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Advanced Architecture and Process Techniques for High-Density,…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Missile Defense Agency 		Award ID:
91550 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
B083-023-0243 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
MDA 08-023 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
AMTEC CORP.
500 Wynn Dr. Suite 314 Huntsville, AL 35816 3429
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: Advanced Architecture and Process Techniques for High-Density, Radiation-Hardened Non-Volatile Memory
Agency / Branch: DOD / MDA
Contract: HQ0006-10-C-7286
Award Amount: $999,952.00
 

Abstract:

For mission critical data storage on systems operating in natural space and nuclear weapons environments, the use of radiation hardened (RH) non-volatile memory (NVM) is imperative. Today's complex computer controlled electronic systems use NVM to store critical data for proper operation. This typically includes configuration parameters which allow the system to return to a known configuration after the loss of power. If the critical data becomes corrupted, system recovery and operation is severely impacted. Current state of the art technologies being evaluated for RH NVM include Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) (1Mb), Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FeRAM), chalcogenide-based Phase-change Random Access Memory (PRAM) (1Mb), and silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) (4Mb) based devices. Of these, the only qualified RH NVM technology commercially available today is the SONOS based memory. Development of higher bit-density SONOS memories is necessary to meet increasing system demands for critical data storage. During this effort, we will design a 128Mb RH NVM using the advanced NVM architecture and materials identified in Phase I. Relevant test structures will be fabricated in an advanced RH CMOS process to demonstrate functionality of key elements of the NVM design. Operational parameters of these structures will be characterized, including read/write times, retention, endurance, etc.

Principal Investigator:

Jeff Dame
Principle Investigator
2563190860
jdame@amtec-corp.com

Business Contact:

Rob Calahan
Business Manager
2567227200
rcalahan@amtec-corp.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Amtec Corporation
500 Wynn Dr. Suite 314 Huntsville, AL 35816

EIN/Tax ID: 630971006
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No