava

 



 

Dr. Nava Ariel-Sternberg

Senior Director of CNI Labs

Columbia University

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530 west 120th st. NY

NY 10027

Office: 212-8549927

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From kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu  Mon Oct 23 13:30:34 2023
From: kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu (Kyle Keenan)
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:30:34 -0400
Subject: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders
In-Reply-To: <CAGTqYdH=5J-FxnE2JaGs+F03q3zm7n=vBoCdXkGSs3eKb0mrVQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <CAGTqYdEa2hdaSONXXyWA6-PDtZcGA1+=XTcX-bNQEgJRs49DhA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello All,

A number of you have responded to my email, which is greatly appreciated.
however, many of you have suggested Strem, the very company with which I am
having an issue, as you will see if you reread the original message. If you
have any suggestions other than Strem, I would certainly like that
information.

Thank you, once again.
Kyle

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:56?PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles
> with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I
> was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to
> accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their
> procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where
> things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really
> like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy
> replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month
> lead-time through Strem).
>
> I look forward to your replies.
>
> Thank you,
> --
> Kyle Keenan
>
> Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
> Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
> University of Pennsylvania
> P: 215-898-7560
> F: 215-573-4925
>


-- 
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925
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From michael.martin at louisville.edu  Mon Oct 23 17:26:25 2023
From: michael.martin at louisville.edu (Martin, Michael)
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:26:25 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders
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Hi Kyle,
   One thing you might consider is DIY.  We reached out to our chemistry department and found someone with a positive pressure N2 glove box and ended up filling our TDMAS (Tris(dimethylamino)silane) ourselves.  It was a little bit nerve-wracking but saved soooo much money.
  P.s. should anyone need ALD as a service, our tool is definitely underutilized.  It is remote PEALD with SiO2, Al2O3, ZnO, and TiO2

Regards,
  Michael
________________________________
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Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 1:30 PM
To: Lab Network (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu) <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders


CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe.

Hello All,

A number of you have responded to my email, which is greatly appreciated. however, many of you have suggested Strem, the very company with which I am having an issue, as you will see if you reread the original message. If you have any suggestions other than Strem, I would certainly like that information.

Thank you, once again.
Kyle

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:56?PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu<mailto:kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>> wrote:
Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month lead-time through Strem).

I look forward to your replies.

Thank you,
--
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925


--
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925
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From mhofheins at unm.edu  Wed Oct 25 10:54:04 2023
From: mhofheins at unm.edu (Mark Hofheins)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:54:04 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] March Plasma Etcher CS 1701
Message-ID: <BY5PR07MB70291BDB5FBA68B025CB2104A3DEA@BY5PR07MB7029.namprd07.prod.outlook.com>

Good morning All,
We have a March etcher CS 1701 that has stopped working.
The system will go through the program and start gas flowing and then the RF signal shows that the RF generator is commanded but does not generate RF.
 After a 45 second times out, the RF indicator shuts off. The RF generator RF light does not come on. After some research, we found that a 5 - 15v signal is not being transmitted to the RF generator.  We have not been able to locate anyone who repairs these. We are reaching out to see if anyone has information or possibly a used system that is available.
Nordstrom March was contacted and does not support repairing these systems. {Norstrom also acquired Sitik}
We would greatly appreciate any inputs.

Best regards,

Mark Hofheins

Knowledge comes from experience.

Experience comes from mistakes.

 Mistakes happen because you are trying something new.

MH


mhofheins at unm.edu<mailto:mhofheins at unm.edu>

Cell  505-259-9278

Office 505-272-7506



Micro Electronics Technician

Manufacturing Engineering/

School of Engineering

University of New Mexico MTTC

800 Bradbury S.E.  Suit 169

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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From mapril at draper.com  Wed Oct 25 11:57:10 2023
From: mapril at draper.com (April, Mark R.)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:57:10 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] [EXTERNAL]  March Plasma Etcher CS 1701
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Hi Mark,

I have been using the following for my March needs, you may want to reach out to them

David Oldewurtel
N&R Scientific Co., Inc.
200 Roosevelt Place
Unit 1
Palisades Park, NJ 07650
nrscientific at aol.com<mailto:nrscientific at aol.com>
201-592-8239 office
Good Luck


Mark R. April
Senior  Equipment Engineer
Microfabrication Laboratory
[color_logo_small4]
555 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA  02139
mapril at draper.com<mailto:mapril at draper.com>
O # 617-258-1613 C # 617-455-1596
www.draper.com<http://www.draper.com/>



From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Mark Hofheins
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 10:54 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [labnetwork] March Plasma Etcher CS 1701

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Good morning All,
We have a March etcher CS 1701 that has stopped working.
The system will go through the program and start gas flowing and then the RF signal shows that the RF generator is commanded but does not generate RF.
 After a 45 second times out, the RF indicator shuts off. The RF generator RF light does not come on. After some research, we found that a 5 - 15v signal is not being transmitted to the RF generator.  We have not been able to locate anyone who repairs these. We are reaching out to see if anyone has information or possibly a used system that is available.
Nordstrom March was contacted and does not support repairing these systems. {Norstrom also acquired Sitik}
We would greatly appreciate any inputs.

