2. Contact Nancy Latta or Mike Deal to discuss your project. They may refer you to a Technical Liaison if you haven't already talked with one.

3. If Mike Deal or Nancy Latta give preliminary approval for you being a remote user, go to How to Gain Access to SNF web page and complete steps 3-5. In the Project Proposal Form, in the section where you describe the expected use of SNF, explain why you wish to be a remote user rather than an on-site user.

4. If given final approval to be a remote user by Nancy Latta or Mike Deal, you will be assigned an SNF staff member to be your project coordinator.

5. Discuss and set up the specific processing steps and schedule of your project with your project coordinator.

6. Check Fees webpage and figure out estimated cost if you wish. Note: remote users must pay for process staff support (which does not have a monthly cap) as well as equipment charges (which does have a monthly cap). Government/industry users also must pay maintenance fees.

7. Give okay to your project coordinator to start processing.

8. Get updates from your project corrdinator as processing proceeds.

9. You may request or be requested to set up a time for remote lab access to inspect your wafer(s) on an SEM or microscope using our Live Webcams. Likewise, you may need to access our other Remote Capabilities, such as our web white board to view and discuss your run sheet, wafer layout, or structure with our staff.

10. Two alternative options for Labmembers who need someone else to do their processing for them are to use Independent Contractors/Consultants or CNRI/MEMS-Exchange. - see About Working in SNF for a little more information about these.