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.

Announcements for April 2017

• LNF News and Events
  • Last Call for Picture Contest Entries!
  • Tech Talks
  • Farewell to Rob Hower
  • Job Openings
    • E-beam lithography research staff, HRL Laboratories
    • Nano-Lithography Engineer, Univ. Wisconsin Madison
  • Upcoming Defenses and Seminars
• Facility Improvements
  • Filter and Lighting Schedule for LNF Filter/Lighting Retrofit project
  • Wet Benches impacted by Light Changes
  • UPS Shutdown
• Tool Updates
  • K.J. Lesker PVD 75 Sputter System
  • Agilent FTIR Microscope and Bench
  • Scriber
• Safety and Policies
• User of the Month

Announcements for March 2017

• LNF News and Events
  • ECE Safety and Coffee
  • Donut Hour
  • Tech Talks
  • LNF Seminar
• Seminars
• Facility Improvements
  • HEPA Filter Changeout
• Tool Updates
  • K.J. Lesker PVD 75 Sputter System
  • Lab 18 Sputter Systems
• Safety and Policies
• LNF User Committee
  • Open Meeting - Thursday, March 9, noon-1pm
  • LNF Picture Contest
  • Optics Outreach Event
• Scheduler/IT
  • Tool charges in back-to-back reservations.
• User of the Month

Announcements for February 2017

• LNF News and Events
  • LNF Users Communication Meeting
  • LNF Tech Talks - Electron-beam Lithography
  • Job Opening
  • Upcoming Seminars
• Facility Improvements
  • HEPA Filter Changeout
• Tool Updates
  • K.J. Lesker PVD 75 Sputtering tool
  • Shallow Boron Diffusion in Tempress S5T3
• Safety and Policies
  • Buddy Policy Update
  • Squirt Bottles
• LNF User Committee
  • LNF Picture Contest
• Scheduler/IT Updates
• User of the Month
• Statistics

Announcements for January 2017

• LNF News and Events
  • Donut Hour
  • LNF Tech Talks - Electron-beam Lithography
  • Microfluidics Workshop
  • Upcoming Defenses and Seminars
• Facility Improvements
  • HEPA Filter Changeout
  • Changes to Cleanroom Lighting
  • Lab Reorganization
• Safety and Policies
  • Private Chemical Label Color Change
  • Lessons Learned
• LNF User Committee
  • Next Facility Tour
• User of the Month
• From the Director’s Desk
  • Happy New Year!
  • New Equipment Survey
  • LNF Information for Proposal Preparation

Announcements for December 2016

• LNF News and Events
  • LNF Users Symposium
  • LNF access and parking changes
  • Help us improve LNF access from outside of North Campus!
• Upcoming Defenses and Seminars
  • LNF Defenses
  • Seminars and other Defenses
• Tool Updates
  • Equipment moves
  • Lab 18 Sputter Tools
  • ACS-200 cluster tool
  • PVD 75 Sputter Tool
  • Hot Plate and Oven Use
• Safety and Policies
  • Changes to Cleanroom Lighting
  • SU-8 2100 and 2050
• LNF User Committee
  • Next Facility Tour
• User of the Month
• From the Director’s Desk
  • New Equipment Survey
  • Upcoming Holiday Break

Announcements for November 2016

• LNF News and Events
  • 4th Annual LNF Users Symposium
  • Donut Hour
• LNF Online Services Changes
• Upcoming Defenses and Seminars
• Tool Updates
  • JEOL E-Beam Lithography Tool Annual Maintenance
  • ICON AFM training
  • NanoSpec 6100 (ROBIN)
  • GSI PECVD
  • Torrey Pines Hot Plate
• Safety and Policies
  • After-hours Lab Access
  • Intercom system
  • Glove Policy Reminders
• LNF User Committee
  • Graduate Community Grant
• User of the Month
• From the Director’s Desk
  • New Equipment Survey
  • Statistics

Announcements for October 2016

• LNF News and Events
  • 4th Annual LNF Users Symposium
  • Other Events
  • User Fees Update
  • Upcoming Defenses and Seminars
  • Trainings
  • Job Opening
• Tool Updates
  • JEOL E-Beam Lithography Tool Annual Maintenance
  • Image Reversal Oven
  • YES Plasma Stripper
  • CEE 100CB Spinner Maintenance
  • ICON AFM training
  • Stepper Preventive Maintenance Visit
• Safety and Policies
  • After-hours Lab Access
  • Chemical Label Color Change
  • Proper Disposal of PPE
• User of the Month
• From the Director’s Desk
  • New Equipment Survey
  • Statistics

Announcements for September 2016

• LNF News
  • New LNF Director
  • Save the date: LNF Users Symposium
  • Upcoming Defenses and Seminars
  • Awards
  • Trainings
  • Job Opening
• Tool Updates
  • SOP Change in STS Pegasus 4 and 6
  • Flip Chip Bonder
  • CEE Photoresist Spinners - Polychloroprene Gloves
  • Plasma Etch Tools - Sample Mounting
• Process Updates
  • SU-8 Log-sheets
  • Gold Etching in Acid 12
• Safety and Policies
  • After-hours lab access
  • Chemical Label color change
• LNF User Committee
  • Next Facility Tour
• User of the Month
• From the Director’s Desk
  • New Equipment Survey
  • Statistics

Announcements for August 2016

• LNF News
  • Upcoming Defenses
  • Seminars
• Tool Updates
  • AFM Update:
  • New Sputter Tool
  • Tegal AlN Sputter
  • Wet Benches in 1480
  • STS Pegasus 4, 6 and Glass Etcher
  • P5000 RIE
  • Tempress Furnace Systems
• New Processes:
  • New gold etchant:
  • Etching of nano features:
• Facilities Updates
• Safety and Policies
  • Good practices for contamination control
  • After-hours access
  • Belts and bags in cleanroom gowning area
• LNF User Committee
  • Facility Tour
  • Buddy Calendar
• User Highlight
• From the Director’s Desk
  • Save the date: 2016 LNF Users Symposium
  • Reminder: Annual Publication and Research Summary Report
• Statistics

Announcements for July 2016

• LNF News
  • Upcoming Defenses
  • Seminars
  • “Nano-Size It” Camp in the LNF:
• Tool Updates
  • Solvent Bench 94
  • New Evaporator
  • New Flip Chip Bonder
  • Metrology Tool Hard Drive Back-ups
  • Sputtering
• Facilities Updates
  • Recovery from the Flood
• Safety and Policies
  • After Hours Policies
• LNF User Committee
  • LNF After Hours Buddy Calendar
  • Picnic
  • Golden Tweezers Award
• User Highlight
• From the Director’s Desk
  • Annual Publication and Research Summary Report
• LNF Statistics

Archived Announcements and Updates

• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013

Other

• Financial Memos and Related Files