Best regards,

Mark Hofheins

Knowledge comes from experience.

Experience comes from mistakes.

 Mistakes happen because you are trying something new.

MH


mhofheins at unm.edu<mailto:mhofheins at unm.edu>

Cell  505-259-9278

Office 505-272-7506



Micro Electronics Technician

Manufacturing Engineering/

School of Engineering

University of New Mexico MTTC

800 Bradbury S.E.  Suit 169

Albuquerque, New Mexico

87106-4346


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From philipp.altpeter at lmu.de  Wed Oct 25 13:45:45 2023
From: philipp.altpeter at lmu.de (Philipp Altpeter)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:45:45 +0200 (GMT+02:00)
Subject: [labnetwork] Powder blasting for micromachining
Message-ID: <67a0da3f-3e97-45a4-a9b7-a16d2a40761c@lmu.de>

Dear labnetwork,

We're currently looking for a way to pattern glass with a high etch rate, and micro powder blasting looks like an excellent candidate.
Can you recommend a manufacturer of powder blasting machines suited for micro machining of glass (BSG)?
We work on rather small wafer sizes, down to single dices with lateral dimensions of a few mm.

Thank you so much in advance!

Philipp

-- 
Philipp Altpeter
Fakult?t f?r Physik der LMU
LS Prof. Efetov
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
D-80539 M?nchen
T. +49 (0)89 2180-3733
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From agdixon at mines.edu  Wed Oct 25 13:49:15 2023
From: agdixon at mines.edu (Alex Dixon)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:49:15 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] [EXTERNAL]  March Plasma Etcher CS 1701
In-Reply-To: <BY5PR07MB70291BDB5FBA68B025CB2104A3DEA@BY5PR07MB7029.namprd07.prod.outlook.com>
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Hi Mark, I believe Glow Research (https://www.glowresearch.org/plasma-systems-parts-and-service/) will do work on March Plasma systems

-Alex

[https://www.glowresearch.org/media/IMG_7920-150x150.jpg]<https://www.glowresearch.org/plasma-systems-parts-and-service/>
Plasma Systems Parts and Service - Glow Research<https://www.glowresearch.org/plasma-systems-parts-and-service/>
Plasma systems parts and service.  Glow Research provides the parts and equipment necessary to maintain our plasma systems, and other systems.
www.glowresearch.org


__________________________________________________________


Alex Dixon, Ph.D. (He/Him)
Lab Manager
Nanofabrication and Thin Film Deposition
Shared Instrument Facility
Colorado School of Mines

________________________________
From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Mark Hofheins <mhofheins at unm.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 8:54 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [labnetwork] March Plasma Etcher CS 1701

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado School of Mines organization. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Good morning All,
We have a March etcher CS 1701 that has stopped working.
The system will go through the program and start gas flowing and then the RF signal shows that the RF generator is commanded but does not generate RF.
 After a 45 second times out, the RF indicator shuts off. The RF generator RF light does not come on. After some research, we found that a 5 - 15v signal is not being transmitted to the RF generator.  We have not been able to locate anyone who repairs these. We are reaching out to see if anyone has information or possibly a used system that is available.
Nordstrom March was contacted and does not support repairing these systems. {Norstrom also acquired Sitik}
We would greatly appreciate any inputs.

Best regards,

Mark Hofheins

Knowledge comes from experience.

Experience comes from mistakes.

 Mistakes happen because you are trying something new.

MH


mhofheins at unm.edu<mailto:mhofheins at unm.edu>

Cell  505-259-9278

Office 505-272-7506



Micro Electronics Technician

Manufacturing Engineering/

School of Engineering

University of New Mexico MTTC

800 Bradbury S.E.  Suit 169

Albuquerque, New Mexico

87106-4346

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From Simon.Doe at unisa.edu.au  Wed Oct 25 16:28:37 2023
From: Simon.Doe at unisa.edu.au (Simon Doe)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:28:37 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Powder blasting for micromachining
In-Reply-To: <67a0da3f-3e97-45a4-a9b7-a16d2a40761c@lmu.de>
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Message-ID: <7817cac34e0b4af5b8861d05ce0e4a13@unisa.edu.au>

Hello Philipp
A couple of years ago we were looking at something similar. Due to requirements changing we did not proceed but we dealt with Comco Inc from Burlington, USA. I was impressed with them both in communication and when I visited their facility.


Colin Weightman | President | Comco Inc<https://www.comcoinc.com>.

