To mitigate the parasitic characteristics of radio channel, an intelligent RF control plane is desired. Spectrum Management for shipboard wireless modems, consideration for on shore equipment support, emphasis on exiting Wireless LAN protocols (802.11) with consideration for ultra wideband and even… More

Around-the-clock vigilance of valuable military assets, even in an ostensibly secure setting, requires substantial human effort and even the slightest error can result in disastrous consequences. MaXentric is proposing ISWAS, an Integrated Shipboard Wireless Autonomous Surveillance system, to reduce… More

US military reliance on SATCOM links has been steadily on the rise as more and more IP intensive applications with high throughput requirements integrated into military applications. Satellite transponder bandwidth has always been at a very high premium, and more efficient use of this scarce asset… More

MaXentric is offering a cost effective and an innovative solution for a V-band based WLAN (V-WLAN). Our V-WLAN solution was conceived in order to overcome the challenges of V-band WLAN development and deployment while preserving the technological legacies created by the existing WLAN systems. Our… More

XTAR Broadband-Satellite Air Force Research (XBAR's ) main purpose is provide a two way broadband satellite communication architecture that can best utilize the newly made available XTAR satellite. The Phase II efforts will be focused on development of a fully functional prototype version of XBAN… More

MaXentric's goal for N05-042 SBIR project was to lay down a solid foundation for an innovative V-band 802.11 based WLAN system that could be used on the topside of a Navy vessel without compromising the vessels EMCON detection requirements. Our Phase I efforts have produced a detailed blueprint for… More

MaXentric's Advanced Mapping and Positioning System (AMPS) uses sensor fusion to perform terrain recognition. Knowledge of terrain is crucial information for both human and robotic systems, as ability exert actions on the environment depends on being able to navigate through it. AMPS serves as… More

The 60 GHz frequency band possesses the potential for secure, low-power, and high-data rate communication links. MaXentric's 60 GHz ViFi system is an effective method that overcomes the current challenges of deploying reliable 60 GHz networks. ViFi's architecture has undergone detailed analysis and… More

The goal of this project is the development of effective signal processing and circuits for high power amplifiers and transmitter modules for DoD wireless communication airborne and ground systems. Future base stations require wide bandwidth, high power, high voltage, wide dynamic range, excellent… More

MaXentric's NAVAIR Embedded Assessment System (NEAS) offers a command and control methodology for embedded sensors. NEAS is designed to operate in challenging scenarios, such as weapons effect damage assessment of hard and deeply buried targets. NEAS corrects for deficiencies that are inherent with… More

The 60 GHz frequency band possesses the potential for secure, low-power, and high-data rate communication links. Current implementations of V-band wireless links are severely impaired by challenges such as shadowing. MaXentric's 60 GHz ViFi system is an effective method that overcomes the major… More

MaXentric is proposing VERA, to meet the Navy's need for a low EMR, HERO-safe, zero standoff Automatic Identification and Tracking technology. VERA employs the basic principles of RFID, but utilizes an innovative physical layer to achieve the Navy's needs. The research and documentation of the… More

A high throughput wireless link is needed by the Air Force Research laboratory in order to realize immersive training simulations with full user mobility. MaXentric is implementing a 60 GHz communication link to provide the high throughput that the Air Force is seeking. Phase I work addressed the… More

The technical objectives in this project consist of a research, development, and prototype roadmap for the successful implementation of the JTRS high power RF amplifier. The overall performance requirements of the JTRS high power amplifier under our proposal are as follows: Tunable Frequency… More

MaXentric's goal in Phase I of this SBIR project was to lay down a solid foundation for an innovative V-band WLAN system that could be used a wireless local area network for avionics applications. Our efforts have produced a detailed blueprint for such a system including substantial software… More

Next generation processors attain better performance than existing microprocessors because the abstraction layers better expose the underlying VLSI resources (transistors, wires, pins, ...) and constraints (e.g., wire delay, power, ...). However, the management of these resources and constraints… More

Each tactical radio uses a particular waveform which inhibits it from freely communicating with a radio on another network. This necessitates a flexible communication gateway that supports interoperability and can automatically translate among a set of waveforms to transfer information across… More

