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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| THIS MODIFICATION AWARDS A NEW CONTRACT AND OBLIGATES FUNDS FOR THE BASE PERIOD. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $4,868,193 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Mar 9, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Nov 15, 2022 | ||
| NUVO SPRIAL MATURATION AND FABRICATION | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $847,898 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC33NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Dec 18, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | Jun 15, 2022 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I AWARD | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $149,695 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ21 | Aug 7, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 5, 2019 | ||
| NUVOTRONICS WILL LEVERAGE THE DESIGN OF THE BROADBAND FEED DEVELOPED BETWEEN A PREVIOUS INSTRUMENT INCUBATOR PROGRAM, A NASA COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM AND ON A CURRENT NUVOTRONICS SBIR PHASE II CONTRACT (NNX16CG11C) TO PROVIDE A LINE ARRAY TO GSFC TO DEMONSTRATE THE CAFR PATTERN SYNTHESIS METHOD IN THE GSFC ELECTROMAGNETIC ANECHOIC CHAMBER (GEMAC) COMPACT RANGE. FIGURE 1 SHOWS A FEW IMAGES OF THE PREVIOUSLY-DEVELOPED ARRAY FEED AND CORRESPONDING ANTENNA PATTERN MEASUREMENTS. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $658,452 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Jan 13, 2020 | ||
| COMPACT SURFACE MOUNT TUNING COMPONENT FOR TUNABLE FILTER APPLICATIONS | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $149,581 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC61 | Jun 12, 2018 | Jun 12, 2018 | Mar 15, 2019 | ||
| OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROGRAM, NUVOTRONICS WILL DEVELOP OF A ROBUST WAFER-LEVEL CHIP INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY USING OUR PROPRIETARY POLYSTRATA PROCESS TO ENABLE SUB-MILLIMETER MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CHIP (IC). THIS NEW PROCESS OFFERS A DISRUPTIVE WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING, CAPABLE OF MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATING DIS-SIMILAR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES SUCH AS SILICON, SIGE, GAAS, GAN AND INP WHILE REDUCING THE INTERCONNECTS LOSSES AND REMOVING THE NEED WIREBONDS. USING THE 8 POLYSTRATA PROCESS ON WAFER, DIFFERENT CHIPS (LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS, PAS, MIXERS, SWITCHES) CAN BE MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED AND INTERCONNECTED USING COPPER MICROFABRICATION PROCESS TO CREATE A IC MODULE. TO DEMONSTRATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING APPROACH, DURING THE PHASE II, NUVOTRONICS WILL LEVERAGE THE NEW PROCESS TO FABRICATE A COMPLETE W-BAND MONOLITHIC RADIOMETER IC. THE POLYSTRATA IC WILL BE SURFACE MOUNTABLE USING INDUSTRY STANDARD REFLOW PROCESS AND WILL NOT REQUIRE WIREBONDING, HIGH ACCURACY PLACEMENTS OR EXPENSIVE RF CIRCUIT BOARD. NUVOTRONICS AIMED IN THIS PROGRAM A REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY MM-WAVE CIRCUIT ARE FABRICATED BY IMPROVING THE INTERCONNECTION PERFORMANCE UP TO 220 GHZ AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE PACKAGING COST. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $749,953 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $224,760 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC61 | May 22, 2018 | May 22, 2018 | May 29, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TRADITIONAL CIRCUIT BOARD BASED ANTENNAS FOR PHASED ARRAYS DO NOT WORK WELL AT FREQUENCIES ABOVE 20 GHZ. AMONG OTHER REASONS, THIS IS BECAUSE OF DIELECTRIC LOSSES AND GEOMETRIC NON IDEALITIES BECOME ELECTRICALLY LARGER AT HIGHER FREQUENCIES. NUVOTRONICS PROPOSES TO DEMONSTRATE ANTENNA MODULES CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN A PHASED ARRAY THAT SUPPORTS ELECTRONIC SCANNING. THE POLYSTRATA FABRICATION PROCESS CREATES HIGH TOLERANCE STRUCTURES THAT CAN BE OPTIMIZED FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT WILL OPERATE AT W BAND FREQUENCIES FOR SUCH CLOUD AND PRECIPITATION RADAR MISSIONS SUCH AS THE PROPOSED AEROSOLS, CLOUDS, AND ECOSYSTEMS ACE MISSION. