FAQ

Q1: How much costs the special equipment on your homepage, and can I get the specifications?

A1: No, we are a federal funded institution and we do not sell equipment or consumables.

 

Q2: HELP! I've lost/forgot my ETH-Legi and can't enter the cleanroom anymore.

A2: For a temporal replacement batch please contact our secretary by e-mail (napitupulu@first.ethz.ch) for a visitor batch. Please do NOT enter the cleanroom without your personal batch.

For permanent replacement for a lost or destroyed Legi see here: http://www.rektorat.ethz.ch/students/admin/legi/index_EN

 

Q3: I would like to use the special equipment on your homepage, can I get access to it?

A3: Yes, please follow the instructions on the linked page: Getting access

 

Q4: I'm working in the company XY and I would like to develop a new process in FIRST. How I can get this?

A4: Please prepare a list with needed materials and equipment and contact Dr. S. Schön  (schoen@first.ethz.ch) for further details. Please be aware, we are not a service lab but a user lab. Therefore, the manpower has to be provided by your company. We do not develop processes as a service.

 

Q5: I would like to work in your lab, do you have an open position there?

A5: job openings are offered and published here: ETH Job offers

 

Q6: I want to bring a visitor to FIRST cleanroom. What do I have to do?

A6: You need to announce the visitor to the FOT and wait for written permission right ahead of the planned visit date. Details are given here . Only professional visitors like scientific collaborators or intended hires will receive permission. Visitor access is restricted to the regular working hours only! This excludes evening and weekend visits.

 

Q7: Where do I find the offices of the FIRST team members?

A7: Please refer to our telephone list provided at all telephones in FIRST-Lab or to the ETH telephone book. Please avoid to contact single FTT or FOT members in written to receive this information.

 

Q8: I want a FIRST team member to order consumables for me which I will not use in FIRST.

A8: FIRST team members are required to order consumables to be used in FIRST lab only. If you would like to benefit from special rates or to save on shipping rates by joined orders please refer to the ETH service centers e.g. D-Phys-Shop or HCI-Shop

 

Q9: I want a FIRST team member to place an order with a tool shop for parts I need outside of FIRST-Lab.

A9: FIRST team members are required to place orders with ETH workshops for parts to be used in FIRST-Lab only.

 

Q10: I want to work in the CLA cleanrooms. Do I have to participate in the FIRST introduction day?

A10: No. The organization of CLA cleanrooms is different from FIRST cleanrooms. Please contact Dr. Stefan Blunier (Stefan.blunier@imes.mavt.ethz.ch) for details.

 

Q11: I’m interested in the cleanroom facilities at IBM Rüschlikon. What should I do?

A11: ETH and IBM run a joined cleanroom facility at the IBM Rüschlikon campus. Please contact Dr. Roland Germann (ger@zurich.ibm.com) for any question.

 

Q12: May I to bring a visitor into FIRST to use the FIRST equipment for his/her samples because FIRST equipment is so well maintained?

A12: The equipment in FIRST is dedicated to approved projects which need a cleanroom environment only. It is very expensive to maintain this environment and certain restrictions apply. Please use the equipment at other centers of ETH e.g. electron microscopy center EMEZ or light microscopy center LMC  if you do not require a cleanroom environment for your work.