This is a $723,274 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Cosmic Microwave Technology, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The contract is for the development of a low noise, low power, cryogenic differential amplifier to reduce timing jitter in superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. Cosmic Microwave Technology has previously provided specialized electronic components such as cryogenic amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, and bias supplies to NASA,...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cosmic Microwave Technology, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The contract, valued at $99,201, is for the development of a low noise, low power, cryogenic differential amplifier to reduce the timing jitter in superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. Cosmic Microwave Technology has previously provided specialized electronic components, such as...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Spectrum Magnetics LLC, a minority-owned, woman-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned, for-profit limited liability company that manufactures goods. The $124,828.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of an innovative sub-millimeter wave/terahertz noise chip using photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology. The contract has a...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Millimeter Wave Systems LLC, a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified Women-Owned Small Business, for "Technologies for Active Microwave Remote Sensing" under the SBIR Program Phase I. The $124,993.00 contract is for the development of radio wave and microwave technologies, including miniaturized sensors, V-wave and V-band switches, and other related products and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $755,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Pacific Microchip Corp. to develop an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for use in NASA's microwave correlation radiometers. The ASIC will digitize and process the radio frequency (RF) signals from radiometer front-ends, replacing bulky and power-hungry analog signal processing components. Key innovations include programmable digital signal...
This is a $156,451 firm fixed-price purchase order issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Memq Inc., a minority-owned small business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project to develop "Waveguide Integrated SNSPDs on Foundry Silicon PICs". The contract has a period of performance through September 8, 2025 and is set aside for small businesses. NASA is the funding agency for this SBIR research and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Syrnatec Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business and manufacturer of semiconductor and RF/microwave components. The $149,677.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of "Autonomous Space Traffic Management Technologies for Small Spacecraft Swarms and Constellations." This research and development effort is set...
This is a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Applied Material Systems Engineering, Inc. (AMS Engineering), a minority-owned and self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is focused on developing novel approaches for wireless energy transmission technology to increase power availability for NASA's spacecraft, satellites, habitats, and other observation...
This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc. (PSI), a veteran-owned small business, to develop a microwave photonic imaging radiometer technology for spaceborne remote sensing applications. The $124,723 effort aims to dramatically reduce the size, weight, and power requirements of the sensor through the use of distributed aperture imaging and optical upconversion techniques. This will enable the...
This federal contract award is for the development of a hyperspectral microwave photonic radiometer concept by Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc., a veteran-owned small business. The contract, valued at $120,709.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The goal is to create a radiometer capable of acquiring over 100 detection frequencies simultaneously, which can improve the accuracy of weather...