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Alphacore INC
$49M obligated·122 awards·3 agencies·5 NAICS
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| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
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| Jun 29, 2020 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC20C0124 | 541715 | SELF-CALIBRATING, LIGHTWEIGHT RADIATION HARDENED ISOLATED DC-DC CONVERTER | $755K |
| Jun 29, 2020 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC20C0150 | 541715 | RFI MITIGATING (RFIM) RECEIVER BACKEND ASIC | $755K |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG CONT CT WASH OFC | W909MY20P0018 | 238990 | THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR A SBIR PHASE I. | $110K |
| Dec 12, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8649 USAF SBIR STTR CNTRCTNG AFRL | FA864920P0355 | 541715 | DYNAMIC BIAS APD RECEIVER ARRAY F19C-006-0163 | $150K |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG | W91CRB20C0002 | 541715 | SBIR PHASE I BASE PERIOD | $108K |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833519C0783 | 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | $140K |
| Aug 19, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC19C0457 | 541715 | SELF-CALIBRATING, LIGHTWEIGHT RADIATION HARDENED ISOLATED DC-DC CONVERTER | $125K |
| Aug 19, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC19C0479 | 541715 | RFI MITIGATING (RFIM) RECEIVER BACKEND ASIC | $125K |
| Aug 19, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC19C0542 | 541715 | ENSURING CORRECT SENSOR OPERATION AND DECISIONS UNDER HARSH ENVIRONMENTS | $125K |
| Aug 19, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC19C0560 | 541715 | MODEL AND TESTING BASED ASSURANCE OF COTS SYSTEMS IN SPACE RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS | $121K |
| Aug 18, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC19C0484 | 541715 | DROIC HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE | $125K |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865019C7900 | 541713 | ADC TOPOLOGY TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION | $98K |
| Jul 1, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945319P0680 | 541715 | CRYOGENIC RADIATION-HARD READ-OUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROCESS DESIGN KIT | $150K |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945319P0691 | 541715 | SPACE-BASED COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING SYSTEMS | $150K |
| Jun 19, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA9451 AFRL RDK | FA945119P0651 | 541715 | FAST FRAMING SWIR CAMERA FOR DIGITAL-HOLOGRAPHIC DETECTION | $150K |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA9101 AEDC PKP PROCRMNT BR | FA910119P0037 | 541715 | MISSILE ATTITUDE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | $150K |
| Apr 4, 2019 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | IND17PC00124 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-SAMPLE RATE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASED ARRAY APPLICATIONS | $500K |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865019P1874 | 541715 | PRINCETON - V-BAND SOLID-STATE POWER AMPLIFIERS FOR SATCOM | $150K |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865019C7900 | 541713 | ADC TOPOLOGY TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION | $191K |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865019P2038 | 541715 | MICROCONTROLLER FOR EXTREME TEMPERATURES | $150K |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Department of DefenseDEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY | HQ072719P0006 | 541715 | SBIR PHASE I RESEARCH STUDY | $150K |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014719C7032 | 541715 | SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT: PHOTON SENSITIVE CAMERA. | $105K |
