# Hacker Fab ## Hacker Fab Documentation - [Hacker Fab Documentation](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/readme.md): the first open-source semiconductor fab. - [Contribution Guidlines](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/guides/required-reading-todo.md) - [Build-a-Fab](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/guides/build-a-fab-to-do.md) - [Filling in the Gaps - Background Resources](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/guides/filling-in-the-gaps-background-resources.md): Semiconductor research has been around for decades, which means there are many people who can explain concepts better than we can. This is a collection of our favorite resources we've found. - [Part Sourcing](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/guides/part-sourcing.md): Strategies for sourcing parts effectively, and a constantly updated list of part suppliers - [Self Aligned NMOS](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/current-fab-capabilities.md): Last Updated March 2026 - [March 2026 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/current-fab-capabilities/march-2026-update.md) - [Group 1 report](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/current-fab-capabilities/march-2026-update/group-1-report.md) - [Group 2 report](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/current-fab-capabilities/march-2026-update/group-2-report.md) - [Group 3 report](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/current-fab-capabilities/march-2026-update/group-3-report.md) - [November 2023 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/current-fab-capabilities/fab-capabilities-november-2023.md) - [NMOS - Polysilicon Resistors (WIP)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/current-fab-capabilities/nmos-polysilicon-resistors-wip.md): Last updated May 2026 - [CMOS - sputtered gate stack (WIP)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/processes/cmos-sputtered-gate-stack-wip.md) - [🔬 Research Tools](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools.md) - [2D Crystal Stacking Robot (WIP)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip.md): Work still in progress, full system developed - [Microscope Camera Module](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/microscope-camera-module.md): 2D Crystal Stacking Bot Submodule - [Central Control Software](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/central-control-software.md): 2D Crystal Stacking Bot Submodule - [Microscope Focus Module](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/microscope-focus-module.md): 2D Crystal Stacking Bot Submodule - [Carousel Module](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/carousel-module.md): 2D Crystal Stacking Bot Submodule - [Chip Return Stage](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/carousel-module/chip-return-stage.md): Carousel Submodule - [Frame](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/frame.md): 2D Crystal Stacking Bot Submodule - [Mounts](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/frame/mounts.md) - [NOTICE](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/notice.md) - [LICENSE](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/research-tools/2d-crystal-stacking-robot-wip/license.md) - [Patterning](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning.md) - [Lithography Stepper V2.1](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/lithography-stepper-v2.1.md) - [Lithography Stepper V2 Build](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/lithography-stepper-v2-build-work-in-progress.md) - [Lithography Stepper V1 Build](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/photolithography-stepper-v1.md) - [Getting started with Klayout](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/getting-started-with-klayout.md) - [Patterning Tasks - Spring 2025](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/patterning-tasks-spring-2025.md) - [Blu-Ray Lithography](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography.md) - [Work in Progress](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/work-in-progress.md) - [KEM-497AAA Pin Out Analysis](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/work-in-progress/kem-497aaa-pin-out-analysis.md) - [Lithography Spinner V1](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/lithography-spinner-v1.md) - [Documentation](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/lithography-spinner-v1/documentation.md) - [Design Datasheets](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/lithography-spinner-v1/documentation/design-datasheets.md) - [Hardware](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/lithography-spinner-v1/hardware.md) - [BU40N Reference Design](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/lithography-spinner-v1/hardware/bu40n-reference-design.md) - [Software](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/lithography-spinner-v1/software.md) - [Base Principles](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/blu-ray-lithography/base-principles.md) - [Multi-Layer Tiling](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/patterning/multi-layer-tiling.md): This page describes approaches and experiments for single and multi-layered tiling for lithography - [Deposition](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition.md) - [DIY DC Sputtering (WIP) (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-dc-sputtering-wip-uwaterloo.md) - [Thermal Evaporator V1 Build (WIP)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/thermal-evaporator-v1-build-to-do.md) - [Spin Coater V2 Build (work in progress)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/spin-coater-v2-build-work-in-progress.md) - [Spin Coater V1 Build (to do)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/spin-coater-v1-build-to-do.md) - [Electroless Nickel Plating](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/electroless-nickel-plating.md) - [DIY RF Sputtering Chamber](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber.md) - [BOM](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/bom.md) - [Build Instructions](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/build-instructions.md) - [SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/sop.md): Guide to using the RF sputtering chamber. This is not a concise guide. you should understand the sputtering machine's design, function, and operating procedure well before interacting with it. - [Film Characterization](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/film-characterization.md) - [Add ons and