The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,489,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract to Integra Technologies, Inc., a small business manufacturer of RF power transistors and related semiconductor solutions, to develop a high-efficiency solid-state power module for an early warning radar system. This contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, with the work to be performed in El Segundo, California. Integra Technologies has previously served as a...
This federal contract award to Integra Technologies, Inc. is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under Topic N231-062. The one-year, $238,161 firm-fixed-price contract will support Integra's research related to the SBIR topic. As a manufacturer of RF power transistors and related products, Integra has previously served as a subcontractor on defense programs for prime contractors such as BAE Systems, Raytheon, and Rockwell...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Custom MMIC Design Services, Inc. (now part of Qorvo Texas, LLC) to develop advanced radio frequency (RF) technologies for future space communications and sensor applications. The contract, valued at $692,131.00, focuses on the design and development of high-efficiency, high-linearity 10 to 20 watt solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) operating in the Ka-band frequency range. The goal is to produce...
Quinstar Technology, Incorporated, a small, minority-owned business, was awarded a $124,975.00 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an 8-watt, solid-state power amplifier operating at V-band frequencies for remote sensor applications. The amplifier will leverage gallium nitride on silicon carbide device technology and a switching mode class F architecture to achieve over 40%...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Quinstar Technology, Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop a high-efficiency, solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) operating at Ka-band frequencies for high data rate, long-range space communications. The proposed 20 W amplifier with 60% power-added efficiency (PAE) is designed to utilize gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) device technology and a switching mode of operation (Class-F) to...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Virginia Diodes, Inc., a manufacturer of millimeter wave and terahertz devices. The $124,913 fixed-price contract is responsive to a NASA SBIR subtopic focused on developing frequency multipliers that can operate in the 200-400 GHz range with greater than 30% efficiency and input powers up to 1 watt. The contract will employ three key innovations: optimizing...
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...
This $749,929 Firm Fixed Price contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Quinstar Technology, Inc., a minority-owned small business, under the SBIR program. The contract is for the development of a family of high-power, compact, reliable, and affordable solid-state power amplifiers operating in the W-band (94 GHz) frequency range. These amplifiers are critical for NASA missions and other remote sensing and environmental measurement applications. The initial...
This is a Federal Contract Award issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Nuvotronics, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, valued at $124,901.00, is for a Phase I program focused on delivering an ultra-compact W-band high power transceiver. Nuvotronics will leverage its Polystrata ultra-low loss micro-coax transmission line technology, high power and high efficiency Gallium Nitride (GaN) power amplifiers, and low noise...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center to Nuvotronics, Inc., a small business manufacturer of high-frequency electronic products. The $99,976 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of high-density, low-loss millimeter-wave backplane circuits to package and interconnect components of future NASA millimeter-wave radars. The goal is to reduce the size, weight, and...