D: 1-818-333-8505 | Office: 1-818-841-5500

2151 North Lincoln Street | Burbank, CA 91504

Regards
Simon

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Philipp Altpeter
Sent: Thursday, 26 October 2023 4:16 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Powder blasting for micromachining

Dear labnetwork,

We're currently looking for a way to pattern glass with a high etch rate, and micro powder blasting looks like an excellent candidate.
Can you recommend a manufacturer of powder blasting machines suited for micro machining of glass (BSG)?
We work on rather small wafer sizes, down to single dices with lateral dimensions of a few mm.

Thank you so much in advance!

Philipp

--
Philipp Altpeter
Fakult?t f?r Physik der LMU
LS Prof. Efetov
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
D-80539 M?nchen
T. +49 (0)89 2180-3733
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From demis at ucsb.edu  Wed Oct 25 17:20:48 2023
From: demis at ucsb.edu (Demis D. John)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:20:48 -0700
Subject: [labnetwork] Powder blasting for micromachining
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We have had great success with CrystalMark - both with using their etchers
as a drop-ship pattern/etching service (for microfluidici portholes in
4-inch glass wafers), and with converting a CNC diamond-drill into a
CrystalMark micro-abrasion etcher
<https://microfluidics.cnsi.ucsb.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=crystalmark>
(contact Brian
Dincau <https://microfluidics.cnsi.ucsb.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=people> the
lab manager for more info on that).
-- Demis (contact info <https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Demis_D._John>)
*Reminder*: The NanoFab has a publications policy
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On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 1:13?PM Philipp Altpeter <philipp.altpeter at lmu.de>
wrote:

> Dear labnetwork,
>
> We're currently looking for a way to pattern glass with a high etch rate,
> and micro powder blasting looks like an excellent candidate.
> Can you recommend a manufacturer of powder blasting machines suited for
> micro machining of glass (BSG)?
> We work on rather small wafer sizes, down to single dices with lateral
> dimensions of a few mm.
>
> Thank you so much in advance!
>
> Philipp
>
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From syn615 at gmail.com  Thu Oct 26 00:50:40 2023
From: syn615 at gmail.com (Shinyoung Noh)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:50:40 +0900
Subject: [labnetwork] Industrial evaporator manufacturer for CIGS
Message-ID: <CAFbprJM2k3yMrhD__Ng75S4DVRXmftoHAU=bVfOHrww_opkT5A@mail.gmail.com>

Dear labnetwork,

We are currently planning on commercialization of CIGS/PVSK tandem solar
cells.
We are designing industrial production line around 15 MW scale.

However, we are experiencing trouble finding a manufacturer for the thermal
evaporator that can deposit the thick CIGS layer.
The CIGS layer needs 4 elements co-deposited with a good stoichiometry for
several microns.
and we could find no manufacturer to make such equipment.

If anyone can share any recommendation for pilot/industrial evaporator for
CIGS, it would be much appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance.

-- 
*Shinyoung Noh / *CTO
Flexell space / Hanwha systems
+82 (0)10 8548 7850
syn615 at hanwha.com / SYN615 at gmail.com
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From fabien.dauzou at edgehogtech.com  Thu Oct 26 08:50:59 2023
From: fabien.dauzou at edgehogtech.com (Fabien Dauzou)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:50:59 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Industrial evaporator manufacturer for CIGS
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Hi Shinyoung,

I am unsure if they can deposit CIGS but I remember there were making deposition system with multiple sources. There are based in Switzerland.
https://www.3d-oxides.com/
Giacomo Benvenuti was one of the contact I spoke too.

There is also Indeotec, but I believed there are more in PECVD thin-film deposition
https://www.indeotec.com/

Best regards, Bien cordialement,

Fabien Dauzou, Dipl. Ing.
Manager Processes at Edgehog
Photovoltaic Enthusiast | Cleantech Optimist
fabien.dauzou at edgehogtech.com<mailto:fabien.dauzou at edgehogtech.com>  |Mob: 438-868-1657 | https://www.edgehogtech.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/edgehog/
355 Peel St., Suite 303, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3C 2G9[SF_TAG_MEMBER_OF_CMYK]
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Think green, before printing this email.

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Shinyoung Noh
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2023 12:51 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Industrial evaporator manufacturer for CIGS

Dear labnetwork,

We are currently planning on commercialization of CIGS/PVSK tandem solar cells.
We are designing industrial production line around 15 MW scale.

However, we are experiencing trouble finding a manufacturer for the thermal evaporator that can deposit the thick CIGS layer.
The CIGS layer needs 4 elements co-deposited with a good stoichiometry for several microns.
and we could find no manufacturer to make such equipment.

If anyone can share any recommendation for pilot/industrial evaporator for CIGS, it would be much appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance.

