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AVS Short Courses provide expert-led training for technicians, scientists, and engineers in the three categories below. Courses are available online or in person, with customization options for larger groups. View the catalog for current offerings.

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Vacuum Science & Equipment Technology

Vacuum Science & Equipment Technology

Topics related to vacuum science, equipment design, operation, maintenance, leak detection, and troubleshooting.
  • Comprehensive Technology Overviews
  • Gauging & Flow Control
  • Safety
  • System & Pump Operation
  • System & Vessel Design
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Materials Characterization

Materials Characterization

Topics covering chemical, physical, and electrical characterization of films, surfaces, particles, and interfaces.
  • Biomaterial Characterization
  • Electron-, Ion-, X-ray and Light-based Techniques
  • Introduction to Surface Analysis & Overview of Major Methods
  • Scanning Probe Techniques
  • Semiconductor Characterization
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Materials Processing

Materials Processing

Topics covering materials processing, modification, and integration.
  • Comprehensive Technology Reviews
  • Plasma Science and Etching
  • Process and Materials Integration; Manufacturing
  • Related Instrumentation and Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition (Physical and Chemical Methods)
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Comprehensive Technology Reviews
Hard Coatings by PVD Methods
Photovoltaics: The Engineering, Technology and Application of Solar Cells (1 day)
Photovoltaics: The Engineering, Technology and Application of Solar Cells (2 days)
Thin Film Nucleation, Growth, and Microstructural Evolution
Transparent Conducting Oxides: Applications, Science, Fabrication, and Characterization
Plasma Science and Etching
Atomic Layer Etching
Fundamentals of Plasmas
Plasma Etching and RIE: Fundamentals and Applications
Process and Materials Integration; Manufacturing
Copper Interconnect Technology
Introduction to Nanomanufacturing
Microfabrication Technology for MicroElectroMechanical Systems
Nanotribology and Nanomechanics and Applications to MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/BioNEMS
Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Overview
Related Instrumentation and Technology
Adhesion and Stiction: Mechanisms, Measurement Techniques, and Methods for Reduction
An Introduction to Ion Sources: Principles and Techniques
Basics of Radio Frequency Technology (1-day)
Basics of Radio Frequency Technology (2-days)
Chemical Mechanical Planarization for Microelectronics Manufacturing
Cleaning and Surface Conditioning Techniques for Integrated Circuit Manufacturing
Industrial Ion Processing
Ion Implantation Processing
Ion Implantation: Fundamentals, Process Controls and Advanced Applications
Photolithography Process in IC Production
Plasma and Ion Beam Diagnostics: Principles & Applications
Surface Preparation for Thin Film Deposition
Thin Film Deposition (Physical and Chemical Methods)
An Introduction to Ion Beam Coating Deposition Techniques
Atomic Layer Deposition
Atomic Layer Deposition: Basic Principles, Characterizations, and Applications
Atomic Layer Deposition: Fundamentals, Chemistry and Applications
CVD for Microelectronics
Evaporation for Thin Film Deposition
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS)
Plasma-enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition: Basics, Equipment, Applications
Plasma-enhanced CVD: Fundamentals, Techniques, and Applications
Practice of Reactive Sputter Deposition
Reactive Sputtering and Deposition
Sputter Deposition
Thin Film Deposition by Sputter Processes