NEED & CUSTOMER REQUIREMENT

Need: 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

  • Input survivability: ≥ 15 W (CW)
  • Linearity: OIP2 65 ≥ dBm, OIP3 ≥ 55 dBm
  • Noise figure: ≤ 4.5 dB

Technology Description: Use Gallium Nitride (GaN) FETs to eliminate need for limiter protection. Central Processing Unit (CPU) enables performance monitoring

SPONSORSHIP of ORIGINAL SBIR TOPIC

SYSCOM: SPAWAR

Transition Target: PMW 120

Original Sponsoring Program:
PEO C4I

TPOC Contact:
Hale Simonds

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES

Milestone TRL Risk Measure of Success TRL Date

Proof-of-concept demonstration (LNA)

 4 N/A

NF < 2.1 dB
OIP3 = +38 dBm
Survivability = 5 W Pin

 January 2011

Proof-of-concept demonstration (LNA+CPU)

 4 Med

Demonstration of built-in-test

July 2011

Module development

 4-5 Med

NF < 2.1 dB
OIP3 = +50 dBm
Survivability = 10 W Pin

December 2011

Extension Contract Pending

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