SNF LABMEMBER SURVEY
Dear Labmember:
The SNF staff and the newly formed faculty Advisory Committee recognize that there are problems which may have
adversely affected your ability to do research here. In an effort to gage the needs of the labmember community, we
ask that you contribute by providing us with feedback on your experiences and opinions on how the lab is meeting
your research needs. Please take time to elaborate as you see fit. This information will be used by the staff and
Advisory Committee to set the agenda and priorities for the lab. This survey is anonymous. Your honest,
constructive, feedback is vital.
I. YOUR LABMEMBER PROFILE
1.
How long have you been using the SNF?
2. What is your Labmember Category (choose one):
__ Stanford University (please answer 2a)
__ Non-Stanford Academic (please answer 2a)
__ Industry/Government
__ Other
2a. If you are in academic research (Stanford or Non-Stanford), what is your position?
__ Undergraduate student
__ Graduate student
__ Post-doctoral researcher
__ Staff researcher
__ Faculty
3. How would you categorize your area of research? (Check more than one, if applicable.)
__ Electronics, semiconductor devices.
__ Process Characterization
__ Physics
__ Biology
__ Chemistry
__ MEMS
__ Optics
__ Materials
4. Check which best describes your personal use of the lab:
__ Occasional (less than 8 hours/month)
__ Light (8-24 hours/month)
__ Moderate (24-200 hours/month)
__ Heavy (200-800 hours/month)
__ Live there (> 800 hours/month)
5. What is the general complexity of your devices?
__ # mask layers
__ critical line width dimension
__ critical alignment tolerance
6. What substrates do you use? (Check all that apply)
__ Silicon
__ GaAs
__ SiGe
__ Quartz/fused silica
__ Glass
__ Sapphire
7. What substrate size do you usually use? (Check all that apply)
__ 2"
__ 3"
__ 4"
__ 5"
__ 6"
__ pieces
__ other (describe) ___________________
8. What are your contamination control requirement for your project? (Check all that apply)
__ CMOS clean level
__ Standard Metals acceptable
__ Gold and alkali metals (Li, Na) acceptable
II. YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE LAB (OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS):
THE FOLLOWING HAVE AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO DO RESEARCH IN THE LAB:
EQUIPMENT-RELATED ISSUES:
1. Equipment downtime (please list tools below).
2. Equipment being overbooked with reservations (please list tools below).
3. Communication on equipment issues (please list tools below).
4. Coral downtime.
5. Remote access to Coral.
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STAFF-RELATED ISSUES:
1. Access/enrollment to Lab Safety & Training class.
2. Scheduling with staff for training on specific tools.
3. Availability of staff for processing material requests.
4. Availability of staff for process consultation/advice.
5. Responsiveness of staff to inquiries and concerns.
Please elaborate:
LABMEMBER-COMMUNITY ISSUES:
1. Some labmembers not following general lab rules.
2. Some labmembers lacking proper equipment training.
3. Lack of communication between labmembers and labmembers & staff.
4. Labmember courtesy (ie, notifying others of reservation cancellations,
cleaning up equipment area after use, etc.)
5. General lab cleanliness.
6. Lack of a formal data-sharing/data-collection system.
Please elaborate:
III. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE SEE THE LAB TO GO?
1. What do you see as the SIX most critical tools in the lab for your own research? (Please rank.)
2. What kind of modifications or improvements (other than uptime) would you like to see in this or other
equipment?
3. What new equipment, tools or processes would you like to see in the lab?
4. Please offer your specific comments on the following (or any other topic related to the lab):
Lab Safety management
Technical Staff Support (availability and expertise).
Cost/fee structure of using the lab.
Value of the CAD room to your work.
Value of introductory courses such as EE410 (if you took it).
Value of SNF to your research.
20. Please offer your comments on the potential value of these proposed programs:
“Dirty” work area for polymers and back-end processes.
Web-based, “any-time-you-like” training modules for equipment and processes.
Periodic “recertification” of infrequent users to maintain their skills on equipment.
Improved safety training, with periodic recertification.