Facility Updates

Fab-39 Mechanical Week: Nov. 16–20

The Fab-39 mechanical week will be November 16–20, 2020. Tools may start to get shut down on Friday, November 13, for tools with no reservations.

Next MIT.nano user meeting Sept. 30

The September MIT.nano user meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 30, at 2 p.m. Read more and see the tentative agenda in this post.

Soft-lithography room closed Oct. 1

On Friday October 1, 2020, MIT facilities is scheduled to do maintenance on the soft-lithography (24U) recirculating air handler.

Fab-39 TRL gowning update

MIT.nano staff are increasing TRL gowning capacity by adding “Akrobins” to allow users to store garments in plastic bags. Learn how it works in this post.

Sample storage units in Fab-12

MIT.nano has single and double storage bins in bay U12 in Fab-12. These can fit small sample carriers, user-tools, 6” wafer boxes, and (with some light maneuvering) even 8” wafer boxes. How do you use them? Read more in this update.

Lab frocks are back!

Starting Tuesday, September 8, we will launch the option to use blue lab frocks for the class 1,000/10,000 spaces in Fab-12. More information on gowning options can be found in this post.

Fab-39 MLA-150 information

Some of the MIT.nano staff and users talked to Heidelberg on ways to make the MLA150 in TRL more resilient and reduce problems. Heidelberg will help us make some software changes/updates in the next two weeks or so, which should reduce certain slowdown issues recently observed.

Quick Start Fab.nano Training

New users during Fab.nano’s “Quick-Start,” a one-day hands-on fabrication class taught by instructor Scott Poesse.

Training from MIT.nano: How-to gowning video

During the COVID-19 pandemic, gowning procedures for the MIT.nano cleanrooms have changed to include a few additional steps to ensure the safety of all researchers. This video shows how to properly gown up and enter the MIT.nano cleanroom, as well as how to degown and exit when you're finished.