Greetings all, this week at Fab Forum we'll be having a two part etch discussion. BNC Researcher Engineer Francis Manfred will be giving an overview of current etch tools at Birck and the new Plasma-Therm Apex SLR ICP RIE. Then, Research Scientist Neil Dilley will giving an update on the AJA Ion Mill. Equipment and administrative updates will precede; open discussion and questions will follow. This week light snacks will be served along with: Coffee of the week: Brazil, dark roast Tea of the week: TBD Fab Forum is held Tuesday at 3 PM in the BNC atrium, and allows BNC researchers a place to discuss their current problems, concerns, or successes with sample fabrication, characterization, or equipment use. The Fall 2019 talk schedule can be viewed here<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Fab+Forum#FabForum-Fall2019Schedule>. Thanks, we hope to see you there, Justin Justin C. Wirth, PhD Research Engineer - EBL Processes & Nanofab Process Consultation Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287A 765.494.8203 | jcwirth@purdue.edu https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com<https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/>