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WNF Grabs Attention at 2016 Semicon West

Associate director Dr. Michael Khbeis, staff and undergraduate research assistants attended Semicon West (July 12 – 14) and grabbed the attention of international electronics and sensor startups and manufacturers. Semicon presented a unique opportunity for the WNF to display its work and connect with key players in the microelectronic industry, including engineers, designers, researchers, executives, and more. They attended several workshops throughout the day as well as company sponsored events, such as the Unity reveal, which divulged the merger of…

UW labs win $4.5 million NSF nanotechnology infrastructure grant | UW News

The University of Washington and Oregon State University have won a $4.5 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to advance nanoscale science, engineering and technology research in the Pacific Northwest and support a new network of user sites across the country. The regional partnership was selected as one of 16 sites for a new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) program. That network is designed to give researchers from academia, small and large companies and other institutions open access to university facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools. At the UW, the funding will support the Washington Nanofabrication Facility and the Molecular Analysis Facility.

UW to invest $37 million in WNF | UW News

The WNF makes things that aren’t practical, economical or possible to fabricate at commercial foundries — inconceivably tiny parts, chips made from unconventional materials that industrial factories won’t touch, devices that probe the boundaries of our universe. To serve growing demand for nanofabrication services, the UW Board of Regents has approved spending up to $37 million to renovate the facility, which is housed in Fluke Hall. The overhaul, scheduled to begin in November, will upgrade basic building systems and roughly double the amount of highly-specialized fabrication space that academics and entrepreneurs increasingly rely on to build innovative devices.

Special WNF Seminar: Thursday, July 31, 2014 – 1pm Fluke Hall Idea Lab (3rd floor – Fluke 332)

Dear WNF community, I am pleased to announce that we will be participating in a strategic partnership with ClassOne Technology’s new wet process tool division (formerly Semitool) and embarking on advanced wafer-level electroplating within WNF. Initial focus will be on Through Silicon Via copper plating, but we will also look at solder plating for Wafer-Level Packaging (WLP) and plating of ferromagnetic alloys. To start this partnership, we will have Kevin Witt with us for a few days. He will be…

NNIN REU SEI Webinar, Tuesday, July 29th (McEuen)

Dear 2014 NNIN REU Community*: On Tuesday, July 29th, Cornell University will host a Societal and Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology (SEI) webinar. We’ll send out the actual URL on Monday the 28th, but in the meantime, please put this network event on your calendar! “The Rise and Fall of Hendrik Schon: A Case Study in Scientific Fraud.” Prof. Paul McEuen, Department of Physics, Cornell University Societal and Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology Tuesday, July 29th // 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Hendrik Schon…

Microfab courses in the UW EE Professional Master’s Program

Dear Lab Users: Below is a message from Prof. Les Atlas, the Professional Programs Coordinator at UW Electrical Engineering who is in charge of our growing Professional Master’s Program. I want to add that this summer, EE502 – Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems will be offered as a PMP course. The class meets once per week on Monday evenings. See http://www.ee.washington.edu/class/pmp502/2014sum/index.html for details. Another course, EE527 – Microfabrication Techniques, will follow in the coming academic year. Thank you, Karl Böhringer, Director…