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RADIATION INDUCED THERMOMECHANICAL RESPONSE DAMAGE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4404
Amount: $74,995.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 1354 - 1055 Wall St/ste
La Jolla, CA 92038
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR HARVEY M BERKOWITZ
 (619) 454-1133
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THIS PHASE I SBIR EFFORT WILL ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF USING STRUCTURAL ANALYSES AND GOOD STRUCTURAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES TO HARDEN ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS (E.G., CHIPS OR CHIP PACKAGES) AGAINST THERMOMECHANICAL RESPONSE DAMAGE INDUCED BY ENERGY DEPOSITIONS FROM NEUTRAL PARTICLE BEAM (NPB) DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS (DEWS), OR NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS (NWE; I.E., X-RAYS, GAMMA RAYS, AND NEUTRONS), AND THEREBY IMPROVE U.S. SYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY AGAINST USSR DEW NPB AND NUCLEAR THREATS. THE MAIN QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED THROUGH THIS PHASE I EFFORT ARE (1) "WHAT CAN BE DONE THROUGH STRUCTURAL DESIGN/ ANALYSIS TO HARDEN ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS (E.G., CHIP OR CHIP PACKAGE) MANUFACTURERS INCORPORATE INTO THEIR PRODUCTS SUCH STRUCTURAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR HARDENING?" THE PROGRAM APPROACH WILL BE TO SURVEY CURRENT PRACTICES, DESIGN HARDEN REPRESENTATIVE FABRICABLE COMPONENTS, DEVELOP STRUCTURAL DESIGN HARDENING GUIDELINES/PRINCIPLES,IDENTIFY POTENTIAL MANUFACTURERS OF HARDENED COMPONENTS, AND PREPARE THE SBIR PHASE II DESIGN, ANALYSIS, FABRICATION AND TEST PLANS.

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