Project Grant DESC0020461

Impact Photonics LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible single photon avalanche diode. The SBIR program is intended to support scientific research and development that has the potential for commercialization. Under this Phase I award made on November 1, 2021 for a one-year period ending December 31, 2022, Impact Photonics...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $1,482,618 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a next-generation charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor optimized for astronomical spectroscopy. The project aims to demonstrate the ability to readout a 4096x4096 pixel CCD image in a few minutes instead of hours, which will significantly improve the...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a lightweight, learning-based image signal processing (ISP) algorithm for photon-limited imaging. The $274,702 award to Deeplux Technology, Inc. will fund the optimization and implementation of the "Small and Learnable ISP Module" (SLIM) on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Key...

Gigajot Technology, Inc. received a $248,834 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049) to develop an ultra-sensitive dual fluorescence and bright field imaging lensless microscopy system using a novel Quanta image sensor for bio-imaging. The six-month project period ran from February to August 2021. The system aimed to provide advanced bio-imaging capabilities without the need for traditional...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $385,000 Project Grant to Northwestern University to develop cross-layer techniques from device to circuit and architecture for the large-scale integration of ferroelectric field effect transistors (FeFET) with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. This research aims to enable emerging computing applications, such as AI, robotics, augmented/virtual reality, and autonomous...

This three-year, $279,334 National Science Foundation project grant funds research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology to develop integrated sensing and normally-off computing architectures for Internet of Things devices. The research focuses on designing processing-in-sensor units and processing-near-sensor units that co-integrate sensing and processing capabilities. These hybrid platforms will feature granularly configurable arithmetic operations to balance accuracy, speed and power...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Photonlab of Fairfield, CA for its "NOVEL POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR RARE DECAY AND RARE PARTICLE DETECTION" project. The one-year project period runs from February 14, 2022 to February 13, 2023. Under this award, Photonlab will develop novel position sensitive photosensor technology to support rare decay and rare particle detection, in alignment with the Office of Science Financial...

OAM Photonics LLC will develop a high-performance, compact, and lightweight 3D light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor under a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The LIDAR sensor aims to enable more affordable drone-based, high-precision mapping applications by leveraging coherent LIDAR detection and silicon photonics technology in an innovative design. The compact form factor sensor...

This $275,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant was awarded to Corlens Inc. on January 1, 2025 to develop a Zernike double-metalens Cooke triplet for thermal imaging applications. The key objectives are to eliminate image noise and chromatic aberration in flat lens designs, enabling smaller, lighter, and more cost-effective thermal imaging lenses using abundant semiconductor materials like silicon. This innovation aims to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant award of $304,987 to Clearview Optics LLC aims to develop highly sensitive optical detectors capable of sensing single photons at room temperature. Unlike existing technologies that require extreme cooling, these detectors offer greater accessibility and efficiency for applications spanning satellite communication, cybersecurity, defense, and...