| Description | Unit of Measurement (UOM) | Academic | Industrial | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Labour |
per hour |
$50.00 |
$150.00 |
$37.50 |
|
Consultation & lab manager labour |
per hour |
$75.00 |
$225.00 |
$56.25 |
|
Training |
per hour + equipment charge |
$50.00 |
$150.00 |
$37.50 |
|
Spin coating, exposing, user supplied Mtl's, assisted |
per hour |
$75.00 |
$225.00 |
$56.25 |
|
Spin coating, exposing, user supplied Mtl's, unassisted |
per hour |
$25.00 |
$75.00 |
$18.75 |
|
Spin coating, exposing, assisted |
per hour + cost of materials |
$75.00 |
$225.00 |
$56.25 |
|
Spin coating, exposing, unassisted |
per hour + cost of materials |
$45.00 |
$95.00 |
$38.75 |
|
E-Beam evaporation, non-precious metals, unassisted |
per hour |
$65.00 |
$195.00 |
$48.75 |
|
E-Beam evaporation, gold, unassisted |
per hour + cost of gold |
$65.00 |
$195.00 |
$48.75 |
|
DC sputtering, non-precious metals, unassisted |
per hour |
$65.00 |
$195.00 |
$48.75 |
|
DC sputtering, gold, unassisted |
per hour + cost of gold |
$65.00 |
$195.00 |
$48.75 |
|
Reactive ion etching (RIE), unassisted |
per hour |
$40.00 |
$120.00 |
$30.00 |
|
Plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD), unassisted |
per hour |
$40.00 |
$120.00 |
$30.00 |
|
Wire bonding, gold, assisted |
per hour |
$70.00 |
$210.00 |
$52.50 |
|
Wire bonding, gold, unassisted |
per hour |
$20.00 |
$60.00 |
$15.00 |
|
Flip chip bonding, assisted |
per hour |
$70.00 |
$210.00 |
$52.50 |
|
Flip chip bonding, unassisted |
per hour |
$20.00 |
$60.00 |
$15.00 |
|
Micro-spot welder, unassisted |
per hour |
$20.00 |
$60.00 |
$15.00 |
|
Micro-spot welder, assisted |
per hour |
$70.00 |
$210.00 |
$52.50 |
|
Cascade prober with vector network analyzer (VNA), assisted |
per hour |
$75.00 |
$225.00 |
$56.25 |
|
Cascade prober with VNA, unassisted |
per hour |
$25.00 |
$75.00 |
$18.75 |
|
Spectrum utilization study software (SUSS) vacuum cryo-prober, room temperature |
per hour |
$125.00 |
$375.00 |
$93.75 |
|
SUSS vacuum cryo-prober, to 77 Kelvin |
per hour + cost of cryo-fluids |
$150.00 |
$450.00 |
$112.50 |
|
SUSS vacuum cryo-prober, below 77 Kelvin |
per hour + cost of |
$200.00 |
$600.00 |
$150.00 |
|
Laser micromachining, assisted |
per hour |
$100.00 |
$300.00 |
$75.00 |
|
Laser micromachining, unassisted |
per hour |
$50.00 |
$150.00 |
$37.50 |
|
Assembly, custom |
per hour + cost of consumables (if any) |
$75.00 |
$225.00 |
$56.25 |
|
Dicing, substrate |
per hour |
$60.00 |
$180.00 |
$45.00 |
|
Carbon dioxide (CO2) drying, unassisted |
per run |
$10.00 |
$30.00 |
$7.50 |
|
CO2 drying, assisted |
per run |
$60.00 |
$180.00 |
$45.00 |
|
Dektak, assisted |
per hour |
$70.00 |
$210.00 |
$52.50 |
|
Dektak, unassisted |
per hour |
$20.00 |
$60.00 |
$15.00 |
|
Electroplating, set-Up |
each (if required) |
$100.00 |
$300.00 |
$75.00 |
|
Electroplating, process development |
per hour |
$50.00 |
$150.00 |
$37.50 |
|
Electroplating, gold, assisted |
per hour + cost of gold (if significant) |
$60.00 |
$180.00 |
$45.00 |
|
Electroplating, gold, unassisted |
per hour + cost of gold (if significant) |
$30.00 |
$90.00 |
$22.50 |
|
Electroplating, silver, assisted |
per hour |
$60.00 |
$180.00 |
$45.00 |
|
Electroplating, silver, unassisted |
per hour |
$30.00 |
$90.00 |
$22.50 |
|
Furnace, high temperature |
per hour |
$5.00 |
$15.00 |
$3.75 |
|
Thermal Chamber | per hour | $6.75 | $20.00 | $5.00 |
|
Auxiliary VNA, unassisted |
per hour |
$15.00 |
$45.00 |
$11.25 |
|
Auxiliary VNA, assisted |
per hour |
$75.00 |
$225.00 |
$56.25 |
|
Lakeshore cryo-prober |
per hour + cost of cryo-fluids |
$125.00 |
$375.00 |
$93.75 |
| Description | UOM | Price |
|---|---|---|
|
E-beam |
micron |
0.5 Troy oz/micron |
|
Sputtering (target weighed before and after) |
gram |
Current Engelhard gold price |
|
Electroplating (calculated by volume) |
gram |
Current Engelhard gold price |