| Oct 9, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865019C7900 | 541713 | ADC TOPOLOGY TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION | $300K |
| Jul 26, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P2130 | 541715 | ALPHACORE INC. WILL DEVELOP A HIGH-ACCURACY BUILT-IN SELF-TEST (BIST) SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF AGING, DEGRADATION, AVAILABLE POWER AND IN-SITU DIAGNOSIS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC AND MULTI-PACK BATTERY SYSTEMS USING LOW-COMPLEXITY SINGLE-CHIP IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (IS) APPROACH. ALPHACORE WILL COLLABORATE WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU) SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP A LOW COMPLEXITY SINGLE-CHIP PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL SELF-TEST AND INSTRUMENTATION MODULE TO ACHIEVE: A) IN-SITU HEALTH AND RELIABILITY MONITORING OF SOLAR PANEL AND REPORTING CELL STATUS. B) IN-SITU CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEX IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLAR PANEL OR CELL OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. C) A PERIODIC SELF-DIAGNOSTIC MODE TO CHARACTERIZE THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE SOLAR PANEL OR CELL. D) A DIGITAL INTERFACE THAT CAN GENERATE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO FAILING CELLS OR PANELS AND SHORT / DISCONNECTED CELLS. E) A MODEL TO UTILIZE STATE PARAMETERS INCLUDING TERMINAL VOLTAGE, LOAD CURRENT, AND PV COMPLEX IMPEDANCE MODEL FOR CORRELATING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BATTERY. ALPHACORE INC. WILL ALSO DEVELOP TECHNIQUES TO EXTEND THESE APPROACHES TO DETECTING AND MONITORING LI-ION BATTERY PACKS AND OTHER CHARGE STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS HEALTH STATUS. THE IS DEVICE WILL PROVIDE REAL-TIME MONITORING CAPABILITY OF SOLAR CELL AND PANEL C-V AND CAPACITY CONDITIONS. IN RESPONSE TO THE OUTPUT OF THIS MODULE, THE SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY MODIFICATIONS WILL BE MADE WHILE STILL MAINTAINING CELL-LEVEL SPECIFIC ENERGY. ALPHACORE S PV MONITORING ASIC WILL BE ABLE TO CHARACTERIZE THE COMPLEX IMPEDANCE OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS AND PANELS FROM DC TO 100KHZ, WITH 11BIT (0.05%) ACCURACY. THE SPECTRAL SELF-TEST WOULD BE COMPLETED IN LESS THAN 1 SECS, AND WILL TAKE LESS THAN 4MA OF DC CURRENT DURING OPERATION. BY MONITORING THE COMPLEX IMPEDANCE FOR A GIVEN TERMINAL VOLTAGE AND CURRENT, A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR THE AGING OF THE PV CELLS WILL BE FORMED AND UPDATED. | $125K |
| May 30, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX15CP16C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THIS SBIR PHASE II PROPOSAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ALPHACORE, INC. TO DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZE A 24 GSPS (GIGASAMPLES PER SECOND), WIDE INPUT BANDWIDTH (40 GHZ), 6-BIT (5.0 EFFECTIVE NUMBER OF BITS, ENOB), LOW-POWER (700 MW), AND LOW-COST ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC) FOR USE IN A WIDE RANGE OF NASA'S MICROWAVE SENSOR REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS. THE ADC DOES NOT EMPLOY TIME-INTERLEAVING AND PROVIDES A VERY WIDE SPUR FREE INPUT BANDWIDTH MAKING IT MORE SUITABLE TO NASA'S REMOTE SENSING MISSIONS AND A VARIETY OF RADIO ASTRONOMY APPLICATIONS THAN ANY OTHER ADC AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE ADC WILL BE RADIATION HARD (>300KRAD) AND THUS SUITABLE FOR USE ON-BOARD SPACE MISSIONS. A KEY INNOVATION IN ALPHACORE'S APPROACH TO THE ADC DESIGN IS THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED HOW THE ADC WILL BE USED IN A SYSTEM; A CUSTOM DESIGNED DIGITAL BACK-END IMPLEMENTS DIGITAL DATA DE-MULTIPLEXING AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING TO ALLOW SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, HIGH-END, FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA) THAT ARE THE MAIN BUILDING BLOCKS OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC SPECTROMETERS AND INTERFEROMETERS. ALPHACORE'S ADC PROVIDES THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT MUCH LOWER POWER AND LOWER COST THAN EXISTING COMMERCIAL ADCS THAT USE OFF-CHIP COMPONENTS TO PROVIDE THESE FEATURES. ALPHACORE'S DESIGN TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE LATEST LOW-POWER, HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL CMOS PROCESSES, RESULTING IN ADC POWER CONSUMPTION THAT IS LESS THAN 1/8 OF THE POWER CONSUMPTION OF COMPETITOR ADCS. THE PROPOSED ADC EMPLOYS AN INNOVATIVE TOPOLOGY WITH HIGH-BANDWIDTH FRONT-END SAMPLING CIRCUIT COMBINED WITH AN INTERPOLATED FLASH-TYPE ADC AND ENCODER CIRCUITRY THAT SIMPLIFIES FPGA INTERFACING. ALL THE NEEDED CLOCK SIGNALS ARE GENERATED FROM A LOW-COST 100MHZ CRYSTAL CLOCK REFERENCE WITH A LOW-JITTER (<200FS), RADIATION-TOLERANT ON-CHIP PLL. | $150K |
| Mar 30, 2018 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | IND17PC00124 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-SAMPLE RATE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASED ARRAY APPLICATIONS | $505K |
| Feb 27, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945318C0227 | 541715 | SBIR II HIGH-EFFICIENCY RADIATION-HARD SOLAR ARRAY INTERFACE. DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED SWITCH MODULE FOR RECONFIGURING SOLAR CELLS WITHIN A SOLAR ARRAY FOR SPACECRAFT POWER SYSTEMS. THE SWITCH MODULE WILL BE INTEGRATED WITHIN SPECTROLAB'S SOLAR ARRAY TILE, THUS ALLOWING FOR EASY ADOPTION BY THE PRIME WHO WILL ARCHITECT AND ASSEMBLE THE SPACECRAFT SOLAR POWER SYSTEM. | $750K |
| Nov 22, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865018C1139 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF MULTI-ATTRIBUTE CIRCUIT AUTHENTICATION AND RELIABILITY TECHNIQUES | $750K |
| Oct 12, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865018C1140 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AUTHENTICATION AND RELIABILITY TOOL AND TECHNIQUES | $750K |
| Sep 27, 2017 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014717C7335 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D | $1.0M |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | IND17PC00124 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-SAMPLE RATE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASED ARRAY APPLICATIONS | $255K |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA2487 AFTC PZZD (EGLIN) | FA248717C0028 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIRS PHASE II GIGAPIXEL SENSOR HIGH SPEED OPTICAL SYSTEM | $3 |
| Jun 9, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CC30P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF ALPHACORE INC. WILL DEVELOP A DIGITALLY CONTROLLED, HIGH SWITCHING RATE, DIGITAL HYSTERESIS BASED DCDC CONVERTER SUITABLE FOR SPACE AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS. ALPHACORE WILL COLLABORATE WITH ASU SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP A RHBD, DIGITAL INTENSIVE, SINGLE-CHIP HYSTERETIC DC-DC CONVERTER MODULE TO ACHIEVE: - UTILIZING 180NM DIGITAL CMOS PROCESS, SUPPORTING UP TO 4.5V INPUT SUPPLY, AND UP TO 4A OF LOAD CURRENT UTILIZING A STACKED POWER STAGE. - FIRST ALL-DIGITAL HYSTERETIC CONVERTER, ACHIEVING 10MHZ SWITCHING RATE, WITH REDUCED OUTPUT COMPONENT SIZING - A DIGITAL SLOW-START (SS) OPTION TO SEQUENCE AND DAISY CHAIN AND SEQUENCE POWER SUPPLIES - DIGITALLY CONTROLLED REGULATION LOOP PARAMETERS, INCLUDING SWITCHING SPEED, HYSTERESIS WINDOW, SETTLING TIME THE SWITCHING REGULATOR WILL BE FULLY DIGITALLY CONTROLLED, ENABLING PORTABILITY ACROSS VARIOUS PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES. ALPHACORE'S DESIGN PROVIDES A VERY FAST TRANSIENT