Facility Updates

This user meeting update focused on tool moves, gowning and locker reservation protocols, and new user orientations. Watch the video in this update.

In this update, Fab.nano users can find a step-by-step guide to the gowning locker protocol, as well as helpful tips and important reminders.

MIT.nano is increasing our bunnysuit stock in both Fab 12 and 39, especially the larger sizes that we ran very low or out of a few times recently. Check out this update to learn how you can help with the bunnysuit shortage.

MIT.nano staff have implemented changes to the gowning protocols that should help avoid pre-emptive reservations, which reduce availability and frustrate those coming to the lab. Read the revised procedures in this post.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.