Solar Fab equipment and rates
The Solar Fab employs an access-based fee system for working in the lab. Currently, there are effectively three modes for working in the lab. These are as follows:
- ASU internal use: ASU students, postdocs and PIs process their own material.
- Contracted work: Solar Fab personnel perform processing for external entities.
- Visiting third parties: Whether temporary or stationed at MTW, visitors perform their own processing after appropriate safety and tool training,
Irrespective of mode, access is open to all capabilities including texturing, cleaning, furnace runs, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, metallization, screen printing, rapid thermal annealing, MOCVD, ALD, metrology and characterization.
Rates
For visiting third parties, there is a monthly charge for each month in which access to the lab is made and this is coupled with a daily charge levied for each day within the month in which access to the lab is made. The daily charge is capped after ten entries for a given month.
| ASU internal rate | Core-assisted work | Visiting third parties |
|---|---|---|
| Tiered structure, no monthly fee | Monthly fee/daily charge | |
| Cleanroom labs – $205/day | $472/step | For industry and preferred membership (startup, SBIR, nonprofit or annual spend >$20K) rates, contact us. |
| 1315 Suite – $126/day | ||
| Characterization – $63/day | ||
| Daily cap at $236/day; overall cap at $2,100/month |
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