Purchase Order FA864921P1416

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Microelectronics Research Development Corporation (Micro-RDC), a for-profit organization, for the development of a radiation-hardened double data rate (DDR) embedded macro. The objective is to create a cost-effective and quick-turn integrated circuit (IC) digital fabric capable of meeting the demanding requirements of space-based electronic control...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $1.286 million definitive contract to Resilient Computing, LLC for development of a fault-tolerant RISC-V flight computer with coprocessor support on June 6, 2023, under a total small business set-Aside. Work is performed in Bozeman, MT. The contract carries a firm fixed price and an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. Resilient Computing specializes in radiation-tolerant computing technologies for space and defense applications, with prior SBIR...

This federal contract award is for Silicon Space Technology Corporation, doing business as Vorago Technologies, Inc., to design a radiation-hardened (rad-hard) single board computer for use in small satellites and CubeSats. The board will have a rad-hard microcontroller unit (MCU) and field programmable gate array (FPGA) to provide robust computing capabilities for long-duration missions in harsh radiation environments. The board will include various interfaces, on-board memory, and...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Advanced Materials Applications, LLC (AMA) for the development of the Resilient Affordable Computing Platform (RACP), a power-efficient high-performance space computer design for low-Earth orbit (LEO) missions. The $124,188 fixed-price contract is focused on a hybrid design that combines ARM system-on-chip processors, a non-radiation-hardened FPGA, and a radiation-tolerant microcontroller to deliver fault...

Loft Orbital Federal, LLC, a spacecraft integration specialist based in Golden, Colorado, was awarded a $1.486M firm fixed-price delivery order by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center on March 15, 2024, for flight and payload integration of the T0417 Fault Tolerant RISC-V Flight Computer with Coprocessor Support (RADPC). The work is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2028, with performance taking place in Golden, Colorado. This delivery order was issued under the larger Suborbital/Hosted...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $745,519.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Trusted Semiconductor Solutions Inc., a small business manufacturer, to develop a radiation-hardened digital-to-analog converter under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This Phase II research and development contract has a completion date of September 28, 2018. Trusted Semiconductor Solutions has previously received other small business set-aside contracts from the Department of...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $42.0 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Silicon Technologies Inc. for advanced analog and mixed signal radiation hardened microelectronics design and manufacturing. The contract, awarded on July 28, 2023, with ultimate completion scheduled for January 10, 2029, supports the development and production of radiation-tolerant integrated circuits and related electronic components essential for defense and space applications. Work will be...

This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was made to Coolcad Electronics, LLC, a small business, to design, fabricate, and test silicon carbide integrated circuits that are radiation tolerant and capable of high-temperature operation. The intent is to extend the survivability of high-temperature extreme environment missions, which require electronics that can operate above 300°C, a limit exceeded by traditional silicon electronics. The $125,000...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been awarded a $650,000 civilian research grant to conduct a comprehensive study on the radiation hardness of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) and associated electronics. The project, which commenced on January 15, 2024, with completion targeted for January 21, 2027, addresses critical concerns regarding the long-term viability of these detector systems for space missions. The research is structured around two primary...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $749,956 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Lux Semiconductors, Inc., a microelectronics startup company, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This Phase II SBIR contract is focused on the research and development of "System-on-Foil" electronics for conformal radio frequency (RF) antenna arrays. The contract objectives include the development of modular and conformal electronic packaging, evaluation of...