The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to develop an all-paper-based electronic system, named "Integrated Papertronics", that can function in an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and self-sustaining manner. The primary objectives are to: 1) Create a printed circuit board (PCB) with highly conductive metallic wires on paper to enable...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $265,072 Project Grant to Perseus Materials, Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to establish the thermal and mechanical limits of novel, fiber-reinforced, plastic composite materials (FRPs) and pioneer a fast-manufacturing process for these FRPs. The project objectives are to enable widespread adoption of lightweight FRPs in...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of $275,000 awarded to Lumoniq Inc. supports research and development of a nanoscale hybrid optical interconnect platform to revolutionize internal computer chip connections. The project aims to commercialize a new approach called Coupled Hybrid Plasmonics (CHP) that uses the interaction of light and metals to enable high-bandwidth, low-power,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Freescale LLC aims to demonstrate the manufacturing of fully printed functional devices using an innovative multifunctional printing platform for next-generation electronics. The $274,972 award, provided from March 2024 to November 2024, will support the development, optimization, and delivery of specialty conductive and semiconductive inks that can be printed on rigid and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Grayskytech, Inc. aims to develop a novel technology that will dramatically improve the speed and cost-effectiveness of integrated circuit (IC) design verification. The innovation involves a highly parallel, configurable computer architecture that can effectively turn a single FPGA into hundreds of fast virtual processors. This will enable 30x faster behavioral...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnerships for Innovation - Technology Translation (PFI-TT) federal Project Grant award of $550,000 aims to further develop and commercialize a novel conducting coordination polymer material called NITTFTT. The goal is to optimize the material's unique properties, including high conductivity, stability in harsh conditions, and solution processability, and explore its applications in electromagnetic shielding coatings and flexible electronics. The...
Photonect Interconnect Solutions Inc. received a $275,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a chip technology for cheaper and easier photonic device manufacturing. The company will focus on a new fusion splicing machine and novel silicon dioxide mode converter that enables faster, more accurate, and lower cost fiber placement on chips compared to existing technologies....
The National Science Foundation awarded $274,147 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop biodegradable electronic sensors through its Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I grant. The awardee, Transparent Path SPC, will formulate carbon-based inks for aerosol jet printing onto biodegradable substrates to produce temperature and humidity sensors. The goals are to co-print graphene, carbon nanotubes, and cellulose inks; develop printing processes; and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Quantum Metrology LLC, located in Portland, Oregon. The project, titled "Quantum Metrology for Subsurface Defect Detection in Semiconductor Manufacturing," aims to develop a novel, non-destructive, in-line inspection technology to improve the quality and efficiency of semiconductor manufacturing. The project focuses on building and testing a new inspection tool...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,995 SBIR Phase I project grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to Tiptek, LLC, a small for-profit limited liability company. The project aims to improve a critical semiconductor manufacturing method called nanoprobing by enabling the technique to probe smaller and more complex electrical devices for longer periods. The improved nanoprobes developed through this research will support the...