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## For Procurement Committees

### Capability Statement

Complete overview of CryoWeave capabilities, certifications, and qualifications. Includes IPC standards compliance, space agency qualifications (NASA, ESA, CNES), representative client list, and past project examples.

What's included:

- • Company overview and history
- • IPC J-STD-001ES qualification
- • Space agency certifications
- • NIST collaboration history
- • Representative project list

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### Quality & Standards Documentation

Detailed documentation of fabrication standards, quality control processes, and inspection procedures. For procurement officers who need to justify vendor selection.

What's included:

- • IPC-A-610 Class 3 inspection criteria
- • IPC/WHMA-A-620 compliance
- • Quality control procedures
- • Materials specifications
- • Testing protocols

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### Pricing & Timeline Guide

Understanding CryoWeave's 60-day delivery model, pricing factors for custom assemblies, and how to structure procurement requests for fastest turnaround.

What's included:

- • Lead time explanations
- • Pricing methodology
- • How to request quotes
- • Small batch vs. production runs
- • Expedited delivery options

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## For Researchers & Engineers

### Wire Specifications

Technical specifications for custom superconducting wire. Alloy options, critical temperature ranges, electrical properties, and mechanical characteristics.

Alloys covered:

- • NbTi (niobium-titanium)
- • Nb3Sn (niobium-tin)
- • Nb (pure niobium)
- • YBCO (yttrium barium copper oxide)
- • Research/custom alloys

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### Connector Compatibility Guide

Non-standard connectors CryoWeave supports, including SMA, SMP, LEMO, Fischer, custom adapters, and reverse-gender configurations.

What's included:

- • Standard connector types
- • Cryogenic-rated connectors
- • Custom adapter options
- • SMT terminations
- • Thermal performance data

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### Thermal Management Design Guide

How to specify integrated thermal management for cryogenic assemblies. Heat load calculations, stage positioning, and thermal anchor design.

What's included:

- • Heat load calculation methods
- • Thermal stage design guidelines
- • Material thermal properties
- • Installation best practices
- • Troubleshooting thermal issues

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## Application Notes

### Dilution Refrigerator Wiring Best Practices

Lessons from 20+ years of dilution refrigerator assemblies. Cable routing, filtering strategies, thermal anchoring, and common mistakes to avoid.

Topics covered: DC line filtering for qubit control, RF coax selection for readout lines, mixed-cable assemblies for multi-qubit systems, thermal anchoring at 4K/1K/100mK/mixing chamber, troubleshooting base temperature problems.

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### Bolometer Array Readout Wiring

Phase-matched coax for detector arrays, SQUID multiplexer wiring, TES detector biasing, and managing 100+ channel assemblies in cryogenic environments.

Topics covered: Phase-matching requirements for interferometry, RF crosstalk mitigation, thermal noise considerations, multiplexed readout architectures, break-out harness design at temperature stages.

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## Can't Find What You Need?

Contact Greg directly. If you have a specific technical question about your cryogenic assembly requirements, he'll answer it. No sales reps, no generic responses—just engineering answers from the fabricator.

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## Reference Information

### IPC Standards

CryoWeave assemblies meet three critical IPC standards:

- IPC J-STD-001ES: Space applications electronic hardware requirements
- IPC-A-610 Class 3: High-reliability acceptability criteria
- IPC/WHMA-A-620: Cable and wire harness fabrication requirements

### Space Agency Qualifications

CryoWeave is qualified to fabricate assemblies for:

- NASA: Flight hardware for space telescopes and planetary missions
- ESA: European Space Agency mission hardware
- CNES: French space agency instrumentation

### Temperature Range

CryoWeave assemblies operate across:

- Millikelvin: 10-100mK (dilution refrigerators, quantum computing)
- Liquid helium: 1.5K - 4.2K (standard cryostats)
- Cryocooled: 10K - 80K (space telescopes, high-temp superconductors)