This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to CFD Research Corporation, a small business in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract, valued at $124,989, will support research and development to address the vulnerability of silicon carbide (SiC) power electronics to radiation damage, which has prevented their use in NASA's future science and exploration missions. The research aims to develop a better understanding of the physical mechanisms behind the...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Coolcad Electronics, Inc., a small for-profit semiconductor company specializing in advanced technologies like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract aims to develop radiation-tolerant high-voltage and low on-resistance SiC power devices to meet NASA's capability and performance goals for upcoming missions such as the Io Observer, Saturn Probe, and Europa...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to United Silicon Carbide, Inc. (USCI) in the amount of $124,330.00. The contract is for the design and simulation of a silicon carbide (SiC) gate driver, which is a key component for enabling the performance advantages of SiC power switches in NASA's power conversion systems. The SiC gate driver will be able to operate in extreme temperature environments,...
This is a $124,990.00 firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Coolcad Electronics, LLC, a small business. The contract is for the development of a high temperature and radiation tolerant silicon carbide (SiC) technology comprised of an integrated circuit and complementary power device. This technology is intended for use in power applications such as spacecraft motor drive modules for...
This is a $125,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Genesic Semiconductor Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of radiation-hardened silicon carbide (SiC) power devices such as vertical DMOSFET transistors and Schottky rectifiers. The targeted applications are for a 30 kilowatt power processing unit (PPU) on-board a Hall thruster propulsion system, which requires devices...
This is a firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to CFD Research Corporation, a small business based in Huntsville, Alabama. The $747,969 contract is for the development of silicon carbide-based power electronics for small fission reactors, with a completion date of May 9, 2025. CFD Research Corporation is a small business that specializes in engineering simulations and innovative designs across various industries, including...
This SBIR Phase II contract, valued at $749,645.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to United Silicon Carbide, Inc. The contract aims to develop radiation-tolerant, extreme temperature-capable electronics based on silicon carbide (SiC) technology to support NASA's planned missions, such as in-situ exploration of Venus and long-duration Europa-Jupiter missions. The SiC junction field-effect transistor (JFET) integrated circuits produced under this...
This is a two-phase Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Genesic Semiconductor Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $125,000 Phase I contract aims to develop integrated silicon carbide (SiC)-based analog and digital circuits, including SiC power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), to enable a monolithic, highly integrated gate driver circuit. Key goals include...
This is a $849,941 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Scdevice LLC, a for-profit small business organization, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the research and development of radiation-resistant silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) capable of operating at voltages up to 600V. This technology is intended for use in space...
This federal contract award, valued at $749,998.00, was made to Coolcad Electronics, Inc., a small business, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of radiation-tolerant high voltage silicon carbide (SiC) switches, which have applications in satellite systems, harsh environment sensing, and defense technologies. This Phase III SBIR contract builds upon previous research and...