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LOW COST MONOLITHIC RECEIVER MODULE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8951
Amount: $500,000.00
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
245 Santa Ana Ct
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Ravi Ramachandran
 (408) 732-8000
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE BEST RESULTS IN MILLIMETER WAVE RECEIVERS REPORTED SO FAR HAS BEEN ACHIEVED WITH SEPARATE CHIPS FOR THE COMPONENTS AND WITH OPTIMIZED PROCESSING FOR EACH. THIS IS A VERY HIGH COST APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE SPECIALIZED PROCESSING AND ASSEMBLY TIME REQUIRED. HERE WE PROPOSE TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP A SINGLE CHIP, LOW COST, HIGH PERFORMANCE, MILLIMETER WAVE RECEIVER IC. THIS GAASIC WILL INCORPORATE LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS, MIXERS, IF AMPLIFIERS AND LOCAL OSCILLATORS ON A SINGLE IC. THE VERY LOW INTERCONNECTION PARASITICS ACHIEVED BY THIS TECHNIQUE WILL RESULT IN HIGH PERFORMANCE NOT REALIZABLE WITH HYBRID TECHNIQUES OR SEPARATE CHIPS. THE ASSEMBLY TIME IS ALSO GREATLY REDUCED RESULTING IN LOW COST. PHASE I WILL COMPRISE OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE RECEIVER AND INVESTIGATION OF SPECIAL TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING ALL THESE COMPONENTS ON A SINGLE IC. PHASE II OF THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE CIRCUIT DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS, AND LAYOUT, INTEGRATION AND FABRICATION OF THE COMPLETE RECEIVER IC. SUCH A MONOLITHIC RECEIVER IC WILL FIND WIDE APPLICATIONS IN MILLIMETER WAVE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, RADAR, AND MISSILE SEEKER SYSTEMS, REDUCING THE COST, SIZE, AND WEIGHT OF SUCH SYSTEM CONSIDERABLY.

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