External Customers | Semiconductor Nanofabrication Lab

Two levels of service are available to external customers:

Work performed by the RIT Semiconductor Nanofabrication Lab staff
- To arrange for work done by RIT Semiconductor Nanofabrication Lab staff, contact the Lab Operations Manager, Thomas Grimsley, to discuss the project scope. RIT will issue a quotation. Customers may initiate work by signing the quote and arranging for payment through a purchase order or credit card. Once the work is complete, an invoice is sent to the customer for payment.
Work performed by customer using RIT Semiconductor Nanofabrication Lab
- To arrange access to RIT Semiconductor NanoFab Lab facilities, contact the Lab Operations Manager, Thomas Grimsley, to discuss the project scope and to determine whether the work can be done in the lab.
- Prior to accessing the facilities, all users must sign a Visitors Agreement and arrange for safety training and certification. RIT Semiconductor NanoFab Lab will issue monthly invoices that can be paid with a purchase order or credit card.

User Rates

External Pricing Schedule for FY24 Academic Year – 9/23 to 9/24

Maskmaking – Heidleberg DWL66

Soda Lime mask – 5" X 5" X 0.09" – LR Chrome
- $ 350 per mask generated
- Up to 2 hours write time - $75/hr for extra write time beyond
Quartz mask – 6" X 6" X 0.25" – LR Chrome
- $ 650 per mask generated
- Up to 2 hours write time - $75/hr for extra write time beyond

Dedicated Staff Support

Materials Charges

Wafers – Not provided/for sale by SMFL
Chemicals

The SMFL provides standard photoresist and developer for use on its equipment – the cost (including disposal) is included in the price of the tool. Chemicals brought into the SMFL by the customer will be accessed a disposal fee depending on the nature of the waste. Fees will be higher for metal etchants, solvent/acid mixtures, and others that must be sent out for disposal.

Notes

Users are free to obtain their own supplies, but RIT carries no responsibility to supply storage space for materials stockpiles. Chemicals must be approved and properly shipped before being brought into the SMFL. Users will be charged up front for disposal fees incurred.
Repair parts for tools and equipment above and beyond normal wear and tear may also be charged back to the user on a cost basis not including SMFL labor.
Materials charges include but are not limited to consumable chemicals, sputter targets, evaporation sources, photographic film, and labware.
Incidental materials such as aluminum targets and evaporants (Al, Cu, Cr), standard lithography chemicals, standard CVD and etch gases, bulbs for aligners are covered under the equipment fee schedule.
The user may be asked to pay a surcharge for equipment/materials usage above and beyond normal usage. This would be negotiated before the work started.

Equipment Set Rates

* If a user is actively working on more than one project in the month, then each project is charged the monthly fee for that user.

New User Fees (one-time training charge, in-person lab access only)

Billing Process

External users will receive a copy of their invoice for comment before the final invoice is sent.

Notes

An overnight pumpdown on our PVD tools (processing run occurring the following morning) is charged out at 5 hours.

Monthly

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3