WIP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/add-ons-and-wip.md): The pages below this category include info on subsystems + improvements that have been added to chamber, or are planning to be added. - [QCM for RF Sputtering](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/add-ons-and-wip/qcm-for-rf-sputtering.md): Details are for Version 1 of the sensor head design. Discussion of design choices and build instructions can be found in the documentation document. - [Sputtering Automation Control System](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/add-ons-and-wip/sputtering-automation-control-system.md) - [Automated Impedance Matching](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-rf-sputtering-chamber/add-ons-and-wip/automated-impedance-matching.md): Miguel Salvacion and William Gao, Carnegie Mellon University - [⚛️DIY Atomic Layer Deposition](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-ald.md): HackerFab DIY Low-Cost Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Tool - [Summer 2025 CMU Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-ald/summer-2025-cmu-update.md): This page contains information about the state of the ALD project as of August 2025. This is the most recent update for the project, and focuses on control systems + precursor handling. - [Spring 2025 CMU Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-ald/spring-2025-cmu-update.md): This page contains information about the state of the ALD project as of May 2025. - [Fall 2024 CMU Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-ald/fall-2024-cmu-update.md): This page contains information about the state of the ALD project at CMU as of December 2024. Please note that many of the system components are outdated as of the May 2025 progress update. - [Spring 2026 CMU Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/deposition/diy-ald/spring-2026-cmu-update.md): This page contains information about the state of the ALD project at CMU as of May 2026. - [Etching](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/etching.md) - [Plasma Etcher](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/etching/plasma-etcher.md) - [HF Jig](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/etching/hf-jig.md) - [Annealing](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing.md) - [Tube Furnace](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing/tube-furnace.md): All articles in this section are written by Nathaniel Jordan - [Tube Furnace 6: Silver](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing/tube-furnace/tube-furnace-6-silver.md) - [Tube Furnace 5: Flame](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing/tube-furnace/tube-furnace-5-flame.md) - [Tube Furnace 4: Aphex](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing/tube-furnace/tube-furnace-4-aphex.md) - [Tube Furnace 3: Tabasco](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing/tube-furnace/tube-furnace-3-tabasco.md) - [Oxidation Chart & Results](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing/tube-furnace/oxidation-chart-and-results.md) - [Malfunction Log](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/annealing/tube-furnace/malfunction-log.md) - [Electronic Design Automation](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/electronic-design-automation.md) - [KLayout LVS Setup with Sky130 PDK](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/electronic-design-automation/klayout-lvs-setup-with-sky130-pdk.md) - [Mask Generation and DRC](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/electronic-design-automation/mask-generation-and-drc.md): Source doc can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZS5bjdoCn44r\_l2MRa-WB74HD4ZpJ85C6W1FY36Ok1k/edit?tab=t.0 - [Device Modeling](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/electronic-design-automation/device-modeling.md): Source doc can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FCWTG4O32Z9\_obltcXkp06KeX1oHtoSjYk6xLp93loU/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.qtlewtj99lm8 - [KLayout Mask Generation SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/electronic-design-automation/klayout-mask-generation-sop.md) - [MagicVLSI DRC and LVS - WIP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/electronic-design-automation/magicvlsi-drc-and-lvs-wip.md): MagicVLSI is an open-source EDA tool capable of real-time DRC detection, generating SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) netlist, and more. - [KLayout NMOS Array Generation](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/electronic-design-automation/klayout-nmos-array-generation.md) - [Metrology / Characterization](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization.md) - [Probe Station](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/probe-station.md): A step-by-step guide on working with the Probe Station - [Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/semiconductor-parameter-analyzer.md) - [SMU - Analog Discovery](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/semiconductor-parameter-analyzer/smu-analog-discoveries.md): A guide on Analog Discoveries and Waveforms Software - [SMU - Keithley 4200SCS](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/semiconductor-parameter-analyzer/smu-keithley-4200scs.md) - [CV Measurements](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/cv-measurements.md) - [CV Measurement Setup (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/cv-measurement-setup-uwaterloo.md): contact: @shreeja on discord - [Spectrometer](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/spectrometer.md) - [Profilometer](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/profilometer.md) - [IC Packaging](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/ic-packaging.md): Hacker Fab DIY IC packaging documentation - as of May 21st, 2025. - [Scanning Tunneling Microscope](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/metrology-characterization/scanning-tunneling-microscope.md): Fall 2025 documentation @ CMU - [Chemicals / Materials](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials.md) - [Photoresists](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/photoresists.md) - [Dielectrics](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/dialectrics.md) - [Spin on Glass](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/dialectrics/spin-on-glass.md) - [Conductors](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/conductors.md) - [Aluminum](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/conductors/aluminum.md) - [Etchants](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/etchants.md) - [Hydrofluoric