<div dir="ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>Thank you everyone for your advice, I really appreciate it.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Edmond
K.C. Chow</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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Holonyak, Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Lab (HMNTL)</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>

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of Illinois</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">Rm 2300, MC-249</span></p>

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IL 61801</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Email: <a href="mailto:echow@illinois.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">echow@illinois.edu</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Web: <a href="http://mntl.illinois.edu/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://mntl.illinois.edu/</a></span></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 11:39 AM Martin, Michael <<a href="mailto:michael.martin@louisville.edu">michael.martin@louisville.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"><div class="msg6848040415817175321">




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Hi Edmond, <br>
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   Our take on students wire bonding is that they should just leave it to the staff unless they are going to be regularly performing it for years.  It is tedious and takes a degree of patience. 
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Regards, <br>
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   Michael   <br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 4:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Fab Network <<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] wirebonder for shared academic facility</font>
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<div dir="ltr">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
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Thank you in advance.<br clear="all">
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<b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Nick Holonyak, Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Lab (HMNTL)</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">
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<b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">University of Illinois</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Rm 2300, MC-249</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">208 North Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:echow@illinois.edu" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">echow@illinois.edu</span></a></p>
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