Tripod Polisher Workshop

Workshop Objective

This course will cover all aspects of pre-thinning and focus on final thinning via Tripod Polishing. Due to the limited class size and the extensive hands-on opportunities, this course is well suited to novices as well as advanced Tripodders. The course will include sections on:

• How to do it and why should I?
• What's really going on and what am I really seeing?
• How to prepare small, specific area cross-sections.
• The problem of widely differing materials (eg tungsten).
• Rapid preparation of TEM cross-sections.
• Preparation of a wide range of materials: semiconductors, ceramics, metals,...

Hands-on Opportunity

This course will be unique in that it will provide a hands-on opportunity for every class participant. Tripod Polishers, Polishing Wheels, and pre-thinning equipment will be made available to all participants and actual samples will be prepared - by the students - as part of the course. This is a great opportunity to get your hands dirty and actually learn by doing. The instructor will walk you through each step of the process and then let you loose on the equipment. This course is designed to teach the Tripod Polishing technique. Silicon samples will be provided to the students and used as the basis for the course teaching.

Workshop Location and Dates

       South Bay Technology - San Clemente, CA



       November 10-11, 1995

Instructor

Ron Anderson, IBM, East Fishkill Facility, Hopewell Junction, NY

Class Size

Due to the extensive hands-on aspects of this course, class size will be strictly limited to 10 participants.

Registration Fee

$795.00 (includes lunches and Friday night dinner) $ 695.00 if registration is paid by October 1, 1995

Registration Deadline

October 15, 1995

For additional information please contact SOUTH BAY TECHNOLOGY at 800-SBT-2233, Fax 714-492-1499 or e-mail: 73531.1344@CompuServe.com