--
Shinyoung Noh / CTO
Flexell space / Hanwha systems
+82 (0)10 8548 7850
syn615 at hanwha.com<mailto:syn615 at hanwha.com> / SYN615 at gmail.com<mailto:SYN615 at gmail.com>
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From demis at ucsb.edu  Thu Oct 26 17:57:24 2023
From: demis at ucsb.edu (Demis D. John)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:57:24 -0700
Subject: [labnetwork] Job Opening: Processing/Wafer-Fab Engineer
Message-ID: <CAKrtPjpkhg-oSgy4ZjvkNFYTAa12x0kerxwbUSPGAE4Dq9_cyA@mail.gmail.com>

The Nanofab has a current job opening for a Process/Wafer-Fab Engineer,
posted here:
https://wiki.nanofab.ucsb.edu/wiki/Nanofab_Job_Postings

Please refer to people you think might be interested.
-- Demis

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*     Process Group Manager*
 *UCSB Nanofabrication Facility* <https://www.nanotech.ucsb.edu/>
         Demis' Contact Info
<https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Demis_D._John>
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From np65 at rice.edu  Mon Oct 30 10:48:32 2023
From: np65 at rice.edu (Nadia Pervez)
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:48:32 -0500
Subject: [labnetwork] best practices for PZT sputtering
Message-ID: <CAN7DQ6gQ-w=NKM8=8ZaW_CinHs=Jp3uAa8-wDWkOejKZ8y8yEQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi everyone,

We are looking at a sputtering system for complex oxides and one of the
materials of interest is PZT. Does anyone have any tips for best practices
to avoid process contamination, and safe maintenance procedures for the
chamber?

Thanks,
Nadia

-- 
Nadia Pervez, PhD
Cleanroom Research Scientist
Shared Equipment Authority (SEA)
Rice University
6100 Main St, MS-686
Houston, TX 77005
np65 at rice.edu
Office: SST-017, 713-348-5069
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From michael.martin at louisville.edu  Mon Oct 30 12:00:41 2023
From: michael.martin at louisville.edu (Martin, Michael)
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:41 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders
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Several people asked about cleaning the old cylinder.  We have not had to cross that bridge yet.  When we filled up on TDMAS we happened to have a new bubbler (the type with a conflat flange) that is NOT DOT certified and intended for user refills.
   When we purchased the TDMAS it was from Sigma https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/aldrich/759562 and was only $177/25 g.  I see it is currently listed as $980/25 g but I'm not logged into the site.
Tris(dimethylamino)silane packaged for use in deposition systems 15112-89-7<https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/aldrich/759562>
Tris(dimethylamino)silane (N,N,N,N,N, N-Hexamethylsilanetriamine) | Tris(dimethylamino)silane (TDMAS) is used as an organosilicon source for the deposition of Si oxynitride; carbonitride; nitride and oxide thin films | Buy chemicals and reagents online from Sigma Aldrich
www.sigmaaldrich.com
The only quality control we did afterwards was depositions followed by careful ellipsometer measurements.

Regards,
   Michael
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From: Nathanael Sieb <sieb at 4dlabs.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 12:09 PM
To: Martin, Michael <michael.martin at louisville.edu>
Cc: Hadi Esmaeilsabzali <sabzali at 4dlabs.ca>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders


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Hi Michael,

I'm curious about this option.  We've considered it since we do have an N2 glovebox here.  How did you clean your previous cylinders before filling them?  Did you do any quality control after installing it in the ALD?


Thanks,
Nathanael


On 2023-10-23 2:26 p.m., Martin, Michael wrote:
Hi Kyle,
   One thing you might consider is DIY.  We reached out to our chemistry department and found someone with a positive pressure N2 glove box and ended up filling our TDMAS (Tris(dimethylamino)silane) ourselves.  It was a little bit nerve-wracking but saved soooo much money.
  P.s. should anyone need ALD as a service, our tool is definitely underutilized.  It is remote PEALD with SiO2, Al2O3, ZnO, and TiO2

Regards,
  Michael
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From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu><mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu><mailto:kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>
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Subject: Re: [labnetwork] companies that refill ALD precursor cylinders


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Hello All,

A number of you have responded to my email, which is greatly appreciated. however, many of you have suggested Strem, the very company with which I am having an issue, as you will see if you reread the original message. If you have any suggestions other than Strem, I would certainly like that information.

Thank you, once again.
Kyle

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:56?PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu<mailto:kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>> wrote:
Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a company that will refill used ALD precursor bottles with the original chemical? We normally use Strem for this purpose, but I was just informed that they have put a stop of indeterminate length to accepting used cylinders from customers, while they review their procedures. It was suggested that I check back in a month to see where things stand, but we cannot afford to wait that long, and I would really like to avoid that extra thousands of dollars it would cost to have to buy replacement precursors in new bottles (which have a nearly one month lead-time through Strem).

I look forward to your replies.

Thank you,
--
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925


--
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925



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