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THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A 1750A COMPUTER CHIP SET IN GALLIUM ARSENIDE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 5914
Amount: $747,268.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1908 Oak Terrace Ln
Newbury Park, CA 91320
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Richard Eden
 (805) 499-0610
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE EVER INCREASING NEED FOR HIGHER PERFORMANCE MICROCOMPUTER COMPONENTS CAPABLE OF SATISFYING REAL TIME COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN CURRENT AND FUTURE MISSILE, RE-ENTRY, AND POST-BOOST VEHICLE APPLICATIONS ARE REAL AND DEMANDING NECESSITIES. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY IS BEING TAXED TO THE LIMITS OF ITS PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF NUCLEAR HARDNESS. ESTIMATES OF FUTURE NUCLEAR REQUIREMENTS PLACE MANY PROJECTED SYSTEMS AND THEIR MISSIONS IN JEOPARDY. THIS SBIR PROGRAM INTENDS TO PROVIDE A GENERALLY USEFUL,FAST, NUCLEAR HARD MICROCOMPUTER THROUGH A PROPOSED DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT AIMED AT IMPLEMENTING A 1750A COMPUTER CHIP SET IN GALLIUM ARSENIDE. GALLIUM ARSENIDE IS AN INHERENTLY HARD, VERY FAST, SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OR MORE IMPROVEMENT IN HARDNESS AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS. THIS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THE PRODUCTION OF A MICROCOMPUTER CHIP SET WHICH YIELDS A VAST IMPROVEMENT IN BOTH NUCLEAR HARDNESS AND COMPUTATIONAL POWER APPLICABLE FOR MILITARY AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL MARKETS.

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