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Components for High Performance Nanosatellites

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
63543 		Program Year/Program:
2003 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
03SB2-0584 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
EMAG Technologies, Inc.
775 Technology Dr. Suite 300 Ann Arbor, MI -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2003
Title: Components for High Performance Nanosatellites
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: W31P4Q04CR083
Award Amount: $98,997.00
 

Abstract:

The overall goal of the proposed two-phase SBIR project is to develop a low-cost, reliable, miniaturized RF component suitable for nanosatellites, in order for them to achieve functionality similar to larger spacecrafts. EMAG Technologies proposes todevelop a novel multi-chip module (MCM) technology based on revolutionary concepts in packaging and integration that will reduce the RF communication package size and volume by two orders of magnitude. We will demonstrate these new technologies by buildingand characterizing a Ka-band steerable sub-array. The proposed transmit module will be fabricated on high resistivity silicon wafers using mature micromachining technologies which can produce: multilayer interconnects, on-wafer packaged RF MEMS, phaseshifters, monolithically integrated passive elements, cavity filters, and photonic band-gap substrates for parasitic resonance reduction. All these architectures can be integrated on a single chip thus forming miniaturized multi-chip modules with highperformance and functionality. The proposed work will be based on our extensive completed work on three-dimensional integration and silicon micromachining for RF applications which resulted in 3D RF transitions, filters, low-loss interconnects,distribution networks for arrays, on-wafer packaged RF MEMS and photonic band-gap silicon substrates for operation up to W-band.

Principal Investigator:

Alex Margomenos
Senior Research Engineer
7349736600
amargo@emagtech.com

Business Contact:

Kazem F. Sabet
President
7349736600
ksabet@emagtech.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

EMAG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1340 Eisenhower Place Ann Arbor, MI 48108

EIN/Tax ID: 383209186
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No