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Smart Infrared Focal Plane Arrays and Advanced Electronics

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2012 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
B112-005-0529 		Solicitation Year:
2011 		Solicitation Topic Code:
MDA11-005 		Solicitation Number:
2011.2
Small Business Information
Infrared Laboratories, Inc.
1808 E. 17th St Tucson, AZ -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2012
Title: Smart Infrared Focal Plane Arrays and Advanced Electronics
Agency: DOD
Contract: HQ0147-12-C-7838
Award Amount: $98,204.00
 

Abstract:

The SBIR MDA11-005 posted a well depth requirement of up to 50 Million electrons for a pixel pitch of 12um~20um to achieve the targeted high dynamic range, low noise and high resolution imaging goal. Initial calculations, given a commercial 0.18um/3.3V process, and using the entire pixel area at the maximum pixel pitch (20um), yields 24 Million electron well capacity when all the pixel area are taken to lay out the storage capacitor, with a presumed 2V voltage swing. Obviously, the traditional approach which uses a capacitor to store the whole photon induced charges accumulated in the integration to conduct the charge-voltage conversion is impossible to meet the goal. The challenge doesn"t stop there. The further requirement is to achieve low noise while realizing the large well depth. With traditional analog pixel design, these two requirements are actually contradicting with each other.

Principal Investigator:

Ken Salvestrini
Engineering Mgr
(520) 622-7074
ken@irlabs.com

Business Contact:

Cathy Burnes
Contracts Manager
(520) 622-7074
cburnes@irlabs.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Infrared Laboratories, Inc.
1808 E. 17th St Tucson, AZ -

EIN/Tax ID: 271551165
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No