Announcements

This page displays recent announcements and updates for the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility. Links to archived announcements and updates are available at the end of the page.
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A list of tool repairs and limited statuses is available here.

COVID-19 Situation Update for the LNF

See the LNF COVID-19 Updates dedicated page.

Announcements for June/July 2022

• LNF News and Events
  • New LNF Staff Member Aryan Elzaiat
  • Summer Schedule Reminders
  • Updates for External Users
  • LNF Photo Contest
  • Job Openings
  • Announcements
• Tool Updates
  • CEE Apogee
  • ACCVACS Vacuum Sealer
  • AFM TUNA Module Unavailable
• LNF User Committee
  • New User Orientation
  • User Committee Office Hours
• User of the Month: Yuxuan Luan

Announcements for May/June 2022

• LNF News and Events
  • New LNF Staff Member Jeremey Schwartz
  • Dr. Jorge Barreda Receives OVPR Award
  • New LNF Senior Users
  • LNF Strategic Planning
  • LNF Photo Contest
  • Job Openings
  • Announcements
• Safety and Policies
  • Updating LNF Store Hours
  • Chemical Safety and Usage
• Tool Updates
  • New SEM Field Emitter Installed
  • Lab 18-2 and Lab 18-1: New Sputtered Materials Calendar
  • Recommendation for Publishing Methods Sections with Sputtered Material
• User of the Month: Subhajit Mohanty

Announcements for April 2022

• LNF News and Events
  • OVPR Research Core/Facilities Staff Recognition Award for Dr. Jorge Barreda
  • LNF Closure Tue 5/10/2022
  • LNF Staffing Updates
  • Job Openings
  • Announcements
• Safety and Policies
  • Chemical, File, and Name Tag Purge in May 2022
  • Thick SU-8 Resists Available Through the Store
  • Proposed End of Support for EDP, AZ 400K, and SPR 220 7.0
  • ROBIN Private Labware
  • Gowning Room Protocols
  • Dress Code Reminder
• Tool Updates
  • ADT Dicing Saw
  • Agilent µFTIR
  • GCA AutoStep 200 Maintenance
  • Solvent 94 Hotplate
  • Nanoquest II Ion Mill SIMS Maintenance
  • Finetech Flip Chip Bonder
  • Veeco Fiji Channel 5 Precursor Heater Offline
• User of the Month: Bosun Roy-Layinde

Announcements for March 2022

• LNF News and Events
  • U-M Masking Policy Update
  • 1448 Lights are now LED
  • Subhajit Mohanty receives Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize
  • Ashley Jian awarded Marian Sarah Parker Prize
  • Kamal Rudra receives SVCF Scholarship
  • Job Openings
• Safety and Policies
  • Amber Photoresist Bottle Change
  • SU8 2050 and 2100 Moving to Private Stock
  • No Writing on Back of Wafers
  • Cleaning Santovac from Wafers after Etch
  • Chemical Reminders
• Tool Updates
  • STS Pegasus 4 Annual Maintenance
  • FTIR Status
  • PDMS Release Agent Logbook
  • GSI PECVD Update
  • P5000 PECVD Maintenance
  • Dicing Saw Update/Maintenance
  • Flip Chip Bonder Maintenance
  • Mounting Station Use by Multiple Users
  • CEE 100CB Spinner Replacement (CEE Apogee)
• User of the Month: Andrew Stephens

Announcements for February 2022

• LNF News and Events
  • Ashley Jian Wins Best Presentation Award
  • EECS 425 Class Sessions in the LNF
  • LNF Store Hours and Policies
  • Announcements
  • Job Openings
• Safety and Policies
  • Amber Photoresist Bottle Change
• Tool Updates
  • ADT 7100 Dicing Saw
  • FT-IR Status
  • Olympus BX51 Fluorescence Optical Microscope SOP
  • PDMS Release Agent logbook
  • GSI PECVD Update
  • CEE 100CB Spinner Replacement (CEE Apogee)
• User of the Month: Yehyun Choi

