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.
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.
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.
This user update focused on strategies the MIT.nano staff are developing to increase/speed up information flow to the users, and how MIT.nano is getting ready to welcome new graduate students this fall.
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.
The new SAMCO ICP etcher has arrived and was brought into the MIT.nano cleanroom. This etcher was purchased through funding from the Lord Foundation and the combination of fluorine, chlorine and bromine chemistry will provide broad etching capabilities for exploratory materials.
MIT.nano asked on Labnetwork about laser micromachining and received many great suggestions on vendors and services. See the list with links in this post.
We are able to get new users into the lab, but COVID-19 precautions have made some trainings more challenging or lowered the throughput. Thus, we’re in the middle of changing our orientations and make trainings more scalable.