RESPONSE AND HIGH EFFICIENCY OPERATION ACROSS THE FULL LOAD RANGE OF OPERATION USING DIGITAL. HAVING A FAST-TRANSIENT DESIGN IS CRITICAL WHEN OPERATING A DIGITAL ASIC OR FPGA THAT TYPICALLY REQUIRE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DECOUPLING CAPACITANCE (LOTS OF AREA ON THE BOARD) TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO DYNAMIC LOAD CHANGE WITHIN THEIR CORE. THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS DESIGN ARE: 1 TO 5 V INPUT VOLTAGE, 0.8 - 4.5 V REGULATED OUTPUT VOLTAGE, FULLY INTEGRATED, LOAD CURRENT SCALABLE POWER TRAIN, HIGH EFFICIENCY (PEAK EFFICIENCY AT 94%) DIGITAL HYSTERETIC CONVERTER. THE MAIN DELIVERABLE OF THIS RESEARCH WILL BE A SINGLE CHIP, ALL DIGITALLY HYSTERETIC CONTROLLED SOLUTION, WHERE A FULLY INTEGRATED ALL DIGITAL DC-DC POINT-OF-LOAD REGULATOR WITH PROGRAMMABLE HYSTERESIS WINDOW WILL DELIVER A LOAD CURRENT OF 0.1A TO 2A. DUE TO ITS FULLY INTEGRATED SOLUTION, THE CONTROLLER DESIGN WILL BE 2.5X2.5 MM2 ON A 0.13UM 18UM CMOS PROCESS. THE CONVERTER WILL UTILIZE DRAIN EXTENDED POWER DEVICES TO ACHIEVE HIGH VOLTAGE COMPLIANCE. | $125K |
| Jun 9, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CP23P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF ALPHACORE INC. WILL DEVELOP A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE, DIGITALLY CONTROLLED LINEAR LOW-DROPOUT REGULATORS (D-LDOS) FOR SPACE AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS. ALPHACORE INC WILL COLLABORATE WITH ASU SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP A RADIATION HARDENED-BY DESIGN, DIGITAL INTENSIVE, UNCONDITIONALLY STABLE D-LDO WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: - A FULLY INTEGRATED DIGITAL LOW DROP-OUT REGULATOR (DLDO) WITH A FAST TRANSIENT RESPONSE PROVIDING A WELL-REGULATED SUPPLY FOR SYSTEM-ON-CHIP (SOC) POWER MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS - WIDEBAND OPERATION AND FAST TRANSIENT RESPONSE ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH A TRANSIENT ENHANCED DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL AND INTEGRATION (PI) CONTROLLER, WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE STABILITY OF THE DLDO. - THE TRANSIENT ENHANCEMENT STAGE BOOSTS D-LDO LOOP-GAIN DYNAMICALLY DURING LOAD TRANSIENTS. IN THE GAIN BOOSTING MODE, THE D-LDO CLOSED LOOP BANDWIDTH IS INCREASED, RESULTING IN REDUCED UNDERSHOOT/OVERSHOOT AND FASTER RECOVERY OF THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE. WHEN THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE RECOVERS TO THE DESIRED LEVEL, THE BOOST MODE OPERATION IS DISABLED. LDOS ARE COMMONLY USED IN LOW NOISE, FAST RESPONSE RF, ANALOG, MIXED-SIGNAL, AND DIGITAL CORE POWER MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS. FAST RESPONSE ASSOCIATED WITH LDOS PROVIDE A FAST AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT WAKE-UP, AND LOW NOISE OPERATION. LACK OF HIGH-SPEED SWITCHING AND AN LC TYPE OUTPUT FILTER MAKES THEM MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE TELECOMMUNICATION SIGNAL CHAIN APPLICATIONS. TO ENSURE FAULT-FREE OPERATION OF THE DIGITAL CORES AND MEMORY CHIPS, THE SUPPLY VOLTAGE MUST REMAIN WITHIN A CERTAIN ERROR WINDOW WITH MINIMUM DEVIATION UNDER TRANSIENT EVENTS, TYPICAL IN SPACE APPLICATION. THIS SUPPLY VOLTAGE WINDOW IS DETERMINED BY RELIABILITY CONSTRAINTS OF THE PROCESS USED IN THE UPPER BOUNDARY AND SPEED REQUIREMENTS ON THE LOWER BOUNDARY. ALPHACORE INC. AND ASU'S PROPOSED DIGITAL LINEAR LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR WILL BE FULLY DIGITALLY CONTROLLED, ENABLING PORTABILITY ACROSS VARIOUS PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES. | $125K |
| May 1, 2017 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014716C7038 | 541712 | ::IGF::OT::IGF SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT | $40K |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | IND17PC00124 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-SAMPLE RATE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASED ARRAY APPLICATIONS | $250K |
