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AN ELECTRON BOMBARDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

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Agency:
Department of Energy 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
14566 		Program Year/Program:
1992 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
14566 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl
Advanced Technologies/Lab Intl 20010 Century Blvd, Ste 500 Germantown, MD 20874 0111
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1992
Title: AN ELECTRON BOMBARDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
Agency: DOE
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $499,756.00
 

Abstract:

ELECTRON BOMBARDED SEMICONDUCTOR (EBS) GAIN DEVICES USING SILICON DIODES HAVE APPLICATIONS IN FREQUENCY AGILE, RADIO FREQUENCY (RF)/MICROWAVE POWER AMPLIFIERS, PHOTOMULTIPLIERS,IMAGING TUBES, AND HIGH SPEED SIGNAL PROCESSORS SUCH AS ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS. HOWEVER, COMMERCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE DEVICES HAS BEEN LIMITED IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IN PROCESSING THE SILICON DIODESFOR HIGH POWER AND HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION IN A VACUUM THAT HAS RESIDUAL IMPURITIES. IN ADDITION, THE RELATIVELY SHORT LIFE OF THE DIODES OPERATING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS LIMITS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE EBS TO ONLY THOSE APPLICATIONS WHERE THE PERFORMANCE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY ANY OTHER MEANS. THIS PROJECT IS DEVELOPING EBS GAIN DEVICES THAT WILL USE NOVEL SYNTHETIC DIAMOND FILM DIODES THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED. COMPARED WITH SILICON, SYNTHETIC DIAMOND FILM EBS GAIN DIODES ARE EASIER TO MANUFACTURE BECAUSE OF THEIR DIFFUSION IMMUNITY AND HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED OPERATING LIFE AND LINEARITY, HIGH POWER BANDWIDTH,AND LOWER NOISE. THE PHASE I EFFORT IS INVESTIGATING DIAMOND DIODE EBS GAIN, LIFETIME, AND PHOTOCATHODE COMPATIBILITY.

Principal Investigator:

Dr Charles P Beetz Jr
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact:


2037941100
Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Technology Materials
7 Commerce Dr Danbury, CT 06776

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DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No