SBIR N07-194
Shipboard Low Noise Amplifier Assembly
NEED & CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTNeed: A broad-band, non-reflective, highly-survivable (weather and electrical), highly-linear LNA with bypass path for shipboard, mast-top deployment Value to the Warfighter: Greater receiver sensitivity allows radar to “see” further. Built-in test capability and redundancy reduces maintenance needs Operational Gap: Current systems amplify received signals inside the ship’s hull, after lengthy cables degrade signal integrity Customer Specifications: Frequency: 0.03 - 3 GHz
Technology Description: Use Gallium Nitride (GaN) FETs to eliminate need for limiter protection. Central Processing Unit (CPU) enables performance monitoring |
SPONSORSHIP of ORIGINAL SBIR TOPICSYSCOM: SPAWAR Transition Target: PMW 120 Original Sponsoring Program: TPOC Contact: |
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TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES (PHASE III)Other Potential Applications: Land, sea, or air-based radar platforms where systems are likely to encounter strong signals from nearby transmitters Business Model: Auriga will sell MMICs to Primes for integration into their systems. Deliverables can be optimized for their specific application Objective: Auriga’s solution should appeal to Primes requiring LNAs with greater immunity to high-level jamming signals. The design can be customized and optimized for frequency, bandwidth, and noise figure. Auriga would like to engage with Primes, program managers, acquisition officers, etc. to discuss individual system needs at an unclassified or secret level |