Jake is still really sick and will not be in the lab again today. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility
Jake will be out sick today (12/18/13) therefor the acid rooms will be closed.
Jake will be off Monday (12/2) & Tuesday (12/3). The wet etch rooms will be closed for those days.
Jake will be off Monday (12/2) & Tuesday (12/3). The wet etch rooms will be closed for those days.
For the month of December we will be having a couple of closures of the INRF/BION cleanrooms.
- 12/9 – 12/13 for equipment & infrastructure maintenance.
- 12/23 – 01/01 for the holiday break.
We will be back January 2nd 2014.
Happy Holidays,
INRF/BION Staff
Message from Facilities:
As you are aware we are experiencing some humidity control issues at the BION facility.
The humidifiers have been working fine for several months now but two weeks ago we started to experience unexplained failures.
Since we have never had any official training on these units I contracted with the factory representative to come out to repair the units and provide training. They will be out Tuesday of next week.
The OSA RH has been very low for the last couple of days which has compounded the problem but forecast higher humidity will offer some relief.
We thank you for your patience,
INRF/BION Staff
Jake will be out tomorrow (11/13/13) and will be back a little bit late on Thursday. The wet benches will be down during this time.
Best,
INRF/BION Staff
From Facilities:
The failed cooling fan on the VFD has been replaced and the system is operating normally.
The benches are now back open for use. Continue to keep an eye out for any alarms in case this should happen again in the future.
Thanks,
INRF/BION Staff
From Facilities:
One of the two exhaust fans dedicated to the acid benches tripped off yesterday due to excessive heat in one of the variable frequency drives.
The system did not go down completely but one fan is unable to maintain the exhaust plenum set point, hence the bench alarms.
This should be considered and unforeseen equipment failure.
The trouble fan VFD was reset, is running, and is maintaining set point.
We are in the process of ascertaining the cause of the trip and should have an answer for you before noon.
As of now the wet process rooms will be tagged out until we get the “all clear”. We will keep you updated.
NOTE: This is a reminder to always pay attention to the hood alarms and/or any warning signs and to stop your process ASAP. Luckily the users knew what to do and no one was hurt.
Thanks,
INRF/BION Staff
Jake will be out of the office today therefor the wet etch rooms will be closed in the BION. They will be open tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks,
INRF/BION Staff