Acid](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/etchants/hydrofluoric-acid.md) - [Aluminum Etchant (Nitric, Acetic, Phosphoric Acids)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/etchants/aluminum-etchant-nitric-acetic-phosphoric-acids.md) - [Dopant Sources](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/chemicals-materials/dopant-sources.md) - [Submodules](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/submodules.md) - [Piezo Nanopositioner (Stick Slip)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/submodules/piezo-nanopositioner-stick-slip.md): Based on Original Paper Found Here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067222000621 - [Interferometer](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/submodules/interferometer.md) - [Database](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/database-build.md) - [Machine Integration](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/database-build/machine-integration.md): Lab communication system for interaction between database website and individual tools - [Steps and Processes](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/database-build/steps-and-processes.md): Streamlining steps and processes in the database - [Cleaving Jig](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/fab-toolkit/cleaving-jig.md) - [Patterning SOP - Stepper V2](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2.md) - [Stepper User Manual](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/stepper-user-manual.md): A User Manual for the stepper software GUI application. Note that this document is a work in progress and is subject to changes frequently based on what updates and improvements are being made. - [Vacuum Spin Coater SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/vacuum-spin-coater-sop.md) - [Hot Plate SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/hot-plate-sop.md) - [Photoresist Strip SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/photoresist-strip-sop.md) - [Patterning SOP- Stepper V2 (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/patterning-sop-stepper-v2-uwaterloo.md) - [Photoresist Development SOP (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/photoresist-development-sop-uwaterloo.md) - [Spin Coating SOP (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/spin-coating-sop-uwaterloo.md) - [Spin Coating SOP Rev 2 (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/spin-coating-sop-rev-2-uwaterloo.md) - [Optical Microscopy SOP (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/patterning-sop-stepper-v2/optical-microscopy-sop-uwaterloo.md) - [Plasma Etcher SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/plasma-etcher-sop.md): This SOP is specifically for etching 300nm of polysilicon in the NMOS process - [Spin on Glass/Diffusant SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/spin-on-glass-sop.md) - [Spin on Glass Storage and Preparation](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/spin-on-glass-sop/spin-on-glass-storage-and-preperation.md) - [Spin on Glass Defect Inspection](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/spin-on-glass-sop/spin-on-glass-inspection.md) - [Spin on Glass Thickness Measurement](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/spin-on-glass-sop/spin-on-glass-thickness-measurement.md): \*This only works with SoG on pure silicon and NOT polysilicon. Should work for both 700B/P5O4 - [Tube Furnace SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/tube-furnace-sop.md) - [Glass Acid Etch SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/glass-acid-etch-sop.md): THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR HF ETCHING. THIS IS A RESOURCE TO COMPLIMENT IN PERSON TRAINING - [Thermal Evaporator SOP (CMU Version)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/diy-thermal-evaporator-sop.md) - [MTI Evaporator SOP (No longer in use)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/evaporator-sop.md) - [Aluminum Etch SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/aluminum-etch-sop.md) - [Probe Station SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/probe-station-sop.md) - [Probe Station SOP - V2](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/probe-station-sop-v2.md): Version 2 of the probe station using analog discovery 3s - [Wafer Cleaving SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/wafer-cleaving-sop.md) - [Dry Oxide Growth SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/dry-oxide-growth-sop.md): SOP for dry oxide growth of 10nm SiO2 - [Profilometer SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/profilometer-sop.md): SOP for using the profilometer - [Database SOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/database-sop.md) - [BOE chemical waste disposal SOP (UWaterloo)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/standard-operating-procedures/boe-chemical-waste-disposal-sop-uwaterloo.md) - [Tip Etcher - WIP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/tip-etcher-wip.md) - [Nanopositioner - WIP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/nanopositioner-wip.md) - [Vacuum Sub-system](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/nanopositioner-wip/vacuum-sub-system.md) - [Micromanipulator](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/nanopositioner-wip/micromanipulator.md): This page documents our build of an open source micromanipulator that can be used for both the lithography stepper and the 2D crystal stack robot. - [Rotational Stage Assembly](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/nanopositioner-wip/rotational-stage-assembly.md) - [Rotational Stage Electronics & Control](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/nanopositioner-wip/rotational-stage-electronics-and-control.md) - [Heating System - WIP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/nanopositioner-wip/heating-system-wip.md) - [CMOS Source/Drain Metal Contact Optimization](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmos-source-drain-metal-contact-optimization.md) - [CMOS Doping Process Development](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmos-doping-process-development.md) - [Sputtering Gate Oxides + Metal Gate Contacts](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/sputtering-gate-oxides-+-metal-gate-contacts.md) - [NAND + Inverter Characterization](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/nand-+-inverter-characterization.md) - [CMU Updates](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates.md) - [Example Student](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/example-student.md): My