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 Various pictures taken at FAFO :) Various pictures taken at FAFO :)
  
 +==== Evaporation Coated 3D-Print (2026-04-25) ====
 +{{:gallery:2026-04-coated-petg.jpg?600|}}
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 +We used out [[equipment:edwards-306:start|Edwards AUTO 306 Coating System]] to thermally evaporate aluminum onto a 3D-printed PETG part. It doesn't stick well, but it was a fun exercise to see what happens when a 3D-print is placed into a vacuum chamber.
 +
 +==== Amogus Wafer (2026-04-12) ====
 +{{:gallery:2026-04-amogus.png?600|}}
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 +Lift-off process for coating an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Among_Us|Among Us]] astronaut figure onto a wafer.  Check the [[https://social.fa-fo.de/@fafo/116393445047162286|Fedi post]] for a bit more info.
 +==== New (Old) Coating Systems (2026-03-30) ====
 +{{:equipment:edwards-306:20260401_coating-systems-overview.jpg?600|}}
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 +{{:equipment:edwards-e306a:pxl_20260401_170308034.jpg?400|}}
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 +We managed to acquire these very nice Edwards coating systems for sputtering, thermal evaporation, and e-beam coating.
 ==== Interferometer Experiment for measuring STM piezo displacement (2026-01-18) ==== ==== Interferometer Experiment for measuring STM piezo displacement (2026-01-18) ====
 {{:gallery:2026-01-18-stm-interferometer.jpg?600|}} {{:gallery:2026-01-18-stm-interferometer.jpg?600|}}
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 See [[https://social.fa-fo.de/@fafo/115679126920409451]] for context. See [[https://social.fa-fo.de/@fafo/115679126920409451]] for context.
 +
 +==== Work-in-progress wet lab (2025-11-09) ====
 +{{:gallery:2025-11-09-wip-lab.jpg?600|}}
 +
 +We managed to get our hands on some high-quality lab furniture.  This is a work-in-progress picture of the (not yet functional) wet lab at FAFO.
 +
 +==== Random Interconnect Sample (2025-08-23) ====
 +{{:gallery:2025-08-23-interconnect.png?600|}}
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 +Local interconnect layer of standard cell rows on one of our badly decapped samples.
  
 ==== Scanning Tunneling Microscope (2025-06-15) ==== ==== Scanning Tunneling Microscope (2025-06-15) ====
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 The strucures of the chip are in pretty bad shape from the sanding, but the marking and copyright year are clearly visible. The strucures of the chip are in pretty bad shape from the sanding, but the marking and copyright year are clearly visible.
  
-Photo was taken using our [[equipment:zeiss-dsm-962|Zeiss DSM 962]].+Photo was taken using our [[equipment:zeiss-dsm-962:start|Zeiss DSM 962]]. 
 + 
 +==== Fractured chip (2025-03-18) ==== 
 +{{:gallery:2025-03-18-fractures-chip.png?600|}} 
 + 
 +Fracture of a bare silicon die where the individual layers of the chip become visible. 
 + 
 +==== Hello World Zeiss (2025-02-10) ==== 
 +{{:gallery:2025-02-10-hello-world-zeiss.png?600|}} 
 + 
 +Our second SEM, [[equipment:zeiss-dsm-962:start|Zeiss DSM 962 (Kevin)]], right after arrival before we started putting it back together. 
 + 
 +==== Gardena to KF 16 (2024-10-29) ==== 
 +{{:gallery:2024-10-29-gardena.png?600|}} 
 + 
 +Our first big FAFO innovation: A gardena to KF 16 high vacuum adapter.  Did you know gardena pulls down to 1e-6mbar of vacuum pressure?
 ==== OSHW logo on a die (2024-10-10) ==== ==== OSHW logo on a die (2024-10-10) ====
 {{:gallery:2025-10-10-kenji-oshw.png?600|}} {{:gallery:2025-10-10-kenji-oshw.png?600|}}
  
-The open source hardware (OSHW) logo photographed on a bare die using our [[equipment:jeol-t330a|JEOL JSM-T330A]].+The open source hardware (OSHW) logo photographed on a bare die using our [[equipment:jeol-t330a:start|JEOL JSM-T330A]].
  
 ==== Valve assembly of a JEOL JSM-T330A (2024-07-31) ==== ==== Valve assembly of a JEOL JSM-T330A (2024-07-31) ====
 {{:gallery:2024-07-31-valves.png?600|}} {{:gallery:2024-07-31-valves.png?600|}}
  
-The valve block of our [[equipment:jeol-t330a|JEOL JSM-T330A (Kenji)]].  What you're seeing:+The valve block of our [[equipment:jeol-t330a:start|JEOL JSM-T330A (Kenji)]].  What you're seeing:
  
   * The PCB on the left is the vacuum control board, sporting a Z80 microcontroller. This board is mysteriously undocumented so we largely reverse-engineered it here:   * The PCB on the left is the vacuum control board, sporting a Z80 microcontroller. This board is mysteriously undocumented so we largely reverse-engineered it here:
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   * On the right, the back side of the sample chamber is visible.   * On the right, the back side of the sample chamber is visible.
   * In front of the left valve block, two linear regulators are bolted to a metal plate.  These provide the vacuum controller board with 24V and 5V DC power.   * In front of the left valve block, two linear regulators are bolted to a metal plate.  These provide the vacuum controller board with 24V and 5V DC power.
 +
 +==== Hello World JEOL JSM-T330A (2024-07-31) ====
 +{{:gallery:2024-07-31-hello-world-jeol.png?600|}}
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 +Our first SEM: [[equipment:jeol-t330a:start|JEOL JSM-T330A (Kenji)]]