Archived Announcements 2014

This page displays 2014 announcements and updates for the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility.

Announcements for December 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• LNF Managing Director Update
• User Fee Update
• Safety Training Refresher to Maintain Active LNF Access
• Wet Bench Usage and Fees
• Base cabinet will be locked
• New Technology Workshops
• CAD Room Computers
• Personal Files On Desktops
  • L-Edit Files
  • Remote File Drive
• Label Color Change and Chemical Purge
• Tool Updates
  • CEE Developer
  • STS Pegasus 4
  • CMP Tool

Announcements for November 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• LNF Access will expire
• Wet Benches Usage and Fees
• Beaker Racks
• Photoresist Storage
• New Technology Workshops
• Tool Updates
  • CMP tool - Strasbaugh 6EC

Announcements for October 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• Charging for Wet benches
• New Laboratory Manuals
• New Technology Workshops
• Cell Phone Safety Reminder
• Tool Updates
  • Raith 150
  • IR Microscope
  • Plasmatherm 790

Announcements for September 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• New Laboratory Training Manuals
• Expiration of LNF Access
• Label Color Change and Chemical Purge
• New Technology Workshops
• Belts and Pouches in the Gowning Area
• Access Control System
• Video Camera Upgrade
• New Life Safety System (LSS)
• New Single User Notification System (SUNS)
• LNF User Committee is recruiting
• Tool Updates
  • Acid Bench 72

Announcements for August 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• Reminder: LNF Supplies are for use in the LNF only
• Publication Report Due August 15 from All Users
• NSF Workshop for a Future Nanotechnology Infrastructure Support Program
• Photos deleted from server after 90 days
• Label Color Change and Chemical Purge
• Thermal and PECVD examples added to Trench Refill page
• Gas Testing
• Tool Updates
  • IR Microscope
  • Tempress Furnaces

Announcements for July 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• Lab Safety
• User tool boxes
• Laboratory Emergencies
• Tool Updates
  • IR Microscope
  • CEE 100CB

Announcements for June 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• Spray on Photoresist Tool
• CEE 100CB Spinner
• Purple Label Purge
• Solvent Processing
• Optimization of LNF Costs
• Winner of the “Wet Chem” Naming Contest

Announcements for May 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• Input Needed: New Equipment Survey
• Input Needed: NSF Update on NNIN
• Purple Label Purge
• Solvent Processing
• Specifying Delivery Location of Chemicals Ordered from LNF Store
• Trench Refill
• Optimization of LNF Costs
• Tool updates
  • New CMP Tool
  • NP-12
  • P5000 RIE
  • Acid 02

Announcements for April 2014

• User communications meeting
• Naming contest, win $250
• New safety glasses
• Suit nametags
• Tool updates
  • Base 72
  • Mask 13
  • Solvent 84
  • PFC and EDP Benches
  • P5000 RIE
  • LAM 9400
  • New IR Microscope
  • New FTIR microscope

Announcements for March 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• Chemical Purge
• Mask Etching
• Chrome Etch
• Tool Updates
  • Wafer Bonding Equipment
  • CL200 megasonic cleaner
  • YES Image reversal oven (and HMDS prime oven)
  • P5000 PECVD
  • P5000 RIE

Announcements for February 2014

• User Communications Meeting
• Chemical Purge Feb 13
• New Equipment
• Removing old unused equipment
• Contest: Renaming the Wet Chemistry Lab
• After Hours Name Tags will be enforced starting in February
• Tool Updates
  • Solitec
  • Wafer bonding tools
  • Raith150

Announcements for January 2014

• Discontinuing Some Chemicals
• LNF Supplied Photoresist
• Chemical Processing After Hours
• New Safety Test (All LNF access cards will expire after 3 years)
• Update: Chemical Pass-Throughs Cabinets
• Reminder: After Hours Name Tags
• Tool Updates
  • STS Glass Etcher