Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility

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

NEW REQUIREMENT

All INRF/ BiON Users and their respective PI or Supervisor are required to review and submit the Policy Compliance Agreement which replaces our “Safety Compliance Form.”

This agreement is due 11/30/13. You may submit to the front desk or submit via e-mail to inrf@uci.edu. If this agreement is not received by the deadline, access to the cleanroom will be de-activated until you are able to submit. If there are any questions, you may e-mail Alana Valencia at anvalenc@uci.edu.

Policy Compliance Agreement

Thanks,
INRF/BION Staff

Jake will be off 10/21/13 & 10/22/13 therefor the Wet etch rooms in the BION will be closed. Please plan accordingly.

Thanks,
INRF/BION Staff

Dear INRF and BiON Cleanroom Users,

Lab safety is of critical importance to all cleanroom users in our shared Facilities. Therefore, with the assistance of EH&S we will be hosting our Annual All Hands User Safety Meeting to review safety policies and procedures. In addition, we have invited the Fire Marshall to be present.

This meeting is mandatory and those absent will no longer be able to access the cleanroom. If you cannot attend, please let us know and we will schedule a separate time for you to come in.

The meeting is scheduled as follows:

Date: Friday, November 1st
Time: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Place: Calit2 Auditorium

On Friday we will be going through and disposing of mislabeled and expired photoresist bottles. Please come in and check if yours is one of these and relabel the bottles if you plan on keeping  it.

Thanks,
INRF/BION Staff

Room 1411 will be closed today (9/25/13). We are having work done to automate the Laminar Flow Benches. The BION lab will be fully shut down this Saturday (9/28/13) to complete the rest of the facility. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Thanks,
INRF/BION Staff

For future equipment training or qualification, please begin using the attached new version. It includes the new requirement for qualification to use the wet benches in the BiON and a column for training initials. Old logs will be kept in our records, so re-submitting for tools you are qualified to use is not necessary.

INRF Equipment Training Log 9-18-13