Purchase Order HDTRA109P0011

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...

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...

This is a $762,734.27 SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a defense agency, to Robust Chip Inc., a small business contractor. The contract is for the "Characterization and Mitigation of Radiation Effects on Nano-Technology Microelectronics", which falls under the SBIR program. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing type and has a final completion date of September 15, 2012. This contract is set aside for...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $1,043,139 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to CFD Research Corporation to develop radiation-hardened silicon carbide (SiC) power electronics for future NASA science and exploration missions. The contract aims to address the high vulnerability of SiC devices to heavy-ion induced degradation and failure, which has precluded their use in space power management and distribution (PMAD)...

This is a $150,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to Nanosonic Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced materials and devices. The contract is for research and development of nanofilament-based radiation-hardened resistive memories and devices. As a Phase I SBIR/STTR award, this is an early-stage research project that demonstrates the technical...

This SBIR/STTR Phase I research and development contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to SI2 Technologies, Inc., a small business contractor. The $149,997.40 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of low SWaP (size, weight, and power), 3D printed radiation shielding for microelectronics. SI2 Technologies has a history of providing products and services related to communications, sensing, and radar technologies as a prime contractor for the...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Pacific Microchip Corp. in the amount of $125,000.00. The contract is for the development of a radiation-hardened analog-to-digital converter (ADC) required for Kinetic Inductance Detector (KID) readout electronics used in photometers, spectrometers, and remote sensing instruments for astrophysics and earth/planetary applications. The proposed ADC aims to...

Nanosperse LLC has been awarded a $1.3 million definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop novel radiation shielding materials. The contract is being carried out under Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research program. Work will be performed in Dayton, Ohio over a two-year period ending in November 2022. The award has a total small business set aside designation. Nanosperse will leverage previous SBIR research to deliver enhanced shielding...

This contract was awarded by the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD), a small business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research and development project. The contract has a firm fixed price of $149,999.36 and is for the development of a wide bandgap silicon carbide (SiC) based field effect transistor for radiation-hardened microelectronics. The contract was set aside for small businesses and is intended to support the...