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Ultra Low-Power Miniaturized Flexible Radio Optimized for Long-Term Battery Operation

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Microelectronics Activity
Contract: H94003-08-P-8007
Agency Tracking Number: 08-8B4
Amount: $99,126.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: DMEA07-003
Solicitation Number: 2007.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2008
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-01-31
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-07-31
Small Business Information
4505 Spicewood Springs Road Suite 360
Austin, TX 78759
United States
DUNS: 135494073
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dennis Ferguson
 RF/Microwave Engineer
 (512) 795-0220
 dennis.ferguson@crossfieldtech.com
Business Contact
 Gary McMillian
Title: Chief Technical Officer
Phone: (512) 795-0221
Email: gary.mcmillian@crossfieldtech.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Crossfield intends to develop a single chip software radio that is battery operated and can support high data rate wireless applications not currently addressed by off-the-shelf wireless standards such as IEEE802.15.4. By implementing a software radio, a single chip transceiver can interface to multiple transceiver “over the air” standards and can exploit new schemes as needed. The program will take maximum advantage of off-the-shelf CMOS RF designs implemented by Crossfield in 0.35 µm and 0.18 µm technologies. Certain mixed mode functions may be purchased or subcontracted to accelerate the schedule or to reduce overall program risk. All digital designs will be custom developed using a standard cell approach for the targeted process technology. Crossfield intends to complete the systems engineering and a significant part of the receiver RF design in Phase I. In Phase II, Crossfield will complete the transceiver design, fabricate and test a functioning device. The test device will be fabricated in the process technology defined at the beginning of Phase I.

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