Grant For Research 80NSSC17K0768
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- This federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University (ASU) is for a three-year project to develop a high-efficiency, high-temperature InGaN-based tandem solar cell designed to operate above 25% efficiency at temperatures above 400°C. The goal is to enable transformational improvements in solar power generation capabilities for space applications. The $593,533.24 grant leverages ASU's expertise in III-nitride materials and device...
- This is a $816,881.16 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University to develop diamond electronics for high-temperature actuator and sensor applications. The project aims to fabricate and test diamond p-i-n diodes and PNP bipolar junction transistors capable of operating at temperatures up to 500°C, which would enable their use in missions exploring high-temperature environments like the surface of Venus. The objectives include...
- Arizona State University, operating as Orspa, was awarded a $561,452 fixed-price grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design, build, and demonstrate a low power field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based readout electronics system for use with arrays of superconducting detectors such as transition edge sensors (TES) and kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs). The research and development effort will support NASA's goals of developing next-generation space...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Apiq Semiconductor LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The $125,000.00 firm fixed-price contract is for the development of a scalable, wide bandgap monolithic power integrated circuit (MPIC) technology based on gallium nitride (GaN) materials. The goal is to create high-efficiency, high-density, and radiation-hardened power...
- Arizona State University (ASU), operating through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (Orspa), was awarded an $886,593 research grant by a civilian federal agency on October 15, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of October 14, 2027. The contract calls for the development of space-qualified signal processing readout electronics for detector arrays supporting NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory and Origins Space Telescope missions. This award supports the agency's...
- This is a $100,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of North Dakota (UND) Division of Research & Economic Development. The purpose is to develop a high temperature, high power switching power converter testbed that can interface between high temperature power sources and energy storage devices for long-duration Venus surface operations. The testbed will leverage gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistors...
- This is a $101,984.72 grant awarded to Arizona State University (ASU) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the formation and processing histories of presolar and early solar system nanomaterials. The grant has an ultimate completion date of October 4, 2023. ASU is the prime contractor, and there are no set-aside designations associated with this award. This grant supports NASA's research objectives in planetary science and the exploration of the early solar...
- Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc., doing business as Aerospace Semiconductor, has been awarded a $149,969 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct research under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract calls for Aerospace Semiconductor to perform work on nonplanar spaceborne additively manufactured electronics in support of NASA's efforts to advance additive...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Ganify, Inc. for research-grade gallium nitride amplifiers valued at $150,000.00 on July 10, 2026. The order calls for 20 amplifiers capable of continuous operation at 800°C in air for a minimum of 1 hour, with performance specifications including a transistor On/Off ratio minimum of 500 at 800°C, chip size not exceeding 2.5 mm × 2.5 mm, unity gain bandwidth of 0.5 MHz at 800°C, minimum gain of 20 dB at 800°C, and rail-rail voltage of...
- This is a $124,902 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CFD Research Corporation, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development and testing of gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with high voltage and radiation tolerance capabilities for NASA's power management and distribution (PMAD) systems, including applications...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $742,107.05 grant to Arizona State University to demonstrate a gallium nitride (GaN)-based microprocessor that can efficiently operate at high temperatures exceeding 500°C. The research will include fundamental studies on the high-temperature properties of GaN devices, such as material defects, electron transport, and thermal stability, and their impact on the performance and reliability of GaN microprocessors. This interdisciplinary effort will involve material growth, device/process simulations, chip fabrication, and comprehensive high-temperature characterizations. The successful development of this GaN-based microprocessor could potentially enable more efficient, compact, and high-temperature electronics systems for various NASA and space applications. No set-aside designation was used for this research grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00005 | Funding Only Action | ($8k) | 1/25/23 | |
| Not listed | ($8k) | 1/25/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 11/15/21 | ||
| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/15/21 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/3/20 |