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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Gabriel,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In an academic setting the pump down time is important to increase throughput. We found that the Ferrotec tool, that has a
large gate valve which isolates most of the volume while loading new samples, is very helpful in this regard. We had ebeam tools from other manufacturers and then got this Ferrotec tool which turned out be quite a blessing.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Also, we found that it helps to get the ebeam tool from a vendor who also has control over the gun and its power supply. There
are very few, Ferrotec being one. All the others get their guns and supplies and integrate them with a vacuum chamber.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Having said that I have found Angstrom to be a fantastic company to work with. We have two of their sputtering units.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We also have one from AJA which I have not heard any negative remarks about.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Another point to keep in mind in cross contamination between pockets. Ferrotec has a pop up mechanism, whose details I had
looked into when we procured the tool, and it made sense, compared to what the other supplies had.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Lastly, one advantage of working with someone like Ferrotec is that they clam to have a good hold over the vapor phase flux
distribution for most elements as they have been working with ebeams for a while. If you are going to be doing multiple wafers in a single run, helps with precious metal deposition, this becomes relevant to get uniformity across multiple wafers.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Youry Borisenkov<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 23 October 2025 05:47<br>
<b>To:</b> Gabriel Catalano <gcatalano@stanford.edu><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Experience with Angstrom E-Beam Evaporators?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Gabriel,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I double the previous referral.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have two Angstrom ebeam tools (one older and one newer system) and they are great. Great tools and great service. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I never worked with Kj Lesker tools and we do have two AJAs sputtering systems. So I can’t comment on the e-beam performance. The sputtering tools are pretty sturdy and robust. The service tends to be a bit on the slow side, I think they
might be bigger company (not sure about that) so it takes time to get the answers. <o:p></o:p></p>
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free retraining when needed. Best regards, Trieu Nguyen, PhD Cleanroom(s) manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> labnetwork <<a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Peter Lomax<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 22, 2025 8:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nathan Fitzpatrick <<a href="mailto:nnelsonfitzpatrick@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">nnelsonfitzpatrick@uwaterloo.ca</a>>; Gabriel Catalano <<a href="mailto:gcatalano@stanford.edu" target="_blank">gcatalano@stanford.edu</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Experience with Angstrom E-Beam Evaporators?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">Hi Gabe,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">We have both a sputter and e-beam evaporator. We’ve been really impressed with both the equipment and the service – despite us being in Scotland.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">The equipment is very easy to use with similar software.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">Best</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nathan Fitzpatrick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 21 October 2025 22:28<br>
<b>To:</b> Gabriel Catalano <<a href="mailto:gcatalano@stanford.edu" target="_blank">gcatalano@stanford.edu</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Experience with Angstrom E-Beam Evaporators?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Angstrom is a very good choice for PVD hardware. Our lab has 4 Angstrom systems (1 E-beam, 2 Thermal, 1 LPCVD) and we are quite happy with
our purchases. They have been a very good partner for our lab. We also benefit greatly by having local support since Angstrom is 30 minutes away from my office.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Nothing in the equipment world is perfect, but I would be happy to talk openly (offline) about Angstrom’s strengths and weaknesses. I’m somewhat
to very familiar with the offerings from the other vendors on your list as well. I think everyone you are looking at is good.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject: </b>[labnetwork] Experience with Angstrom E-Beam Evaporators?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the pricing between all three vendors is comparable. We have lots experience using and maintaining KJL and AJA systems, but do not have much exposure to Angstrom Engineering's systems. We are curious for other nanolabs experience with these tools, particularly
from a maintenance prospective. We plan to use this tool for both metal and oxide depositions. Any feedback or thoughts on Angstrom's E-beam systems is very much appreciated! </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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