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO RE DESIGN, AND VALIDATE THE FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSES TO CREATE AN ANTENNA ARRAY MODULES THAT OPERATES AT W BAND. THIS ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY CAN BE SCALED TO LARGER ARRAYS USING IT AS A FEED FOR A LARGER REFLECTOR OR BY TILING TOGETHER MULTIPLE SUBARRAYS TO FORM LARGER ARRAYS. TASKS: 1. THE KA W BAND ARRAY DESIGN WILL BE OPTIMIZED FOR MANUFACTURING. 2. A DEMONSTRATION ARRAY WILL BE FABRICATED USING THE NEXT GENERATION POLYSTRATA PROCESS BASED UPON THE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION CONDUCTED. 3. RF SCREENING MEASUREMENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO VALIDATE THE DESIGN APPROACH. 4. THERMAL TESTING OF THE MODULE WILL BE CONDUCTED TO SHOW VIABILITY OF RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTS. 5. NUVOTRONICS SHALL COMPLY WITH INTERIM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $748,975 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 27, 2017 | Sep 27, 2017 | Jun 27, 2019 | ||
| BASE IGF::OT::IGF | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $1,499,878 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 334111Electronic Computer Manufacturing | AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 24, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF COMPACT WIDEBAND DIRECTION FINDER | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $749,999 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC62 | Sep 19, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 | Dec 23, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NUVOTRONICS WILL DEVELOP A ROBUST WAFER-LEVEL INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY USING OUR PROPRIETARY POLYSTRATA INTERPOSER TO ENABLE HIGH-FREQUENCY INTERCONNECTS AND ROUTING BETWEEN TWO DIS-SIMILAR SUBSTRATES: SILICON, SIGE, GAAS, GAN, INP WAFERS. THE POLYSTRATA PASSIVES GROWN ON THE WAFERS WILL CONSIST OF HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERCONNECTS CAPABLE OF ALIGNING AND SOLDERING THE TWO WAFERS USING COPPER PILLARS TO CREATE A BALL GRID ARRAY (BGA). ESTABLISHING NOVEL WAFER-TO-WAFER PUSH FIT TECHNOLOGIES WILL DEMONSTRATE SUB 5PSEC INTERCONNECTION DELAY BETWEEN TECHNOLOGIES. WITH INTEGRATION OF LOW LOSS ROUTING BETWEEN THE TECHNOLOGIES, OUR PROPOSED INTERPOSER CAN MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATE PASSIVES SUCH AS HIGH Q INDUCTORS, FILTERS, RESONATORS DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE TWO WAFERS. THE PS INTERPOSER OFFERS AN EXCELLENT STRUCTURE TO IMPROVE THE CTE MISMATCH BETWEEN WAFERS AND ENABLE THERMAL HEAT PIPING TO DIRECT THE HEAT AWAY FROM THE DIFFERENT STACK. IN PH I, NUVOTRONICS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE INTEGRATION OF GAAS ON SILICON USING THE PS INTERPOSER TECHNOLOGY. THE GOAL: TO INTEGRATE A 1"X1" GAAS AND SILICON DIE, DEMONSTRATING INTERFACE LOSS<0.3DB AND SUB 5PSEC INTERCONNECTION DELAY. THE DESIGN WILL INTEGRATE CTE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE TO ENABLE OVER 100C OF TEMPERATURE VARIATION. NUVOTRONICS WILL DESIGN AND OPTIMIZE THE INTERFACE BETWEEN POLYSTRATA AND SILICON, AND BETWEEN GAAS AND POLYSTRATA, TO MINIMIZE STRESS AND IMPROVE MM-WAVE RF PERFORMANCE. NEXT, NUVOTRONICS WILL FABRICATE A SURROGATE SILICON AND SURROGATE GAAS WAFER WITH POLYSTRATA INTERFACE. A SOLDER BALL BACK-END PROCESS WILL BE APPLIED TO BOTH WAFER TECHNOLOGY AND INTEGRATION OF SOLDER BALLS. THE 4" WAFERS WILL BE DICED IN 1"X1" DIES BEFORE BEING INTEGRATED. DC AND RF MEASUREMENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE. PRELIMINARY TEMP. CYCLING WILL BE PERFORMED TO DEMONSTRATE RELIABILITY OF THE INTERFACE. IN PH II, NUVOTRONICS WILL DEMONSTRATE 4-INCH WAFER LEVEL INTEGRATION AND PERFORMANCE UNDER TEMP. CYCLING. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $124,995 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 8, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA SBIR PHASE II EFFORT ENTITLED, "CONFORMAL RADIATING ANTENNA FOR COURSE-REFINED ARMAMENTS" | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $1,394,217 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | — | 541712 | AD92 | Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 19, 2017 | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE ELECTRONICALLY STEERED APERTURES (ESAS) IN POLYSTRATA | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $149,914 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Dec 7, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 | Sep 6, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PASSIVE ELECTRONICALLY-STEERABLE ARRAY FOR MISSILE SEEKER | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $749,996 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC52 | Oct 11, 2016 | Oct 11, 2016 | Apr 30, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MICROFABRICATED KA-BAND MONOPULSE ANTENNA | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $749,886 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC52 | Sep 21, 2016 | Sep 21, 2016 | Nov 30, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF E-BAND TRANSCEIVER FOR HIGH BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATIONS | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $599,711 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | — | 541712 | AJ41 | Sep 20, 2016 | Sep 20, 2016 | Feb 28, 2018 | ||
| STATUS REPORT IGF::OT::IGF | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $149,939 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jul 11, 2016 | Jul 11, 2016 | Sep 21, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TRADITIONAL MILLIMETER WAVE DESIGNS USE SPLIT BLOCK OR WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS AND LARGE PLANAR FILTER BANKS. THIS IMPLEMENTATION IS LARGE IN MASS AND SIZE WHICH ARE AT A PREMIUM ON CUBESATS. NUVOTRONICS PROPOSES TO REDUCE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THESE SYSTEMS BY LEVERAGING LOW-LOSS POLYSTRATA-INTEGRATED COMPONENT AND INTERCONNECTS. THE POLYSTRATA PROCESS ENABLES HIGHLY ACCURATE, REPEATABLE, COMPACT, LOW LOSS FILTERS WHICH CAN STACK TO FURTHER REDUCE FOOTPRINT. WITH SAVINGS IN WEIGHT AND SIZE NUVOTRONICS WILL INCREASE THE TOTAL FUNCTIONALITY BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FREQUENCY BANDS SERVED BY A SINGLE CUBESAT. A RECENT ADVANCEMENT IN SWITCHES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR A MOTOR TO CONTROL THE REFLECTOR, CREATING FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN POWER AND WEIGHT. A NOVEL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE WILL BE SHOWCASED THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ON ANY MMICS TO PROVIDE A MANUFACTURABLE, LOW LOSS, IMPEDANCE MATCHED METHOD OF LAUNCHING ONTO MMICS IN BANDS UP TO 300 GHZ. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $1,498,941 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 10, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF COMPACT FEED FOR DIRECTION FINDING ANTENNA | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $149,968 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC61 | Jun 6, 2016 | Jun 6, 2016 | Mar 3, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF IN RESPONSE TO NASA SBIR TOPIC S1.02 ON MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING, NUVOTRONICS IS PLEASED TO PROPOSE A PHASE I PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DELIVERING AN ULTRA-COMPACT W-BAND HIGH POWER TRANSCEIVER. OUR PROPOSED PLAN IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR POLYSTRATA? ULTRA-LOW LOSS MICRO-COAX TRANSMISSION LINES, HIGH POWER HIGH EFFICIENCY GAN POWER AMPLIFIER AND LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS TO PROVIDE A TRANSCEIVER WITH OVER 10 WATTS OF CW RF POWER AND WITH LESS THAN 6DB OF RECEIVED NOISE FIGURE. THE INTEGRATED POLYSTRATA MICRO-COAX ASSEMBLIES ALLOW FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER WAVE COMPONENTS SUPPORTED BY ULTRA-LOW LOSS TRANSMISSION LINES (0.03 DB/MM AT 94 GHZ), ULTRA-WIDEBAND (NO CUT-OFF), VERY HIGH ISOLATION (>80 DB) AND NO DISPERSION. THIS TOGETHER WITH THE HIGHEST FUNCTIONAL DENSITY, INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT, SCALABILITY IN POWER HANDLING AND FREQUENCY OF OPERATION ENABLE NOVEL ARCHITECTURES TO BE BUILT IN WHICH THE USUAL PERFORMANCE TRADEOFFS WOULD NO LONGER BE NECESSARY. IN RECENT YEARS, NUVOTRONICS HAS DEMONSTRATED MULTIPLE HIGH POWER SSPAS FROM 30 GHZ TO 240 GHZ, ENABLING MMW COMPONENTS USING THE DISRUPTIVE POLYSTRATA MICRO-COAX TECHNOLOGY. OUR ARCHITECTURE WILL ALSO OFFER EXCELLENT THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING THE POLYSTRATA BULK COPPER THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF 400W/MK AND THE 3D RF BACKPLANE ROUTING, WHICH ALLOW HEAT SINK INTEGRATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE MMICS FOR EFFICIENT HEAT SPREADING. