Rates For Internal and External Users
Glossary
An internal user is any user who pays for facilities access, equipment rentals, and consumables using a UNM index .
An external user is any user who pays using a funding source other than a UNM index .
An unassisted rate is applied to a user who, in the judgmenet of the Nanoscience Lab Manager or appropriate designee, is fully trained on the equipment to be used.
An assisted rate is applied in any of the cases listed below.
- To a user who, in the judgment of the NanoScience Lab Manager or apprpriate designee, requires a Nanosciece staff member to be present to assist in equipment operation.
- During a user training and certification session on equipment.
- When a staff member performs work for a user.
- When a staff member assists a trained user.
The billing cycle begins at 12:00 AM on the 16th of each month and ends at 11:59 on the 15th of the next month (i.e., March 16 to April 15).
Table 1 – Access to Shared Facilities
| Internal User | External User | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unassisted | Assisted | Unassisted | Assisted |
$66/hr (with a cap of $600/cycle to be applied beyond 9 hrs of use) | $250/hr | $88/hr (with a cap of $1200/cycle to be applied beyond 14 hrs of use.) | $251/hr |
* Includes cleanroom access and general tool usage unless otherwise specified.
Table 2 – Tool-Specific Rates
| Tool | Internal Unassisted | Internal Assisted | External Unassisted | External Assisted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raith Voyager e-beam lithography system | $80/hr (with a cap of $300/cycle to be applied beyond 3 hrs of use.) | $250/hr | $120/hr with
| $251/hr |
| Raith Pioneer e-beam system | $80/hr (with a cap of $300/cycle to be applied beyond 3 hrs of use.) | $250/hr | $120/hr with
| $251/hr |
| Interferometric Lithography | $54/hr | $86/hr | $75/hr | $155/hr |
| Molecular Beam Epitaxy | $150/hr | $300/hr | $300/hr | $601/hr |
| Quantum Design Magnetic Properties Measurement System 3 | $30/hr (with a cap of $300/cycle to be applied beyond 9 hrs of use.) | $250/hr | $60/hr (with a cap of $600/cycle to be applied beyond 9 hrs of use.) | $251/hr |
| Dicing Saw | $66/hr | $250/hr | $88/hr | $251/hr |
| Wire Bonder | $66/hr | $250/hr | $88/hr | $251/hr |
| Flip-chip Bonder | $66/hr | $250/hr | $88/hr | $251/hr |
| Oxygen Plasma Cleaning Tool | $66/hr | $250/hr | $88/hr | $251/hr |
| X-Ray Diffractometer | $100/cycle | $250/hr | $100/cycle | $251/hr |
| JSM-IT100 InTouchScope Scanning Electron Microscope | $66/hr or $100/cycle if the cleanroom is used beyond 9 hrs | $250/hr | $88/hr | $251/hr |
*Tool-specific rates for the Voyager and the Pioneer e-beam systems are in addition to the cleanroom access rate specified in Table 1. All other tools in Table 2 are outside of the cleanroom.
Additional Information
These rates are periodically reviewed and adjusted as necessary.
CHTM may cap hourly access to tools for external users to protect the workflow and scheduling needs of internal users.
Contact Karen Walker with any questions: karenwalker@unm.edu (505-272-7875)
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