| Mar 30, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA2487 AFTC PZZD (EGLIN) | FA248717C0028 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIRS PHASE II GIGAPIXEL SENSOR HIGH SPEED OPTICAL SYSTEM | $375K |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Department of DefenseFA2487 AFTC PZZD (EGLIN) | FA248717C0028 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIRS PHASE II GIGAPIXEL SENSOR HIGH SPEED OPTICAL SYSTEM | $375K |
| Dec 22, 2016 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | IND16PC00100 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-SAMPLE RATE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASED ARRAY APPLICATIONS | $50K |
| Dec 6, 2016 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945317P0414 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-EFFICIENCY RADIATION-HARD SOLAR ARRAY INTERFACE TO SPACECRAFT POWER SYSTEM | $150K |
| Sep 8, 2016 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833516C0424 | 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF | $80K |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865016M1788 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF MULTI-ATTRIBUTE CIRCUIT AUTHENTICATION AND RELIABILITY TECHNIQUES | $150K |
| Jun 13, 2016 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865016M1790 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AUTHENTICATION AND RELIABILITY TOOL AND TECHNIQUES- SBIR I | $150K |
| Jun 6, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX16CP71P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THIS SBIR PHASE I PROPOSAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ALPHACORE, INC. TO DESIGN AND A LOW POWER APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC) RFI MITIGATING RECEIVER BACK END THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO NASA?S EXISTING AND FUTURE RADIOMETER DESIGNS. ALPHACORE PROPOSES NEXT GENERATION ASIC THAT PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT SWAP REDUCTION AND BETTER RADIATION HARDNESS, AS COMPARED TO BOARD-LEVEL SYSTEMS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT THAT USE COTS ADCS AND FPGAS. ALPHACORE ASIC WILL HAVE A 3 GSPS (GIGASAMPLES PER SECOND), 12-BIT, 340MW, RADIATION HARD ADC AND A 128-BAND, LOW-POWER DIGITAL FILTER BANK. THE TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION OF THE ASIC IS LESS THAN ONE WATT (0.87W). THE ASIC WILL BE DEVELOPED IN A SMALL-GEOMETRY CMOS TECHNOLOGY (28NM) THAT IS INHERENTLY TOLERANT TO HIGH RADIATION DOSES. SINGLE EVENT EFFECT MITIGATION STRATEGIES WILL BE USED AS WELL IN THIS ASIC. ALPHACORE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING IP IN THIS PROCESS, INCLUDING CURRENT MODE LOGIC (CML) TRANSCEIVERS AND PHASE-LOCKED LOOP (PLL) THAT CAN BE LEVERAGED IN THIS PROGRAM. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM?S FRONT END ADC EMPLOYS AN INNOVATIVE TOPOLOGY WITH A HIGH-BANDWIDTH FRONT-END SAMPLING CIRCUIT COMBINED WITH AN INTERPOLATED FLASH ADC AND A BACK-END DSP THAT EMPLOYS 128-BAND POLYPHASER FILTER BANK USING ULTRA LOW POWER SYNTHESIZABLE DIGITAL LOGIC. THE SYSTEM IS PROGRAMMABLE AND IT IS OPTIMIZED TO PROVIDE THE USER THE MOST USEFUL DATA AVAILABLE FOR EFFECTIVE RFI MITIGATION. THE SYSTEM IS ALSO DESIGNED TO BE SCALABLE TO OTHER MISSIONS. | $125K |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014716C7038 | 541712 | ::IGF::OT::IGF SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT | $105K |
| Apr 5, 2016 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063) | IND16PC00100 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-SAMPLE RATE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASED ARRAY APPLICATIONS | $105K |
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