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $124,901 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 2, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FUTURE NASA EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES, SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE OVERALL LEVEL OF INTEGRATION AND FUNCTIONAL DENSITY THAT IS ACHIEVABLE IN MULTI-BAND MICROWAVE RADAR AND RADIOMETER INSTRUMENTS ARE PROPOSED. THE TARGETED SYSTEM IS THE WIDEBAND INSTRUMENT FOR SNOW MEASUREMENTS (WISM), WHICH IS A TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO MEASURE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT THAT TARGETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROPOSED SNOW AND COLD LAND PROCESSES MISSION. DURING PHASE I, WE DEVELOPED CONCEPTS FOR ENHANCING THE WISM BY INCORPORATING SIGNAL MULTIPLEXING AND ACTIVE DEVICES IN THE POLYSTRATA ANTENNA FEED THAT ARE NOT PRESENT IN THE BASELINE VERSION OF THE INSTRUMENT. ON THE PHASE II PROGRAM, WE PROPOSE TO DEMONSTRATE THESE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE WISM WITH DELIVERABLE HARDWARE PROTOTYPES OF SUCH ACTIVE MULTI-BAND FEED ANTENNAS. DRASTIC IMPROVEMENTS IN SYSTEM NOISE FIGURE AND OVERALL SIZE ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY INTEGRATING THE FIRST STAGE OF LNAS INTO THE POLYSTRATA FEED ANTENNA, ELIMINATING ADDITIONAL CABLE AND DIPLEXER LOSSES THAT OCCUR IN THE CURRENT MODULAR SYSTEM. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $749,992 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 6, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | May 6, 2018 | ||
| BASE IGF::OT::IGF | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $1,497,023 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Mar 7, 2016 | Mar 7, 2016 | Mar 6, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA SBIR PHASE I EFFORT ENTITLED, "CONFORMAL RADIATING ANTENNA FOR COURSE-REFINED ARMAMENTS" | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $149,936 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | — | 541712 | AD92 | Feb 17, 2016 | Feb 17, 2016 | Mar 29, 2017 | ||
| ::IGF::OT::IGF:: SBIR PHASE I RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $139,831 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Dec 18, 2015 | Dec 18, 2015 | Sep 20, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF UNDER THIS MATURATION EFFORT, NUVOTRONICS LLC, IN COLLABORATION WITH HARRIS GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (HARRIS GCS), WILL EXTEND THE CAPABILITIES OF THE WISM FEED ARRAY TO SUPPORT A LARGER, 10X10 ELEMENT REFLECTOR FEED ANTENNA WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE. THE LARGER SIZE OF THE ANTENNA WILL DECREASE THE X-BAND SIDELOBE LEVELS BY 8 DB FROM THE INITIAL X-BAND FEED AND DECREASE THE MISMATCH LOSSES BECAUSE THE CURRENT SHEET ANTENNA BEHAVES IN A MORE IDEAL FASHION WHEN IN A LARGER ARRAY. THE RADIOMETER PERFORMANCE AT KA BAND WILL BE AIDED BY A DEDICATED WAVEGUIDE OUTPUT FROM THE FEED ARRAY WHICH WILL REDUCE LOSS (3 DB LOWER LOSS THAN THE PREVIOUS REFLECTOR FEED BECAUSE THE LOSS FROM CONNECTING CABLES AND EXTERNAL MULTIPLEXERS ARE GREATLY REDUCED). THE RADIOMETER PERFORMANCE WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED BY A DEDICATED PORT FOR INJECTING NOISE FOR CALIBRATION. THE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER (SWAP) OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE IMPROVED BY INTEGRATING THE X, K AND KU BAND MULTIPLEXER INTO THE FEED ARRAY. | NUVOTRONICS, INC | $625,975 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 30, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Oct 31, 2017 |