Submitting a New Mask to Microlab

Jared Mehl

April 7, 2004

(Assumes you’ve already created a nice *.cif file by whatever means you choose)

1) Import *.cif file in L-Edit

2) Select everything (drag box around it)

3) “Draw -> Group” (give it a nice name like cell0 or something)

4) “Cell -> Flatten”

5) “Cell -> Fabricate -> cell0” (or whatever you named the whole group)

6) Export as *_temp.cif in cif format

7) Check file in cleview, them re-import in L-Edit

8) Repeat steps 4 and 5

9) “Setup -> Layers”

10) Make up GDS# for your layer (if it doesn’t have one) and write it down

11) Export as *.gds in GDSII format

12) Run Exceed

13) SSH to gold.eecs.Berkeley.edu (or radium if gold is down)

14) Transfer *.gds files to gold (or radium)

15) Run “cadwand”

16) Type “l”, “[space]”, “2” to run conversion script

17) Follow instructions, enter appropriate GDS#, (10x for gcaws, 1x for ksaligner)

18) Check to make sure *.tap file looks OK

19) Write down number of flashes for mask

20) Fill out mask request form on Microlab website

For reference: Emulsion Masks are normal

Chrome Masks are inverted (for liftoff steps)

Iron Oxide are transparent