#valiantdeers

[schakira]

Gray! How’s it going?! It’s been a while!

lol I saw your tags. I recently started a new job as a process engineer in a semi conductor wafer plant. I’m a lake new to the field so I’ll explain best I can 😅

Normally the method used to design the circuits on chips is to use something called photolithography. To do that you basically use this light sensitive paint and a custom designed mask to block part of it in the shape of the design. Then you can expose only the region you want.

What I am working on is a new method using a high powered electron beam and beam sensitive paint to directly draw the patterns on the chips! It’s called electron beam lithography instead. It takes a bit longer but then we don’t need to buy or make any more of the masks that they use for photo lithography. We are a small scale fabrication so buying a lot of masks is not ideal.

Drawing these small patterns requires really precise alignment of the beam so we can be sure to line up to the previous layers. There is a small + drawn into the stage where we place the wafer so we can use it to reference where we are pointing but I found out that others are using Penrose tilings to more accurately position themselves! It’s pretty cool but idk if I can convince my managers that we need to lol.

Anyway how are you??! What’s new? how are classes?

i love tjis so much i really love when people share their work/hobby/etc knowledge with me. i just really love learning new stuff it makes me feel whole.

when i was reading your explanation (obviously i am no professional in your field nor am i an engineer though i wish), i couldn't help but wonder if using a more energy-intensive method would be more cost-effective down the line.

but like it really sounds like buying the custom-made masks is just that much more expensive for small scale operations. kinda like offset printing, where we use printing plates for each CMYK colors. and we also use the + for positioning! but i guess i'll have to look into using penrose tilings for more accurate printing processes that actually seems promising!

what's new with me? eeeh a lot and not much at the same time to be honest. you know how switzerland is. slow

[pastelpolitoed]

Rules: Tag 9 people you’d like to know better/catch up with to answer 9 questions.

Not sure how manypeople im gonna tag, but i was tagged by @etherealprince92 to do this~!

Last Song: lmaoooo it was either Two More Years by Bloc Party or Break My Heart by Dua Lipa~

Last Movie: uH oh geez i think it was Hook the other night as I was falling asleep, that or Weathering With You?

Currently Reading: The Avatar Kyoshi novels, y’all please read them they are so good ;~ ;

Currently Watching: Right now, a mix of a buncha stuff: Golden Girls + Wandavision on my own time, Naruto Shippuden with some friends, Zach Bell with another, and I plan on starting Carole and Tuesday soon :D (on that note pls recommend me more shows y’all)

Currently Craving: uuuuuu i cant say anything specific really! i got the one thing i was really craving which was a Terry’s chocolate orange

Last Class You Took: does taking japanese on duolingo count

Last Sweet Thing You Ate: Terry’s Chocolate Orange!

You're a Superhero. Would You Rather Be On a Team or Be Solo?: I think.... hrm. probs be on a team? i think? depends on what my powers and what their powers are. Being solo sounds lonely probs? but if im like Superman where i have like 12 powers all in one it wouldnt matter and id go solo

Take a Dumb Online Personality Test and Post the Results:

*stares at my growing list of impulse purchases*

Uhhhh i tag @tiptoelightlypastmymind , @dreamworks-and-petticoats , @itsafckingsnickersbar , @valiantdeers , @diiceegee​ , @scamperingfox , @sarcastard , and anyone else who wants to do it (or y’all can ignore it, sup to you~)

[bronard-ii]

Iced cafe mocha and herbal tea

Ice cafe mocha : Favorite thing to do on rainy days?

idk, nap? TBH I just do my normal things that I do on a rainy day, just making sure I don’t get wet when I shouldn’t.

Herbal Tea : You’re at a candle shop, what scented candle do you buy?

I’m not a huge fan of scented candles, tbh cause they usually smell to strong and artificial. Something more on the natural, simple side is generally better. ALTHOUGH my friend has a Trader Joe’s Lemon Cookie candle which is subtle and buttery and so realistic and it was insane. 

Thanks for the ask @valiantdeers!

[schakira]

Happy birthday Gray!!! 🎈

thank you Steven!!!! <33333

[schakira]

Happy birthday!!!🎈🎁🎊🎂🎉

THANK U STEVEN ❤❤❤❤❤

[schakira]

been tagged by @sweetdickheadass to post 10 random pictures in my phone to describe me with no context

i tag @mackrockatansky @galaxia-prince @valiantdeers @caught @emotive-motives @turnways @mah-moody ❤

[schakira]

so here are 10 and not 7 selfies of me in this year of 2018. here's my end of the year speech:

💙 blah blah blah blah i love my mom!! remember to tell somebody close to you that you love them! 💙

i tag @vyragosa @valiantdeers @maeborowski @scissormytimber @yungbara @vowzxz @bracarvs @nudne @ejaz-is-dumb @royal-zach @liberal-apocalypse @aaliyahbreaux @hiraeth-remmembrance and @shakira !! the last person i tagged better fckn do it this year!!

[schakira]

love, anger, vigilance, grief, apathy, happiness, surprise, disgust, fear ... it's all me...

thnk u @nudne for taggin me!!!

@galaxia-prince @bracarvs @aaliyahbreaux @vyragosa @yungbara @liberal-apocalypse @mackrockatansky @sethytan @hexa-jon @presidentaobama @valiantdeers u know what to do loves❤❤❤