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John d: added Raith PicoMaster

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			=== Raith PicoMaster Direct-Write Installed ===
			We have installed a new H-Line (405nm) Direct-write tool: The [[Maskless_Aligner_(Raith_PicoMaster_XF)]]. The new tool is currently undergoing staff qualifications and we are developing operating procedures. // [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 19:02, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

	===ProtoFab Opening Summer 2026===		===ProtoFab Opening Summer 2026===
	The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building]. Learn more at [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu]		The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building]. Learn more at [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu]

John d: renamed to ProtoFab

2026-06-16T23:21:38Z

renamed to ProtoFab

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	===~~Prototyping Lab~~ Opening Summer 2026===		===ProtoFab Opening Summer 2026===
	The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building]. Learn more at [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu]		The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building]. Learn more at [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu]

John d: /* Prototyping Lab Opening Summer 2026 */

2026-06-16T23:17:16Z

Prototyping Lab Opening Summer 2026

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	===Prototyping Lab Opening Summer 2026===		===Prototyping Lab Opening Summer 2026===
	The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building]. ~~See~~ ~~the~~ ~~Protofab~~ ~~Wesbite~~: [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu]		The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building]. Learn more at [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu]

	The new lab will enable taking your diced chips from the Nanofab, to the Protofab where you can wirebond, attach to PCB's/carriers, align+attach optical fibers etc., to make a real "prototype". The lab is expected to open in Summer 2026, with equipment currently being installed.		The new lab will enable taking your diced chips from the Nanofab, to the Protofab where you can wirebond, attach to PCB's/carriers, align+attach optical fibers etc., to make a real "prototype". The lab is expected to open in Summer 2026, with equipment currently being installed.

John d: updated protofab news article with opening timeline summer 2026

2026-06-16T23:16:12Z

updated protofab news article with opening timeline summer 2026

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	===Prototyping Lab Opening ~~Soon~~===		===Prototyping Lab Opening Summer 2026===
	The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building].		The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building]. See the Protofab Wesbite: [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu]

	The new lab will enable taking your diced chips from the Nanofab, to the Protofab where you can wirebond, attach to PCB's/carriers, align+attach optical fibers etc., to make a real "prototype". The lab is expected to open in Summer 2026, with equipment currently being installed.		The new lab will enable taking your diced chips from the Nanofab, to the Protofab where you can wirebond, attach to PCB's/carriers, align+attach optical fibers etc., to make a real "prototype". The lab is expected to open in Summer 2026, with equipment currently being installed.

	Access ~~will~~ be similar to the Nanofab - anyone can pay an hourly fee to go into the Protofab, using key fobs for access. (OASIS "Membership" is ''not required'' to use the Protofab, unless you also want your own desk + private lab space at OASIS.)		Access & model is similar to the Nanofab - anyone can pay an hourly fee to go into the Protofab, using key fobs for access. (OASIS "Membership" is ''not required'' to use the Protofab, unless you also want your own desk + private lab space at OASIS.)

	Contact the Protofab lab manager [mailto:arin_abed@ucsb.edu Arin Abed] for more information.		Contact the Protofab lab manager [mailto:arin_abed@ucsb.edu Arin Abed] for more information.

John d: /* Prototyping Lab Opening Soon */ added arin's email

2026-05-27T19:53:35Z

Prototyping Lab Opening Soon: added arin's email

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	Access will be similar to the Nanofab - anyone can pay an hourly fee to go into the Protofab, using key fobs for access. (OASIS "Membership" is ''not required'' to use the Protofab, unless you also want your own desk + private lab space at OASIS.)		Access will be similar to the Nanofab - anyone can pay an hourly fee to go into the Protofab, using key fobs for access. (OASIS "Membership" is ''not required'' to use the Protofab, unless you also want your own desk + private lab space at OASIS.)

			Contact the Protofab lab manager [mailto:arin_abed@ucsb.edu Arin Abed] for more information.
	// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 19:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC)		// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 19:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

John d: /* Prototyping Lab Opening Soon */

2026-05-27T19:52:09Z

Prototyping Lab Opening Soon

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	The new lab will enable taking your diced chips from the Nanofab, to the Protofab where you can wirebond, attach to PCB's/carriers, align+attach optical fibers etc., to make a real "prototype". The lab is expected to open in Summer 2026, with equipment currently being installed.		The new lab will enable taking your diced chips from the Nanofab, to the Protofab where you can wirebond, attach to PCB's/carriers, align+attach optical fibers etc., to make a real "prototype". The lab is expected to open in Summer 2026, with equipment currently being installed.

	Access will be ~~simmilar~~ to the Nanofab - anyone can pay an hourly fee to go into the Protofab, using key fobs for access. (OASIS "Membership" is ''not required'' to use the Protofab, unless you also want your own desk + private lab space at OASIS.)		Access will be similar to the Nanofab - anyone can pay an hourly fee to go into the Protofab, using key fobs for access. (OASIS "Membership" is ''not required'' to use the Protofab, unless you also want your own desk + private lab space at OASIS.)
	// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 19:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC)		// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 19:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

John d: announcing new Protofab

2026-05-27T19:51:49Z

announcing new Protofab

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			===Prototyping Lab Opening Soon===
			The Nanofab is launching a [https://protofab.oasis.ucsb.edu/ Prototyping Facility called the "Protofab"], which is located at [https://oasis.ucsb.edu/ UCSB's new OASIS building].

			The new lab will enable taking your diced chips from the Nanofab, to the Protofab where you can wirebond, attach to PCB's/carriers, align+attach optical fibers etc., to make a real "prototype". The lab is expected to open in Summer 2026, with equipment currently being installed.

