Harvard CNS

The CNS open house and poster session will be held 2pm- 4:30pm on October 27th 2022 at the LISE ground floor. Refreshments will be provided, there will be a "gift" for the best poster, and lab swag will be available. Send poster abstracts to info@cns.fas.harvard.edu by 10/24/22.

Correlative Surface Analysis Workshop– Latest developments in XPS and related tools for materials analysis 

Center for Nanoscale Systems Harvard University
October 4th from 9am – 3pm to October 5th from 9am – 12pm EDT

 
There are many ways to analyze the composition of a material, however the best results are found by collecting information from multiple avenues. In this LIVE workshop, we will focus on the latest developments in multi-technique surface analysis, particularly X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). We will discuss the latest developments for these instruments, and how datasets from both techniques combine to give a more complete understanding of a sample.   

This workshop will introduce our new “CISA,” Correlated Imaging for Surface Analysis workflow, for combining the capabilities of XPS and SEM.  The first day of the workshop will include talks from local scientistsusing XPS including Thermo Fisher Scientific product specialists, Dr. James Lallo and Dr. Hugues Francois Saint-Cyr.

Robust interpretation of XPS results is as critical as the quality of the raw data.  The second day of the workshop will focus on XPS data interpretation and reporting through live guided tutorial.  Dr. Tim Nunney will provide instruction on XPS data reduction using the Thermo Scientific AVANTAGE™ software.  Example data sets and trial copies of the new AVANTAGE™ Version 6 will be provided to attendees of the tutorial. 

Program

Day 1 Full day - Speakers
Dr. James Lallo - Thermo Fisher Scientific, Advances in XPS capabilities, and introduction of Correlated Imaging for Surface Analysis (CISA) 
Dr. Jennifer Lee - Harvard University 
Professor Xin Li - Harvard University SEAS
Kevin Hauser - Harvard University
Professor Elizabeth Landis - Holy Cross College
Dr. Hugues G. Francois Saint-Cyr - Thermo Fisher Scientific, Advances in integrated SEM-EDS

Lunch/Networking 

Day 2 Half day - Workshop
Educational Tutorial– XPS data analysis using Avantage V6 software
Dr. Robin Simpson, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Lunch/Network 

Location:

Center for Nanoscale Systems Harvard University
11 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Register here

September 8 and 9, 2022 / 12pm – 3:30pm EDT

In response to the recent efforts of the federal government to bolster US semiconductor manufacturing under the auspices of the CHIPS Act, the NSF NNCI is organizing a two-day online workshop to examine how the NNCI can address various components of the CHIPS initiative. The anticipated outcome of this workshop will be a report that could inform CHIPS funding as it relates to USICA, NSTC, NAMP and the Microelectronics Commons, as well as NSF Engines and FuSe. The workshop will combine invited talks by leading researchers in academia and industry with panel discussions to develop concrete action items to address the CHIPS initiative.

REGISTRATION: https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3xUNmR8l3ECLyaa

MORE INFORMATION:
https://nnci.net/sites/default/files/inline-files/Microelectronics%20Workshop%202022_3.pdf

CNS Nanofabrication Team will continue offering a series of tutorials on nanofabrication technologies in this summer. Two tutorials every week will cover the fundamentals of each nanofabrication technology. The operation principles, process tips/tricks, and related frontier research and applications will be discussed. All CNS users are eligible to attend.
Certificate will be awarded to any attendee who takes more than 7 courses!!

Agenda
Jun 21 Introduction of Nanofabrication JD Deng
Jun 24 Photolithography Guixiong Zhong
Jun 28 E-beam Lithography (EBL) and beyond Yuan Lu
July 5 Advanced Laser Writing Technologies Heidelberg Ins.
July 8 Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) Ling Xie
July 12 ALE- CNS Seminar II Oxford Corp.
July 15 Thin Film Growth - (CVD-PVD-ALD) Mughees Khan
July 19 Die Bonding Methods and Materials - Finetech & Indium
July 22 Metrology for Nanofabrication Jason Tresback
July 26 MEMS process and Packaging Guixiong Zhong

Location and Time: 100 Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge MA,
02138, Tuesday/ Friday, 12:00-1:30pm, Pizza lunch is available.

The agenda may be changed according to staff’s availability.
Contact Ling Xie: lxie@cns.fas.harvard.edu; Jiangdong Deng: jdeng@cns.fas.harvard.edu