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Important Announcements

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New COVID protocols

Please read the linked letter below (on Wiki) regarding masking policy changes, effective Saturday, March 19.

The nanofab will follow this policy with masks being optional for everyone in all sections of the facility beginning March 19.

All users must adhere to the campus policies as outlined in the letter from Chancellor Yang, including testing where required.

Link: March 16th 2022- Letter from Office of the Chancellor

See the full policies at COVID-19_User_Policies // John d 16:08, 21 March 2022 (PDT)

GCA Stepper Service

The GCA 6300 will be down for service starting at 8:00am April 19, 2022 until April 20, 2022 at 6:00pm.

The Autostep 200 will be down for service from 8:00am to 6:00pm Thursday April 21, 2022 and 8:00am to 6:00pm Friday April 22, 2022. Please plan your processes accordingly. // 14:09, 23 March 2022 (PDT)

LEXT Confocal: DOWN

LEXT Confocal microscope is down, please check email for updates. // John d 16:08, 21 March 2022 (PDT)

DUV Scope: Vis only

The DUV camera on the DUV Microscope has failed, and can not be replaced/repaired. The microscope is up as a digital visible microscope only. // John d 14:08, 23 March 2022 (PDT)

New EBL Rates

Effective Dec.1, 2021, all of our electron beam lithography rates are lowered. The new rates are as follows:

Industrial Users: $405/hour

UC Academic Users: $126/hour

Non-UC Academic Users: $150/hour

UCSB CNSI Incubator USers: $260/hour

//Thibeault 12:21, 9 December 2021 (PST)