hacking the hardware_

hackerfab_

uoft's hardware hacking collective
semiconductors • chip fabrication • building with silicon
design
fabricate
test
iterate

// what we build

we design and fabricate semiconductors, build custom processors, and push the limits of what's possible with silicon.

from cleanroom fabrication to high-frequency circuit design, we get our hands dirty with real hardware.

// current projects

tube furnace

active

High-temperature furnace for semiconductor processing and material synthesis.

Thermal ProcessingQuartz TubeGas Flow

spincoater

active

Device for uniform thin film deposition via high-speed spinning.

Thin FilmsPhotoresistMotor Control

lithography stepper

research

Precision optical system for photolithography pattern transfer.

PhotolithographyOpticsStepper

magnetron sputter

research

Vacuum deposition system for thin film metal and dielectric coatings.

VacuumPlasmaThin Films

// join the lab

ready to build the future of computing? hit us up.

shoot us an email if u have any questions, suggestions, tips or just want to connect :)