Microfabrication Cleanroom Facility
Cleanroom at a glance
The Microfabrication Cleanroom, a part of the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST) research center, is a 3500 ft2 class 1000 cleanroom that maintains dedicated instrumentation for micro- and nano-fabrication of microsensor technologies, and for atomic-scale materials synthesis research.
Cleanroom Service Rates
Cleanroom Technical Services
- Microlithography: Mask Aligners, Photoresist Spinners, Vapor Primer, Photoresist Asher, Laser Lithography and Machining, Pattern Generator
- Thin Film Deposition: Electron Beam Evaporators, RF and Pulsed DC Sputter Deposition Systems, Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition, Paralyne Coater, Atomic Layer Deposition
- Characterization: Surface Profilometer, Spectroscopic Ellipsometer;
- Dry Etch: Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE), Reactive Ion Etching (RIE)
- Wet Etch: Spin/Rinse/Dry, RCA Clean, KOH Etch, Solvent Benches
- Thermal Processing: Four Stack Diffusion Furnaces, Rapid Thermal Annealing, Controlled Atmosphere Furnaces
Cleanroom Contact:
- Henry Carfagno, Research Facilities Operational Specialist
Phone: 207.581.3382, Email: henry.carfagno@maine.edu