<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000">Hi James,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000">If you decide to outsource, we have a world-class process for dicing masks and wafers with state-of-the-art saws. No job is too small. Let us know if we can help.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Thanks,</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Jim Carroll<br></font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">PhotomaskPORTAL</b><font color="#000000"><br></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif"><i>We help you make masks</i><br><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice">(415) 448-6275</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></font></div><div></div></div><div><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 8px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:11.818181991577148px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none;line-height:16.988636016845703px;display:table-cell;width:502.7272644042969px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:8px 12px 2px 0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:11px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:1.2em"><dl style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:10.909090995788574px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;word-wrap:break-word"><a href="http://www.photomaskportal.com" target="_blank"><dl style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:10.909090995788574px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;word-wrap:break-word"><img src="http://www.photomaskportal.com/uploads/1/1/6/1/11617247/9425470.png" width="200" height="56"><br></dl></a></dl></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 6:39 PM Paolini, Steven <<a href="mailto:spaolini@cns.fas.harvard.edu">spaolini@cns.fas.harvard.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">That photo of the MicroAutomation saw gave me some creepy flashbacks! I worked on a fleet of those about 25 years ago.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Two vendors come to mind, one being K&S and another being Disco. I have experience with both, but Disco has been the most developed and supportive dicing saw vendor.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Steve Paolini<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Principal Equipment Engineer<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">11 Oxford St.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Cambridge, MA 02138<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">617- 496- 9816<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Vlahakis, James<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 01, 2019 3:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>' <<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Dicing Saw Advice.....<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, I’m hoping the group can provide some advice regarding dicing and dicing saws.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a refurbished (within the past 3yrs) <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__engineering.tufts.edu_microfab_capabilities_MA1006Saw.htm&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=-H4Z_jeDfTYjnKPXor15vLwzBllmg8gFrb9m_k9OGks&m=nuBi9zk2EtI6eQL594rhhH5VsjHUTxPycO_Gg5IDIM8&s=3PgdUx-pKubD7Vy0tdjZzybiPz87wKFgXWO_0GbQRMg&e=" target="_blank">
MicroAutomation MA1006</a> saw which requires significant time/resources to keep online. Unfortunately, it is underutilized, only 1-2 dicing jobs per month. With such poor bang-for-the-buck we’re considering alternatives -
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<li class="gmail-m_-9051827275041666865MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">A different service provider – maybe our support is subpar?<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="gmail-m_-9051827275041666865MsoListParagraph">For those who have similar tools, who maintains them? What are your results?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_-9051827275041666865MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Purchase a different, hopefully more reliable saw<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="gmail-m_-9051827275041666865MsoListParagraph">For those with other saws, what do you have? Can you comment on reliability? Consumable costs? Ease of use?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_-9051827275041666865MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Remove the saw and do not replace it<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="gmail-m_-9051827275041666865MsoListParagraph">Losing capabilities is suboptimal and perhaps sets a perilous precedent (we are university lab, none of our tools are justified *<b>economically</b>*). Have others done this? Can anyone recommend a source for dicing services – specifically
for small, infrequent jobs?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_-9051827275041666865MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Other possibilities we haven’t considered?<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m eager to hear various perspectives and experiences.<u></u><u></u></p>
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