Material Dicing and Fabrication

Dicing is accomplished at the
Center using our Disco DAD321 Dicing
saw. Silicon, germanium, glass,
PCB board, and many other materials
can be diced. Circuit boards and structures can be fabricated at CHFE with our etching facilities, LPKF Protomat milling machine, and UCLA machine shop

Dicing Rates:

Internal Users (University students and faculty): $160 saw rental + labor + cost of materials used

External Users (Industry and private ventures): $320 saw rental + labor + cost of materials used

General Fabrication Facilities:

Internal Users: $100/month

External Users: $100/use

LPKF Protomat Milling Machine:

Internal Users: $40 + materials + labor

External Users: $80 + materials + labor

Machine Shop Rates:

Internal Users: $49/hour

External Users: $98/hour

Labor Rates:

Internal Users: $30/hour

External Users: $60/hour

Computing:

For a computer account go here

Antenna Chamber:

For antenna chamber info here

Rental of microwave and millimeter wave
equipment is the most popular resource
of the Center. We range in equipment
from DC power supplies to frequency
sources up to 220GHz. If your need is for
either test equipment or RF components,
we probably have a solution for you. Check
out our complete list of rentable equipment
here.

The center has the ability to troubleshoot
and repair test equipment and electrical
components. To date, we have successfully
diagnosed and repaired 8510 network
analyzers, function generators, and other
equipment. In addition, we possess many
HP/Agilent operating, service, and repair
manuals that are available for check out if
any information about test equipment is
needed.