			Access will be simmilar to the Nanofab - anyone can pay an hourly fee to go into the Protofab, using key fobs for access. (OASIS "Membership" is ''not required'' to use the Protofab, unless you also want your own desk + private lab space at OASIS.)
			// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 19:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

	===DREAMS Hub awarded 2 projects in GaN and 5G/6G technologies===		===DREAMS Hub awarded 2 projects in GaN and 5G/6G technologies===
	[https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/09/usc-viterbi-led-ca-dreams-hub-is-awarded-31-9-million-in-funding-under-the-microelectronics-commons/ CA DREAMS Hub is awarded $31.9 million in funding under the Microelectronics Commons] -		[https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/09/usc-viterbi-led-ca-dreams-hub-is-awarded-31-9-million-in-funding-under-the-microelectronics-commons/ CA DREAMS Hub is awarded $31.9 million in funding under the Microelectronics Commons] -

John d: /* NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB: AS Degree in Semiconductors */

2024-10-03T00:52:18Z

NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB: AS Degree in Semiconductors

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	// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 16:32, 23 September 2024 (PDT)		// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 16:32, 23 September 2024 (PDT)

	===NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB: AS ~~Degree~~ ~~in Semiconductors~~===		===NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB: New Semiconductor Pathway===
	The UCSB NanoFab and CNSI were recently awarded a project by NSF-ATE to build a semiconductor pathway (associates degree or certificate) at Santa Barbara City College, utilizing UCSB Cleanrooms. The project "[https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400982 Expansion of CCPRIME: Central Coast Partnership for Regional Industry-Focused Micro/Nanotechnology Education]" is one of 6 projects funded by an [https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-invests-76m-educational-projects-build-skilled Intel-NSF partnership.] The project builds on the existing "[https://nanofab.ucsb.edu/workforce#bootcamps Cleanroom Bootcamps]" already being run twice a year in the [https://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/facilities/quantum-structures CNSI QSF cleanroom]. // [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 13:15, 14 August 2024 (PDT)		The UCSB NanoFab and CNSI were recently awarded a project by NSF-ATE to build a semiconductor pathway (associates degree or certificate) at Santa Barbara City College, utilizing UCSB Cleanrooms. The project "[https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400982 Expansion of CCPRIME: Central Coast Partnership for Regional Industry-Focused Micro/Nanotechnology Education]" is one of 6 projects funded by an [https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-invests-76m-educational-projects-build-skilled Intel-NSF partnership.] The project builds on the existing "[https://nanofab.ucsb.edu/workforce#bootcamps Cleanroom Bootcamps]" already being run twice a year in the [https://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/facilities/quantum-structures CNSI QSF cleanroom]. // [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 13:15, 14 August 2024 (PDT)

John d: /* NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB: AS Degree in Semiconductors */ change associates degree language according to Jens's request

2024-10-03T00:51:39Z

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	===NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB: AS Degree in Semiconductors===		===NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB: AS Degree in Semiconductors===
	UCSB NanoFab and CNSI were recently awarded a project by NSF-ATE to build an associates degree in ~~semiconductors~~ at Santa Barbara City College, utilizing UCSB Cleanrooms. The project "[https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400982 Expansion of CCPRIME: Central Coast Partnership for Regional Industry-Focused Micro/Nanotechnology Education]" is one of 6 projects funded by an [https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-invests-76m-educational-projects-build-skilled Intel-NSF partnership.] The project builds on the existing "[https://nanofab.ucsb.edu/workforce#bootcamps Cleanroom Bootcamps]" already being run twice a year in the [https://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/facilities/quantum-structures CNSI QSF cleanroom]. -- [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 13:15, 14 August 2024 (PDT)		The UCSB NanoFab and CNSI were recently awarded a project by NSF-ATE to build a semiconductor pathway (associates degree or certificate) at Santa Barbara City College, utilizing UCSB Cleanrooms. The project "[https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400982 Expansion of CCPRIME: Central Coast Partnership for Regional Industry-Focused Micro/Nanotechnology Education]" is one of 6 projects funded by an [https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-invests-76m-educational-projects-build-skilled Intel-NSF partnership.] The project builds on the existing "[https://nanofab.ucsb.edu/workforce#bootcamps Cleanroom Bootcamps]" already being run twice a year in the [https://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/facilities/quantum-structures CNSI QSF cleanroom]. // [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 13:15, 14 August 2024 (PDT)

	===CHIPS Act Award Announced to USC and UCSB NanoFab===		===CHIPS Act Award Announced to USC and UCSB NanoFab===

John d: /* DREAMS Hub awarded 2 projects in GaN and 5G/6G technologies */

2024-09-23T23:52:43Z

DREAMS Hub awarded 2 projects in GaN and 5G/6G technologies

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	* $16.2 Million to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technologies, with partners including USC, Northrop Grumman, Teledyne Technologies, HRL Laboratories, PseudolithIC, Monde Wireless Inc., Transphorm, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara.		* $16.2 Million to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technologies, with partners including USC, Northrop Grumman, Teledyne Technologies, HRL Laboratories, PseudolithIC, Monde Wireless Inc., Transphorm, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara.
	* $15.7 Million in Funding for 5G/6G ~~mmW~~ Phased-Array Prototypes, with team USC, Northrop Grumman, HRL Laboratories, Teledyne, Caltech, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, Vorago, Global Foundries.		* $15.7 Million in Funding for 5G/6G millimeter-wave Phased-Array Prototypes, with team USC, Northrop Grumman, HRL Laboratories, Teledyne, Caltech, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, Vorago, Global Foundries.

	// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 16:32, 23 September 2024 (PDT)		// [[User:John_d\|Demis D. John]] 16:32, 23 September 2024 (PDT)