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AlInN Lattice Matched Barrier HEMTs on Low Defect Bulk and Quasi-Bulk III-Nitride Substrates

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9550-09-C-0101
Agency Tracking Number: F08A-006-0240
Amount: $99,960.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF08-T006
Solicitation Number: 2008.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-09-25
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-06-25
Small Business Information
1804 Salem Church Road
Irmo, SC 29063
United States
DUNS: 167443170
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Vinod Adivarahan
 Senior Scientist
 (803) 777-0710
 adivarah@engr.sc.edu
Business Contact
 Rubina Khan
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (803) 622-8064
Email: rubinakhan@gmail.com
Research Institution
 University of South Carolina
 Asif Khan
 
301 South Main St. RM 3A79
Columbia, SC 29208
United States

 (803) 777-7941
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The goal of the Phase I program is to demonstrate the feasibility of our technical approach to grow AlInN lattice Matched Barrier HEMTs on low defect Bulk and quasi-bulk III-Nitride Substrates (GaN). This will be accomplished using our pulsed MOCVD growth technique to deposit AlInN films at a higher growth temperature than conventional MOCVD deposition methods, resulting in better material quality. The developed material technology will be scaled-up to 2” diameter substrates in Phase II. In Phase II program we will also use the material from Phase I to develop robust sub-micron insulating gate HEMTs. The suitability of their insertion in military systems will be established via a joint processing and device testing program with DOD test labs (WPAFB and the Joint Services Task Team). In Phase III program we will develop a large volume manufacturing technology for epitaxial wafer supply to DoD and commercial outfits in a strategic partnership with a large company. BENEFIT: The primary commercial market that this development effort is directed towards is for high power T/R modules for both military and commercial (wireless) markets. Nitek expects that government military related radar applications will be the initial adopters. Nitek will supply telecommunications amplifier manufacturers with epi material for device development and collaborate with them to standardize device designs for next generation wireless. The total market size was projected to be approx. $155 M/yr in 2007.

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