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Electronics Shop (SPF)

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Systems Prototyping Facility

SPF is an Electronics Shop where researchers can access and share expertise, that nurtures innovation and learning, to build efficient, specialized electronics.

Located in the Allen Building, the newly renovated space sports glass-topped walls and sleek workstations. Inside, workbenches and collaborative areas provide organized space for system design, building, and testing.

Our mission is to support electronic sub-system design for cutting-edge research across the campus, with active in departments of Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Psychology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Bioengineering.  We aim to enable new possibilities in a wide range of disciplines.

The SPF welcomes researchers from any department on campus, and even researchers external to Stanford, accommodating project needs with a tiered service and support structure depending on how much expertise is needed – from independently using the tools to requesting a turnkey solution. Stanford researchers are able to design and build a system themselves, or collaborate with SPF's electrical engineers.

Equipment

Workbenches are equipped with basic assembly and test tools, as well as small electronics consumables to enable researchers to build their own PC Boards and systems.  In addition, the following instruments are available to member researchers.

Part No. Description
Keysight N9935A Field Fox 9GHz Spectrum Analyzer
Keysight MSOX4145A 1.5 GHz 5 GSA/s Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
Keysight MSOX4145A 1.5 GHz 5 GSA/s Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
Keysight MSOX4145A 1.5 GHz 5 GSA/s Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
Keysight MSOX4145A 1.5 GHz 5 GSA/s Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
Keysight 33520B Wave Form Generator 30 MHz
Keysight 33520B Wave Form Generator 30 MHz
Keysight E3631A Power Supply 0 - 6V,5A 0 - +/-25V,1A
Keysight E3631A Power Supply 0 - 6V,5A 0 - +/-25V,1A
Keysight E3631A Power Supply 0 - 6V,5A 0 - +/-25V,1A
Keysight E3631A Power Supply 0 - 6V,5A 0 - +/-25V,1A
HP Power Supply 0 - 6V,2.5A 0 - +/-20V,0.5A
SRS SR770 FFT Network Analyzer 100KHz
PXIe-6570 National Instruments Digital Pattern Instrument
RS-ZNB4 Rohde & Schwarz Vector Network Analyzer

Rates

SPF researchers are free to use the work benches in this space for projects.  Expertise is available to assist, from consultation to providing turnkey solutions. Rates effective 9/1/2022 are shown below.  For more information, including how to join the lab, contact snf-access@stanford.edu.  

Service

Academic

Industry

Electronics Systems
Design Services

$90/hr

$150/hr

Workspace Door Fee

No charge

$25/day

*Stanford University charges additional Facilities & Administration for fees incurred. Current F&A rates are available on the DoResearch site