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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>AZ nLOF works very well for us. Easy to get and use.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Garry J. Bordonaro<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Microlithographic Engineer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cornell NanoScale Facility<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>250 Duffield Hall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>343 Campus Road<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ithaca NY 14853-2700<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(607) 254-4936<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:bordonaro@cnf.cornell.edu">bordonaro@cnf.cornell.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/">http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please acknowledge CNF in your publications:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"This work was performed in part at the Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF), a member of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), which is supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant NNCI-2025233)."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Yakimov, Michael<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 7, 2025 1:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jeff Salzmann <jks7@buffalo.edu>; Fab Network <labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Vendors for AZ 5214IR resist?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>Last time I looked at it - <a href="https://www.microchemicals.com/NEWS/">https://www.microchemicals.com/NEWS/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'> >The manufacturer Merck informed us that production of the AZ <b>® 5214 E will be discontinued by the end of 2021</b><a href="https://www.microchemicals.com/media/08/6c/bb/1710258928/PCN_Letter_AZ_5214E_phase_out_20201209.pdf" target="_self">(PCN</a>). We have also been informed that a <b>similar (but not identical)</b> product is already on the market: the Japanese version of the AZ <a href="https://www.microchemicals.com/AZ-5214-E-Photoresist-3.785-l/1005214EJP" target="_self">® 5214E</a>.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>There is a message in the same communication batch saying Shizuoka (JP) is manufacturing their version, but my impression (would be happy to be proven wrong) is that they don't really care about US sales.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>Again, I would be happy to hear otherwise - but looks like switching to LOR is the best strategy long term. NH3 image reversal can be an emergency plan B<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>mike<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><p><span style='color:black'>_______________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Michael Yakimov</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Research scientist</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>University at Albany - State University of NY</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>253 Fuller rd.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Albany NY 12203</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Phone: 518-437-8609 lab</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>e-mail: <a href="mailto:myakimov@albany.edu">myakimov@albany.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> labnetwork <<a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a>> on behalf of Jeff Salzmann <<a href="mailto:jks7@buffalo.edu">jks7@buffalo.edu</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 7, 2025 10:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> Fab Network <<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Vendors for AZ 5214IR resist?</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal>Hope you can save me some frustrations here- I’m looking to source a vendor that sells AZ 5214IR resist. Any recommendations?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Thanks!!!<br><br>Jeff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Jeff Salzmann</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Assistant Professor of Research</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Cleanroom Manager, Shared Instrumentation Laboratories</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>School of Engineering and Applied Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>University at Buffalo</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>114A Davis Hall</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Buffalo, NY 14260</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Tel: 716.645.2584</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>