Template:Announcements

Lab Closure: Mon Feb 10th, 8a-12n

Users, The lab will be closed from 8 am to noon on Monday February 10th to facilitate the removal of the JEOL EBL. Please plan accordingly.

The Backend Lab (Rm. 1111) will still be open.

I will notify everyone when we complete the move and open the lab back up.

Peder Lenvik // Demis D. John 21:13, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Olympus DSX Microscope: Down

After speaking with Olympus it looks like there is a problem with the polarizer that is interfering with basic system initialization. I'm waiting for the repair quote and will update everyone when we know more. -- Tony Bosch // Demis D. John 20:41, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Stepper #3 (ASML DUV) - Maint moved to March 3rd

We have postponed the Periodic Maintenance (PM) to the week of Monday March 3rd. Please plan your work accordingly. // Demis D. John 19:44, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

ICP #2 Maint: Complete

The maintenance is completed and the tool is finishing up an O2 clean run. We are still seeing a 0.04-0.05 Pa actual pressure difference in the software (as before the maint work) which we will address tomorrow, as the tool needs time to reach base pressure. -- Lee Sawyer

//Demis D. John 02:01, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Oxford ALD+Ion Mill: UP

The tool is useable and in its original condition. If you had a reservation under the previous tool designation it has already been moved over for you.

Chamber 1 is operational and available for use. However, only recipes that run at 300C are to be ran on the tool, as the current thermocouple is only calibrated for that temperature at this time.

Please use the original tool name on SUM to make all future tool reservations.

There is no longer a need for supplemental training. If you have been previously trained on the tool but not received the supplemental training, you can once again reserve and use the tool.

Please feel free to email me directly with any questions you may have.

Thanks Bill Millerski UCSB //Demis D. John 19:48, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

New Gowns: Toolbelts purchases

We are required to switch to new gowns in January. The new gowns won’t have pockets, but you are allowed to purchase cleanroom tool belts. Please ask staff for which tool belts you can purchase.

Two vendors for cleanroom belts we are using are listed here, you may request others:

• Uniform Technology Tool Belt - note the waist size, the 49” belt fits up to ~36-38” waist.
• HiTEC Fannypack

// Demis D. John 03:34, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Suss SB6-8E

We found a blown resistor (and a questionable op amp) on one of the boards that contains the z-axis motor circuit. However, we still cannot get the tool to initialize. Next we will try swapping out the hard drive again and run some more tests.

I will send out an update once we have one. -Aidan // Demis D. John 00:35, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

ICP1 Down

The board we were waiting on arrived, but it did not resolve the tool issue. We are working with Panasonic on the next steps. //Vraj Mehalana 14:17, 1 March 2024 (PST)