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Montana Microfabrication Facility
MMF lab Fees (New fees apply to projects starting July 2009)
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Equipment/process Academic Industrial User Training1
Processing Equipment
Angstrom Sputter2 $120 + $50 setup $240 + $50 setup $480.00
Angstron Amod evaporator2 $120 + $50 setup $240 + $50 setup $480.00
Plasma etcher: March 3124 $40.00 $80.00 $150.00
Oxford Plasmalab 100 ICP $150.00 $300.00 $400.00
ATV PEO-603 furnace $120.00 $240.00 $300.00
MRL Oxidation furnace: $60.00 $120.00 $120.00
MRL Boron diffusion furnace: $60.00 $120.00 $120.00
Phosphorous diffusion furnace: $60.00 $120.00 $120.00
Contact aligner: ABM $120.00 $240.00 $360.00
Spin Coater: Brewer Cee100CB $60.00 $120.00 $240.00
Headway PWM32 $60.00 $120.00 $240.00
Wet Processing Included in facility usage fee
Characterization Equipment
Stylus Profilometer: AMBIOS XP2 $60.00 $120.00 $150.00
Ellipsometer: Gaertner L116 $30.00 $60.00 $100.00
Packaging Equipment
K&S 4523AD wedge bonder Au and Al wire available $20/hr + 15¢/bond $40/hr + 15¢/bond $150.00
K&S 4124 gold ball bonder $20/hr + 15¢/bond $40/hr + 15¢/bond $150.00





Lab Usage Fee $250 (monthly) $500 (monthly)
Monthly Cap rates3 $2500 / month $5000 / month
  • Hourly equipment fee based upon individual equipment. Time usage is billed in ½ hourincrements.
  • Facility usage fee - $200/user/month for academic. $400/user/month for industrial
  • Usage fee covers general lab access and consumables, basic wet processing, characterization equipment.
  • Training fee – as stated in the above table per individual equipment
  • Technical assistance for equipment operation - $70/hr academic $140/hr industrial
  1. User training charge is per individual and is not covered in the monthly cap.
  2. Use of the evaporation and sputter system may include a setup charge if a target change is required. Target usage fees for Au and Pt will be applied.
  3. Targets available at this time: Al, Cr, Au, Fe, Permalloy, SiO2, Ni, ITO
  4. Characterization equipment includes metrology microscopes with Video/CCD camera mounts (Nikon Optiphot 150, Olympus Ergolux w/ reflective andtransmitted illumination)
  5. Cap fees do not cover user training fees or technician time.
  6. Safety training is required for all users prior to gaining access to the lab.
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