name is Joshna and I will be working on the SMU and Database this semester - [Gina Seo](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/gina-seo.md): Hey! I'm Gina, and I will be working on EDA/PDK this semester. - [Jessica Wen](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/jessica-wen.md): Weekly Update Page :) - [Yang Bai](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/yang-bai.md) - [Alex Echols](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/alex-echols.md): Weekly Updates for Alex Echols (ALD Project) - [Gongwei Wang](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/gongwei-wang.md) - [Ying Meng](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/ying-meng.md): My name is Ying and I will be working on the EDA this semester - [Shagun Maheshwari](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/shagun-maheshwari.md): Weekly Updates for Shagun Maheshwari (CMOS Project) - [Yuichi Hirose](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/yuichi-hirose.md): My name is Yuichi and I will be working on the probe station this semester - [Eric Dubberstein](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/eric-dubberstein.md) - [Michael Juan](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/michael-juan.md): I'm Michael, I will be working on the litho-stepper - [Justin Wang](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/justin-wang.md): I'm Justin. I'll be working on software for the lithography stepper. - [Katie Eisenman](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/katie-eisenman.md): Katie's weekly updates (Sputtering Process Project) - [Marta Freitas](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/marta-freitas.md): Weekly Updates for CMOS Process Dev - Metal-Si Contacts Project - [Matthew Choi's Updates](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates.md) - [Week 2 Updates](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-2-updates.md): 3d printing shenanigans + getting started - [Week 3 Updates](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-3-updates.md): The great re-vamp - [Week 4 Updates](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-4-updates.md): Onshape struggles - [Week 5 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-5-update.md) - [Week 6 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-6-update.md) - [Week 7 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-7-update.md): Spring break also added - [Week 8 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-8-update.md): Week 8 Update (3/16) - [Week 9 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-9-update.md) - [Week 11 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-11-update.md) - [Week 12 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-12-update.md) - [Week 13 Update](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/matthew-chois-updates/week-13-update.md) - [Sandra You](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/sandra-you.md) - [Felicia Liu](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/felicia-liu.md): Hi I'm Felicia, I'm working on EDA - Device Modeling :) - [Melinda Chen](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/melinda-chen.md) - [Shayaan Gandhi](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/shayaan-gandhi.md): Sputtering Control Systems - Weekly Update Thread - [Sky Bailey](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/sky-bailey.md) - [Haewon Uhm](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/haewon-uhm.md): Haewon's weekly updates for the ALD and SOG. - [James Lin](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/james-lin.md): My name is James and I will be working on the ALD and IC Packaging this semester :3 - [Ayan Ghosh](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/ayan-ghosh.md) - [Advaith Menon](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/advaith-menon.md) - [Adwoa Asare](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/adwoa-asare.md): I am in Lab Automation working on liquid handling and automated dicer. - [Qirui (Ridge) Da Updates - Database](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/working-docs/cmu-updates/qirui-ridge-da-updates-database.md): My weekly updates on the development of HackerFab.online NG - a next-generation one-stop online platform for Hacker Fab. - [Build Manual Template](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/templates-to-do/build-manual-template.md) - [Bought Equipment Template](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/templates-to-do/bought-equipment-template.md) - [Standard Operating Procedure Template](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/templates-to-do/standard-operating-procedure-template.md) - [BOM Template](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/templates-to-do/bom-template.md) - [Hardware X Template (for reference)](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/templates-to-do/hardware-x-template-for-reference.md) - [Carnegie Mellon University](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/carnegie-mellon-university.md) - [University of Waterloo](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/university-of-waterloo.md) - [Ohio State University](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/ohio-state-university.md) - [University of California: Irvine](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/university-of-california-irvine.md) - [Wroclaw University of Science and Technology](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/wroclaw-university-of-science-and-technology.md) - [Indian Institute of Technology Bombay](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/indian-institute-of-technology-bombay.md): Started in August 2025, we are now working on building our first transistors(hopefully by May 2026) - [Case Western Reserve University](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/case-western-reserve-university.md) - [University of British Columbia](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/university-of-british-columbia.md) - [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/individual-fab-information/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign.md) - [Patterning SOP - Stepper V1](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/archive/patterning-sop-stepper-v1.md) - [ChemicalWasteDisposalforBOESOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/chemicalwastedisposalforboesop.md) - [OpticalMicroscopySOP](https://docs.hackerfab.org/home/opticalmicroscopysop.md) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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