(https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/414976) This conference brings together students, faculty, alumni, friends and industry guests interested in Microelectronic Engineering. Key elements of the conference are: technical presentations by seniors on their capstone research and design projects, industry and alumni presentations, recognition of companies who have supported the program, review of program activities and achievements over the past year and industry feedback on student and academic program activities. The event begins on Monday evening with a reception and dinner at the RIT Inn & Conference Center. The reception starts at 5:30pm, with dinner at 6:30pm and speakers to follow. (https://maps.rit.edu/?details=RIT+Inn+&+Conference+Center) The technical session is on Tuesday from 8am - 4pm in the Center for Integrated Manufacturing (CIMS, SLA/078). (https://maps.rit.edu/?details=CIMS+Conference+Center) Registration is required (no charge) to determine meal orders. Speaker(s): Baljit Singh, Todd Layer, Ben Eynon, Mycahya Eggleston, Lynn Fuller Agenda: Monday April 22, 2024 5:30 p.m. Reception at the RIT Inn and Conference Center Dinner Agenda 6:30 p.m. Dinner Begins 7:00 p.m. Program Begins Welcome by Dr. Karl Hirschman, Micron Professor, Microelectronic Engineering Program Director “Semiconductor Synergy: India's Semiconductor Landscape and Collaborations with RIT”, Baljit Singh, BS MicroE ‘93, CEO of Ajuba USA/India. “Microelectronic Engineering – The Year in Review”, Dr. Robert Pearson, Past Director of the Microelectronic Engineering Program Awards - Dr. Renan Turkman Scholarship Award Announcement - Dr. Lynn Fuller Scholarship Award Announcement Closing Remarks: Dr. Karl Hirschman Tuesday April 23, 2024 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration CIMS Technical Program Agenda Morning Session AM-1 Session Chair: Dr. Robert Pearson, Associate Professor 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks, Dr. Karl Hirschman, Micron Professor, Microelectronic Engineering Program Director 8:35 a.m. “Wolfpeed Powering and Manufacturing the Possibilities“, Todd Layer, MicroE BS ‘87, Director, Equipment and Maintenance Engineering, North Carolina Fabs (NCF), Wolfspeed 9:05 a.m. “Micro Transfer Printing Tool Characterization”, Trevor Woodard, Senior MicroE ‘24 9:25 a.m. “Fabrication of a Metal-Dielectric DUV Band-pass Optical Filter”, Ian Endres, Senior MicroE ‘24 9:45 a.m. BREAK and Posters Morning Session AM-2 Session Chair: Dr. Karl Hirschman, Micron Professor 10:15 a.m. “EUV Dry Resist and Process for 2nm Node Patterning and Beyond”, Ben Eynon, MicroE BS ’87, Lam Research 10:45 am “An Exploration of SiC Top-Down Microfabrication Methods”, Laura Armellino, Senior MicroE ‘24 11:05 a.m. " Germanium Detectors for the Infrared Spectrum”, Ceili Lipp, Senior MicroE ‘24 24 11:25 a.m. “Analysis of performance of IGZO TFTs”, Alex Moore, Senior MicroE ‘24 11:45 a.m. LUNCH Afternoon Session PM-1 Session Chair: Sean Rommel, Professor 1:00 p.m. Upwards Remarks, Parsian 1:05 p.m. “Critical Dimension Uniformity - Every Angstrom Counts”, Mycahya Eggleston, BS MicroE ’17, Senior Engineer, Critical Dimension Uniformity, Micron Technology 1:35 p.m. “Cleanroom MES and SPC Systems Design and Implementation”, Carl Kulesza, Senior MicroE ‘24 1:55 p.m. “Radiation Hardening of a III-V Solar Cell Via Graded Doping”, Katelynn Blank, Senior MicroE ‘24 2:15 p.m. BREAK Afternoon Session PM-2 Session Chair: Michael Jackson, Associate Professor 2:30 p.m. “The Importance of Actually Teaching CMOS Manufacturing in a University Lab Setting”, Dr. Lynn Fuller, RIT Professor Emeritus 3:00 p.m. “Development of a Dry Etching Process for Germanium”, Dylan Bruno, Senior MicroE ‘24 3:20 p.m. “Thin Film Optical Filter for Astronomical Applications”, Tucker Dunham, Senior MicroE ’24 3:40 p.m. Technical Session Closing Remarks - Dr. Sean Rommel Room: 2210 - 2240, Bldg: CIMS / Slaughter Hall SLA/078 (campus map), Rochester Institute of Technology, One Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, New York, United States, 14623