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Marcus Nanotechnology Building
The addition of the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, which opens 3rd quarter 2008, will add 30,000 SF to our existing 8,500 SF cleanroom in Pettit Microelectronics Research Center and 3,000 SF cleanroom in the Van Leer building. Phase 1.0 calls for a 50% initial build-out of Marcus cleanroom space, with full fit-out to follow in the coming years. This strategy is two-fold: First, 15,000 SF of cleanroom space will meet our current needs. Second, since we have designed maximum flexibility into our building, we can build the remaining cleanroom space in any configuration future research programs require.
We are excited about the types of cleanroom space the Marcus Nanotechnology Building will offer our researchers. Initially, we will have 10,000 SF of semiconductor cleanroom space devoted to the next generation of nanoelectronic devices (top down), plus an additional 5,000 SF of biological cleanroom space (bottom up). The biological cleanroom will have two bays of BSL-2 and six bays of BSL-1 space. The cleanrooms will be side-by-side, enabling us to meld the two technologies: A series of pass-throughs between the two cleanrooms give us the flexibility to continue processing from one cleanroom to another and back again while maintaining separation between the two labs.
The Marcus Nanotechnology Building will also have 30,000 SF of non-clean research space, supporting the cleanroom activities with chemical processing, nano-materials, biotechnology, and quiet space for sensitive characterization equipment, such as scanning electron microscopes.