Project Grant 1820063

This STTR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a compact, multi-wavelength interferometric system for real-time, in-situ metrology in high-precision optical manufacturing. The $274,524 project aims to deliver a market-ready, on-machine metrology system that can improve efficiency and accuracy in diamond tool alignment, surface metrology, and overall manufacturing throughput by...

SBIR Phase I: Acoustic Molding Technology for Metal Additive Manufacturing Ultrasonium Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), effective October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, to develop and validate acoustic molding technology for metal additive manufacturing. The project will investigate the feasibility of using ultrasonic phased arrays to...

This $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is developing innovative metasurface optical waveguiding devices (MOWGs) that control light on a sub-wavelength level. The goal is to overcome the limitations of traditional optical systems, such as weight, size, scalability, and cost, by replacing conventional optical components like lenses and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant award to La Luce Cristallina, Inc. provides $274,997 to address critical technical challenges in scaling up barium titanate on silicon technology for photonic integrated circuits. The key products and services to be delivered under this 1-year project include: Developing a process to mitigate the thermal stress that arises from integrating barium titanate, an optical material, with silicon...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary LR Innovoptics Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The project is being performed in Tucson, Arizona. The award funds development of a high-throughput three-dimensional (3D) printing platform utilizing advanced two-photon...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, focuses on developing an innovative technology for the fast and precise transfer of ultra-thin semiconductor dies (UTDs) during chip manufacturing. The $304,507 award to Luxnour Technologies LLC aims to address the challenges of handling and transferring fragile UTD chips, which are critical for mobile and flexible electronics. The project...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant award of $305,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is advancing semiconductor processing technology. The project aims to develop a novel power generator and applicator system that uses nanosecond-scale high voltage pulses to enhance the quality, reduce processing steps, and lower costs of depositing super-thin coatings for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The technology,...

This $291,668 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Oklahoma State University to advance manufacturing processes for complex optical elements. The research aims to test the hypothesis that material removal mechanisms change at increased cutting velocities when single point diamond machining brittle single crystals such as germanium or silicon. Experiments will explore the effects of higher speeds on cutting mechanics using diamond flycutting, orthogonal cutting with fast...

Grant Summary La Luce Cristallina, Inc. received a Cooperative Agreement award of $1.21 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), effective September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop and commercialize foundry-compatible 200-millimeter wafers of barium titanate (BaTiO₃) integrated on silicon for silicon photonics...

This $274,786 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of a cutting-edge scanning magnetometer microscope by Femtosenselabs, LLC. This new microscope technology will enable high-resolution imaging of novel magnetic materials with unprecedented sensitivity at the nanoscale, supporting the advancement of spintronics and the development of...