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March 22, 2002

March 22, 2002
Students in the Semiconductor Process Technology Course
Students from Dutchess Community College's Semiconductor Process Technology course (ELT 211) were the first to benefit from a new partnership with the School of Nano Sciences and Engineering (SNAE) & UAlbany Institute for Materials (UAIM) at SUNY Albany.  Students toured the Nanotechnology facility and each was given a 300mm wafer and a bunny suit for use in the Center's 300mm cleanroom research facilities to gain hands-on experiences on lithography masking & patterning, oxide etching, and metal deposition.  The laboratory exercise  were designed to enforce students' classroom lectures.  Students also were given demos on Focused Ion Beam (FIB) technique and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).  These techniques allow students to appreciate the size of small features on the patterned wafers.  It was a great learning experience for everyone.

Thanks are due to the following faculty and staff at the University of Albany: Dr. James Castracane, Dr. Eric Eisnbraum, Dr. Di Wu, Dr. Eric Lifshin, Dr. Kathleen Dunn, Dr. Natalya Tokranova, Dr. Bai Xu, Dr. Kaushik Kumar, Mr. Bruce Altemus and Mr. Jobert VanEisden for their support for the hands-on exercises.  A special thanks go to Ms. Jacqueline DiStefano, Director of Operations at SNAE, for coordinating the tour and training exercise.  The instructor for the course, Dr. William Ma, is to be thanked for developing this course and, in conjunction with lab assistant Mr. Paul Melzer, actively seeking relevant hands-on experiences for the students.  Last but not least, thanks also go to Dr. Leah Akins, Chair of Electrical Engineering Technology Program at DCC, for her support and coordinating the course at DCC as well as for driving the DCC van to Albany and back for the Saturday workshop.

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