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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">My previous employer has Palomar and it seemed pretty solid.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Ink Free";color:black">Peder</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> labnetwork <<a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Edmond Chow<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 1:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Fab Network <<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] wirebonder for shared academic facility</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">We are looking to purchase a new wire bonder for our multi-user facility. We currently have one old K&S 4524AD ball bonder. However, it has been difficult to maintain as the tool is prone to be messed up by inexperienced users, whom we have encountered often in our lab.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">We are seeking advice for a more user-friendly wire bonder, which can better tolerate some operator error without messing up the machine too badly.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance.<br clear="all"></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Edmond Chow</p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Nick Holonyak, Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Lab (HMNTL)</span></b><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">University of Illinois</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><br></span></b><span style="color:#1f497d">Rm 2300, MC-249</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">208 North Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Email: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:echow@illinois.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">echow@illinois.edu</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Web: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://mntl.illinois.edu/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">http://mntl.illinois.edu/</span></a></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>