Equipment

VLSI

The analog VLSI research laboratory is configured for the design, development and testing of integrated both electronic and optoelectronic circuits. The laboratory has two dedicated computer controlled test and data-acquisition stations and two integrated circuit (IC) design workstations. The data acquisition systems allow us to automate the testing of any IC, giving us the ability to obtain accurate data in a timely fashion. This also allows us to obtain data easily from complex systems. In addition, we have a system already in place that allows us to test the xerogel/LED/CMOS detector system; this includes a combined flow chamber and LED holder, IC testbed socket that can be automatically positioned with actuators that have micron resolution.

A partial list of equipment available:

• Tektronix Digital Phosphor 500MHz Oscilloscope (TDS3054)
• Keithley 2700-DAQ-40 40 Channel Analog Data Acquisition System
• Tektronix Power Supplies (PS2520G)
• Tektronix Power Supplies (PS280)
• Tektronix Arbitrary Function Generator (AFG320)
• Tektronix Function Generator (CFG253)
• Agilent/HP Nanovolt/Micro-Ohm Meter (34420A)
• 4 channel 16 bit IOTECH 488 D/A converter
• 16 bit IOTECH 488 D/A converter
• Lasers and optics

Sensor arrays exist for the simultaneous detection of multiple chemicals.