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==NSF-ATE Award for SBCC and UCSB==
==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)
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)


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// [[User:John d|John d]] 09:26, 1 November 2023 (PST)
// [[User:John d|John d]] 09:26, 1 November 2023 (PST)

=== CHIPS Act Award Announced to USC and UCSB NanoFab ===
[https://carbajal.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1672 U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal congratulates UCSB and the NanoFab] on receiving a [https://www.nist.gov/chips CHIPS & Science Act] award, as part of the [https://microelectronicscommons.org/ California DREAMS Hub (Microelectronics Commons) led by USC].
// [[User:John d|Demis]] 12:06, 4 October 2023 (PDT)

=== JEOL SEM's Installed ===
Both SEM's have been replaced with new JEOL [[SEM_1_(JEOL_IT800SHL)|SEM's #1]] and [[Field_Emission_SEM_2_(JEOL_IT800SHL)|SEM #2]]. SEM#1 has the NABITY lithography system installed, and SEM #2 has always-on EDAX elemental analysis. Contact the [[Aidan_Hopkins|supervisor, Aidan Hopkins]], for more information.
// [[User:John d|John d]] 18:31, 20 September 2023 (PDT)

=== Wide FOV Microscope Installed ===
We have installed an AmScope stereo microscope in Bay 4 for wide field-of-view digital imaging/capture, with >2cm of FOV currently available. Wiki page here: [[Microscopes#Microscope_.238:_AmScope_Wide_Field_of_View_Stereoscope_.28Bay_4.29|AmScope Wide Field of View Stereoscope]]
// [[User:John d|John d]] 14:52, 19 April 2023 (PDT)

=== Loomis Scribe & Break installed ===
We have installed a new [https://loomisinc.com/lsd-155lt/ Loomis LSD-155LT] Automated Scribe & Break Cleaving tool in the Back-End Processing lab. Qualifications are underway. Contact [[Aidan_Hopkins|supervisor, Aidan Hopkins]], for more information.
// [[User:John d|John d]] 09:41, 16 April 2023 (PDT)

=== Dektak XT installed ===
We have replaced the old Dektak 6M with a new Dektak XT profilometer. This tool will provide robust, fast metrology for rapid in-process topography inspection.
// [[User:John d|John d]] 10:41, 25 January 2023 (PST)

=== New Process Control data tables ===
We have added [[Process_Group_-_Process_Control_Data|"Process Control Data"]] - data on deposition/etch repeatability - to a number of our highest used etchers and deposition tools. The datasheets are linked in multiple places, mainly on the Recipes pages for each tool, or on the general Recipes pages for [[Vacuum_Deposition_Recipes|'''Deposition Recipes''']] or [[Dry_Etching_Recipes|'''Etch Recipes''']].
// [[User:John d|John d]] 16:07, 5 January 2023 (PST)


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Revision as of 20:20, 14 August 2024

News from the U.C. Santa Barbara Nanofabrication Facility.

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 "Expansion of CCPRIME: Central Coast Partnership for Regional Industry-Focused Micro/Nanotechnology Education" is one of 6 projects funded by an Intel-NSF partnership. The project builds on the existing "Cleanroom Bootcamps" already being run twice a year in the CNSI QSF cleanroom. -- Demis D. John 13:15, 14 August 2024 (PDT)

CHIPS Act Award Announced to USC and UCSB NanoFab

U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal congratulates UCSB and the NanoFab on receiving a CHIPS & Science Act award, as part of the California DREAMS Hub (Microelectronics Commons) led by USC. -- Demis 12:06, 4 October 2023 (PDT)

RIE#3 Removed

We have removed RIE#3 from the Nanofab, it has gone to the Teaching Cleanroom. All user's processes have been transferred to the Fluorine ICP Etcher.//Demis D. John 15:58, 6 August 2024 (PDT)

NanoFab staff awarded Goleta's Innovator of the Year 2023

NanoFab staff member Demis D. John has been awarded the City of Goleta's "Innovator of the Year" for 2023! The award stems from the UCSB Nanofab's impact on the communities of Santa Barbara County and surrounding regions, in enabling cutting edge technology companies to thrive, which also enables many local careers in advanced high-tech. See the full announcement by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce. //John d 13:58, 7 November 2023 (PST)

NanoFab Featured in Regional Tech Videos

The UCSB NanoFab is showcased as a driver of innovation and enabler of the regional high-tech industry.

See the videos here:

Santa Barbara County: This is TechTopia
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 UCSB NanoFab: An Innovation Center
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// John d 09:26, 1 November 2023 (PST)

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