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            Lab Manager: Dr. Mario Cabodi

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Klapperich Labs Shared Equipment

            Lab Manager: Prof. Catherine Klapperich

Nanoscience Research Facility

Fabrication

  • Scanning E-beam Writer JEOL JSX 6400: ( Training View Schedule )
    Fitted with the Deben beamblanker and Nabity NPGS System for e-beam writing with lateral resolution of 40 nm with the current tungsten filament configuration. Planned modifications in the future include the addition of a X-ray spectrometer, a low-temperature stage and a lanthanum-hexaboride (LAB6) filament configuration for sub-10-nm resolution e-beam writing.

  • Mask Aligner - Karl-Suss MJB-3: ( Training, View Schedule )
    Fitted with a UV light source for optical lithography down to a resolution of 5 microns. NRF also has a large collection of e-beam-written 4-inch masks, which include a variety of mesa structures.

  • Surface Profilometer - Dektak IIA:
    Enables thickness measurements down to 5-nm resolution.

  • Optical Microscope - Zeiss x100

  • Probe Station:
    Contains manual and automatic (robotic) control for electrical continuity checks. Fitted with a sensitive current source (Keithley 2400: 10 nA) and a high-frequency (1 MHz) LCR Meter (HP 4284A).

  • K&S Wirebonder:
    The K&S 484 wirebonder is a mechanical wedge bonder. Fitted with an ultrasonic source, it enables wirebonding of gold and aluminum wires (down to 1 mil (25 micron) diameter) to thin electrical pads.

  • Atomic Layer Deposition System: ( Training, View Schedule )
    Savannah 100, Cambridge NanoTech

Materials Processing

Clean-Room with Laminar Flow Hood (For photo-resist, e-beam resist spinning)
Fume Hoods (2) For wet acid etches. (A third fume hood and two additional laminar flow hoods are also available for experiments requiring dedicated hood space).
Edwards Multi-Source Thermal Evaporator Vacuum thermal evaporator for multilayered materials deposition.
High-Purity Thermal Evaporator with Plasma Stripper Homemade Ultra-Pure Thermal Evaporator (for use of 5N gold only), fitted with a home-built in situ plasma cleaner.
Headway Research Spinner For use of e-beam and photoresists.
Multiple Thermodyne Ovens and Ultrasound Cleaners

OAI UV light source for exposure and stripping
Lindberg Tube Furnace
(1200o C)
Pelco CPD2 Critical Point Dryer

Home-Built Nitrite/Oxide Sputtering System
(not yet completed)
Home-Built Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) System
(not yet completed)

            Lab Manager: Prof. Raj Mohanty

BME Core Facilities

Micro/Nano Biosystems Fabrication Facilities

Lab Manager: Dr. Ze'ev Feit

Biointerface Technologies Facilities

Lab Manager: Dr. Xin Brown

Micro/Nano Imaging

Lab Manager: Dr. Phil Allen


Whitaker BioMEMS Facility

Class 1000 Clean Room (ERB 712)

Plasma Asher (Oxygen, Argon)
Mask Aligner MA6/BA6 (Suss - 3", 4" wafers)
Ellipsometer (Automatic, 3 wavelengths- Rudolph)
Spinner with 2 Hot Plates (Suss, Delta80 T3)
E-Beam evaporator (Sharon Vacuum, Telemark e-Beamx2 Guns)
PECVD (Oerlikon 790 for low stress growth of SiO2, Si3N4)
Salare wet laminar flow Chemical hood with Sunk in baths (3 Acid,
Bases/Developers, 3 solvent, 1 Dump rinse, 1 Ultrasonic)
Semitool Rinse/Dryer (for 3", 4" wafers
) 

Class 100 Clean Room (ERB 718)

MJB3 Mask Aligner (Suss, 3" wafers)
Dektak 8 Profiler
Zeiss Microscope
SPI Barrel Asher
(Small)
Programmable Spinner
(+ 2 Hot plates in 8' chemical Hood)
Wet Hood (8')

            Lab Managers: Dr. Ze'ev Feit, Prof. Amit Meller

Precision Measurement Laboratory (Schedule)

        Materials Property Characterization Equipment

            Lab Manager: Ms. Anlee Krupp

Optoelectronic Processing Facility (Schedule)

    Class 100 Photolithography Cleanroom

            Photoresist Spinner Hood                                Headway Research CB-15
            Spinner/Hotplate System                                 Karl Suss Delta 80T2
            Mask Aligner                                                  Karl Suss MJB3
            Mask Aligner                                                  Karl Suss MA6
            Microscope (with video)                                 Nikon Optiphot 150S
            Stereo Microscope (with video)                      Nikon SMZ-800
            Microscope (with video, Nomarski)                Leitz Metalloplan

    Thin Film Deposition and Analysis Equipment

            Thermal Evaporator                                        BOC Edwards Auto 306
            Electron Beam Evaporator                              BOC Edwards Auto 306
            Ion Beam Assisted Deposition                        Commonwealth Scientific 1160
            Thermal Oxide Furnace                                  MRL Industries HT 1012
            DC/RF Magnetron Sputter                             Denton Vacuum Discovery 18
            Electron Beam Evaporator                              Sharon Vacuum Custom Design
            Rapid Thermal Processor                                Modular Process Technology 600S
            Ellipsometer                                                    Rudolph Auto EL-II
            Surface Profiler                                               KLA Tencor Alpha-Step 500

    Plasma Etching and Cleaning

           Reactive Ion Etcher                                         Plasma-Therm 790
           Plasma Asher                                                  PVA TePla America M4L
           Deep Reactive Ion Etcher                                Surface Technology Systems ASE HRM
           Chemical Hood
           O2 Plasma Asher                                             March Plasmod
           O2 Plasma Barrel Etcher                                  Branson PM-1820

    Wirebonding and Electrical Testing

           Ball Bonder                                                      Kulicke & Soffa 4124
           Wedge Bonder                                                 Kulicke & Soffa 4523
           Probe Station                                                   Kark Suss PM5
           Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer                  HP 4155A
           Precision LCR Meter                                       HP 4284A
           4 Point Probe                                                   Cascade Microtech CPS-05

    Post Processing Equipment

           Manual Scriber                                                 Karl Suss HR100
           Stereo Microscope                                           Nikon SMZ-800
           Microscope                                                      Leitx Metalloplan
           Dicing Saw                                                       Dicing Technology Basic-Dice II

          Lab Manager: Mr. Paul Mak

Integrated Optics Laboratory (Schedule)

Class 100 Photolithography Cleanroom
Bonding Equipment
Alignment Stations
Curing Stations
Test Equipment
Spectroscopy Equipment

Lab Manager: Dr. Helen Fawcett

    
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