NanoFab Introductory Training Course – March 9, 2011


We will be offering our Introductory Safety Course at 1PM on Wednesday, March 9/11.    This mandatory 3 hour course will be offered every 2 months, so if you miss out on this  upcoming course you can expect another one in May. 

Electron Beam Lithography Training


Training for the Raith 150 & Raith 150–two electron beam lithography systems has been scheduled.  To gain access to the tool, there are three training sessions that need to be completed:

Winter Holiday Closure


On behalf of the all of the staff here at the nanoFAB, we hope you have a wonderful winter break & we look forward to working with you in the new year.  Please see below for our Winter Holiday Closure schedule. Dec 22/10 – Limited processing (*) Dec 23/10  – No processing Dec 24/10 to […]

Lithography Upgrade – Vacuum chuck for 2″ substrates


Lithography of 2″ wafers now possible with this new vacuum chuck. The nanoFAB has just purchased a 2″ vacuum chuck for its ABM mask aligners (MA #1,MA #2 & MA #3).

Cleanroom HVAC failure


Attention nanoFAB Users: There was a major HVAC failure in the nanoFAB late on November 17th.  The U of A trades are working diligently to repair the problem, but the cleanroom conditions likely won’t return to normal until Monday November 22nd.  The cleanroom is still open, but please pay particular attention to any facility conditions […]

NanoFab Closed on November 11th & 12th


The nanoFAB will be closed on Thursday November 11, 2010 as we are observing Remembrance Day.  We will also be closed on Friday November 12, 2010 (due to U of A furlough day).  Access will fall under our normal after hours access policy.  We will return to normal hours on Monday morning.

NanoFab Introductory Training Course – November 3/10


We will be offering our Introductory Safety Course at 1PM on Wednesday, November 3/10.    This mandatory 3 hour course will be offered every 2 months, so if you miss out on this  upcoming course you can expect another one in January.  If you’d like to become a user of our facility, you can start the […]

Electron Beam Lithography Training


Training for the Raith 150 & Raith 150–two electron beam lithography systems have been scheduled.  The first sessions begin soon.  Users may sign up online via the Training Schedule Page.  

NanoFab Policy Updates


This is an announcement regarding a recent nanoFAB policy review and subsequent updates to “Optical Mask Pricing and Shipping” and “Cleanroom Storage Box” policies.  Details on the policy review and updates can be found in the attached pdf’s and have been included in the online version of the nanoFAB Policy Manual.

Welcome EE457 Students


We’d like to welcome the students from EE457 to the nanoFAB.  These students will be using different areas of the nanoFAB from 3 -5 PM, Mondays thru Thursdays until the end of term.  Welcome to our new users, we hope your labs go smoothly.  This should also serve as a reminder to our user community […]