Processing Information and Safety Data
Photolithography
Photoresists available at Thayer
Standard Proceedure for positive photoresist (Shipley 1813)
ACT positive photoresist stripper
OTHER litho notes
External
database of other photoresists (Smartfab)
Photolithography Masks
layout software for pattern design (L-Edit...)
Low Resolution Mask Generation
(6 micron features)
Masks available
Thin Film Deposition Equipment
and
process notes
Polishing
Etching
Standard Stock Etch Chemical Concentrations
commercial products for wet etching
Wet Etch Rates table
(Kirt Williams et.al., JMEMS V5, 1996)
Etch Rates table2 (pdf)
(Kirt Williams et.al., JMEMS 2003)
(alternative link-local only)
Summary of
Metal Film Etching
Anisotropic etch TMAH vs EDP vs Ethanolamine
Surface Micromachining Release
Diffusion and Implantation
Oxide Growth
Materials properties
notes
and MEMS Clearinghouse
Database
Processing Protocols
(local Dartmouth access)
New Processing Info
(local Dartmouth access only).
Stock Supplies
(local Dartmouth access only).
Lab Environmental Data
(local Dartmouth access only).
LAB SAFETY
(
Thayer Safety Page
): Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Complete Datrmouth MSDS database
(requires Dartmouth Blitz authentication).
individual MSDS sheets
or
merged MSDS file of
materials used in this lab ONLY
.
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries
from "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals", National Academy of Sciences, 1995. (further
information
)
Hazardous Chemical Backgrounders
from the Environmental Health Center (National Safety Council)
ToxFAQs
from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Fisher Scientific
has integrated a more complete MSDS database into their electronic catalog.
Cole Parmer
Chemical Resistance Database
INCOMPATIBLE CHEMICALS
;a partial listing
Gowning
and
Protective Equipment
Gowning Summary
Frock (and Tyvek pants if legs are bare)
Bouffant cap
Shoe covers
Nitrile Gloves (and
Trionic gloves
for acid or solvent work)
Safety Glasses
NOTE: IF YOU WEAR CONTACT LENSES: you may not use this lab without written permission from the lab manager or the building safety officer.
Dartmouth Engineering
Microengineering Lab
Christopher.G.Levey[AT]dartmouth.edu