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Important Announcements

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Masks Mandatory: May 27-June 12

UCSB has reinstituted a mandatory mask mandate for all indoor spaces on campus.

The mandate begins tomorrow, May 27, and extends through June 12.

See the full announcement at this link.

We will provide masks at the metal table in front of the cleanroom entry. // John d 15:48, 26 May 2022 (PDT)

NanoFab CLOSED: Wed June 1, 6-9am

The cleanroom will be closed to users from 6am to 9am on Wed June 1st, to allow Campus facilities to perform yearly emergency generator testing.

We will send out an email once the lab is safe to enter.

Please plan accordingly. // John d 12:14, 24 May 2022 (PDT)

Unaxis-Dep: Down

Deuterated Silane (SiD4) is out. Expected bottle delivery week of May 30th. // John d 09:28, 25 May 2022 (PDT)

AFM: UP

AFM head repaired. If you find that a pin is bent, or off axis, then STOP and immediately contact Bill Mitchell. Under no circumstances should you try to fix yourself. // John d 21:12, 19 May 2022 (PDT)

F50 UP

The Filmetrics F50 Wafer Mapper is repaired and up.

Tool has been relocated to Bay 7, just before the EBL room. // John d 07:24, 10 May 2022 (PDT)

New COVID protocols

Please read the linked letter below (on Wiki) regarding masking policy changes, effective Saturday, March 19.

The nanofab will follow this policy with masks being optional for everyone in all sections of the facility beginning March 19.

All users must adhere to the campus policies as outlined in the letter from Chancellor Yang, including testing where required.

Link: March 16th 2022- Letter from Office of the Chancellor

See the full policies at COVID-19_User_Policies // John d 16:08, 21 March 2022 (PDT)

New EBL Rates

Effective Dec.1, 2021, all of our electron beam lithography rates are lowered. The new rates are as follows:

Industrial Users: $405/hour

UC Academic Users: $126/hour

Non-UC Academic Users: $150/hour

UCSB CNSI Incubator USers: $260/hour

//Thibeault 12:21, 9 December 2021 (PST)