Announcements for January 2022

• LNF News and Events
  • New LNF Staff in the User Services Group
  • Congratulations to Jorge Barreda and Matt Gutierrez, 2021 Staff Incentive Award Winners
  • EECS 425 Class Sessions in the LNF
  • Updated LNF Store Hours and Policies
  • Announcements
  • Job Openings
• Safety and Policies
  • Private Chemical Purge
• Tool Updates
  • BX-51 Microscope Stage
  • Aspirator Timers on Wet Benches
  • ACS 200 Cluster Tool
  • Contact Aligners
  • Wet Bench Decommission
  • GSI PECVD
  • Optical Microscopes
• IT/Online Services
• User of the Month: Thomas White

Announcements for December 2021

• LNF News and Events
  • Planning Ahead for Seasonal Break
  • Slides from the November User Communications Meeting
  • Feedback on LNF Return to Operations
  • Announcements
  • Job Openings
• Safety and Policies
  • ResponsiBlue Health Attestation Reminder
  • Lost and Found Cart
  • Cleanroom Etiquette
• Tool Updates
  • Oxford ICP RIE Change from Semi-clean to Metals
  • Sample Mounting Station Reservation
  • Nanostrip Replacement
  • Jetfirst 150 Update
  • AZ 300 is Available on the ACS 200
  • Spinning LOR in CEE 200X
  • Equipment Decommissioning: FirstNano CVDs
• IT/Online Services
  • Helpdesk Ticket Update
• LNF Users Committee
• User of the Month: Tsenguun Byambadorj

Announcements for November 2021

• LNF News and Events
  • LNF User Communications Meeting - Fall 2021
  • LNF Schedule during Thanksgiving break
  • Job Openings
  • Announcements
• Safety and Policies
  • Lab Housekeeping
• Tool Updates
  • GCA AutoStep 200 - Updated Equipment Manual (Quiz required)
  • Photoresist Cabinet in 1440C Reorganized
  • ACS 200 Cluster Tool
  • CEE Developer
  • STS Tool Maintenance
  • Wet Bench Usage
  • ADT Dicing Saw
• IT/Online Services
  • LNF Helpdesk Ticketing System Upgrade
• User of the Month: Ashley Jian

Announcements for October 2021

• LNF News and Events
  • Staffing Update: Dr. Pilar Herrera-Fierro’s Retirement
  • Updated LNF Distancing Protocols
  • Disinfection of Lab Surfaces and Touchpoints
  • LNF Lab Closure November 9th, 2021
  • Job Opportunities
  • Announcements
• IT/Online Services
  • LNF Helpdesk Ticketing System Upgrade
  • Adjustment to Fence for Reservations in Scheduler
• Tool Updates
  • Tempress Furnaces Scheduled Maintenance
• User of the Month: Rohith Mittapally

Announcements for September 2021

• LNF News and Events
  • LNF Usage for EECS 423 Course
  • Job Openings
  • Announcements
• Tool Updates
  • CEE 100CB Photoresist Spinner
  • New Photoresist, AZ 12xt-20PL-15
  • ADT 7100 Dicing Saw
  • S4T2 PSG Furnace Tube Update
  • ROBIN User Storage Cleaning
  • AZ 400K Developer Phase Out
• User of the Month: Steven Chavez

Announcements for August 2021

• LNF News and Events
  • Schedule for Labor Day Weekend
  • Updated COVID-19 Related Protocols
  • Chemical Shortages Expected
  • Job Openings
  • Announcements
• IT/Scheduler
  • Upcoming Upgrade to the LNF Helpdesk Ticketing System
  • Adjustment to Fence for Reservations in Scheduler
• Safety and Policies
  • Vented Lids on Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Private Chemical & File Purge
• Tool Updates
  • ADT 7100 Dicing Saw Updates
  • CEE 200X Photoresist Spinners
  • Microscope Camera on MJB3
• LNF Users Committee
• User of the Month: Tanner Douglas

Announcements for July 2021

• LNF News and Events
  • LNF Staff Changes
  • Chemical Shortages Expected
  • Job Openings
  • Announcements
• Safety and Policies
  • Silicon and Glass Waste
  • Hazardous Waste
• Tool Updates
  • Acid Bench 80 in 1440A
  • Oxford ICP RIE Change from Semi-clean to Metals
  • ADT Dicing Saw Vendor on-site
• User of the Month: Robert Hower

Archived Announcements and Updates

• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013

Other

• Financial Memos and Related Files