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Radio Frequency and Millimeter Wave Facility
The Radio Frequency and Millimeter-wave (RF/mm-wave) Facility includes electronics fabrication and measurement units.
- The electronics fabrication unit offers a complete in-house PCB prototyping (multilayer rigid and flex) through high-end laser and mechanical equipment. Furthermore, the fabrication unit provides a complete component placement and rework cycle including high-end fully- and semi-automatic rework stations enabling desoldering, soldering, and residual solder removal of SMDs and BGAs as small as 01005.
- The measurement unit offers an anechoic test chamber capable of measuring electromagnetic radiation, high-end spherical nearfield measurement system, planar nearfield scanner (all in frequencies ranging from 1-110 GHz), and high-end PNAs and other required equipment for a fully in-house measurement cycle.
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Facility Details
Electronic Fabrication Equipment
- 3D printer: Raise3D Pro2 Plus
- Laser prototyping machine: ProtoLaser U4
- Mechanical prototyping machine: ProtoMat S104
- Plating machine: Contac S4
- Pick and place machine: Finetech Core Plus
- Reflow oven: ProtoFlow S N2
- Multilayer press: Multipress S
- Soldering machine: Weller WXD2
Measurement Equipment
- Microwave Network Analyzer: N5247B PNA-X
- Arbitrary waveform generator: M8195A
- Real-Time Oscilloscope: MXR and UXR Series
- Anechoic chamber
- Different sources
- Robotic system
Rates are charged by the hour.
| Hourly Rates [$] | CUNY
Rate |
Academic
Rate |
Start-up
Company Rate |
Industrial
Company Rate |
| Anechoic chamber | $65 | $80 | $150 | $300 |
| Weller WXD2 | $10 | $15 | $20 | $31 |
| ProtoLaser U4 | $51 | $60 | $100 | $200 |
| ProtoMat S104 | $49 | $57 | $70 | $110 |
| MultiPress S | $77 | $108 | $120 | $170 |
| Contac S4 | $53 | $72 | $85 | $110 |
| FineTech Core+ | $93 | $133 | $140 | $190 |
| Raise3D Pro2 Plus | $5 | $6 | $10 | $15 |
| PNA | $22 | $30 | $45 | $110 |
| AWG | $22 | $25 | $30 | $30 |
| Infiniium oscilloscope | $22 | $30 | $30 | $30 |
| ProtoFlow S N2 | $10 | $60 | $70 | $94 |
| Robotic system | $20 | $29 | $35 | $45 |
| Director’s time | $100 | $120 | $130 | $150 |
| Spectrum Analyzer | $15 | $20 | $25 | $30 |
| RF Source | $5 | $7 | $9 | $10 |
| Raise 3D Pro3 (non-PLA) | $20 | $30 | $45 | $45 |
| Raise 3D Pro3 (PLA) | $15 | $18 | $20 | $30 |
For more information, please contact:
-
Arno Thielens
- Research Associate Professor, Photonics Initiative
- Director, Radio Frequency and Millimeter Wave Facility