This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to investigate and experiment on several aspects in the development of a multi-sensor system for the autonomous characterization of indoor building environments. The system involves nodes with diverse sensing capabilities, the… More

MaXentric is proposing to design, develop and evaluate an automatic identification technology (AIT) prototype system. Although it is based on the concept of radio frequency identification (RFID), the new system is label-based and chip-less. In addition, it is HERO safe at zero standoff because it… More

MaXentric's proposed solution for advanced flight deck data and voice communications is a comprehensive system that encompasses a V-band Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), which offers the bandwidth, security, robustness, and reliability that is required for the next generation Navy network, as… More

V-band wireless communications can replace cables that connect payload launch delivery systems with the added advantages of small size, low weight, and noise mitigation. Current implementations of V-band wireless links are severely impaired by challenges such as shadowing. MaXentric's 60 GHz VIAS… More

The 60 GHz frequency band possesses the potential for short range, wide bandwidth and stealthy communication. MaXentric's ViFi-MESH is a V-band (60GHz) Vehicular mobile mesh network that allows fast moving vehicles to perform on-the-move command and control operations with high quality video, voice… More

High power jammer systems are widely used in today's electronic warfare, such as CREW, WARLOCK, Rubicons II. To paralyze enemy's communication completely, the high power jammer system should block the frequency range from MHz up to GHz, with high efficiency high linear power amplifiers. The… More

Technology trends from the last decade indicate that future processing platforms will become increasingly parallel, driven by the development of multi-core chips and multi-chip processing systems. Such architectures have the potential for large speedups for many applications, but parallel… More

The US Air Force is requesting the development and demonstration of a low-profile, robust antenna system capable of maintaining a Satellite Communications-On-The-Move (COTM) link for a moving vehicle as it traverses off-road terrain. This proposal presents an innovative solution codenamed XCA2T.… More

Next generation processors attain better performance than existing microprocessors because the abstraction layers better expose the underlying VLSI resources (transistors, wires, pins, ...) and constraints (e.g., wire delay, power, ...). However, the management of these resources and constraints… More

The United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is searching for a software-defined multi-channel radar receiver that would provide improved performance and added flexibility over currently deployed radar systems. In response, MaXentric is proposing a system codenamed MASR (Manycore Adaptive… More

Mobile communications systems require programmable embedded platforms that can handle computationally demanding signal processing codes without the burden of high power consumption. As hardware performance improves, technology trends have shifted functionality from the gate level up to software, as… More

Currently the Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) connection to the aircraft is done via cable, generally called the Helmet Vehicle Interface (HVI). The current HVI systems have integration issues, human factor limitations, and safety concerns. A Wireless based HVI is needed to eliminate these… More

This project sets to develop a small form factor, affordable, vehicular military 60 GHz wide band, local radio to provide situational awareness and other command and control capabilities while limiting the RF emission for stealthy operation for Tactical Operations Centers. Our approach is to develop… More

Currently the Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) connection to the aircraft is done via cable, generally called the Helmet Vehicle Interface (HVI). The current HVI systems have integration issues, human factor limitations, and safety concerns. A Wireless based HVI is needed to eliminate these… More

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is an ultra high frequency (UHF) geosynchronous satellite communication (SATCOM) system based on commercial 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) architecture. A well-known characteristic of… More

Mobile communications systems require programmable embedded platforms that can handle computationally demanding signal processing codes without the burden of high power consumption. As hardware performance improves, technology trends have shifted functionality from the gate level up to software, as… More

AlGaN/GaN MMICs on SiC substrates will be utilized to achieve Power AddedEfficiencies (PAE) in excess of 60%. These wide band-gap solid-statesemiconductors will be used in novel Power Amplifier (PA) topologies such asCurrent Mode Class D (CMCD) and Class J. The power output goal of a singleX-band PA… More

AlGaN/GaN devices on SiC substrates will be utilized to achieve Power Added Efficiencies (PAE) in excess of 85%. These wide band-gap solid-state semiconductors will be used in novel Power Amplifier (PA) topologies such as Current Mode Class D (CMCD) and Class E. The power output goal of a single… More

Space presents a challenging environment for computing. Extendeddevelopment times and radiation tolerance requirements leave hardwareperformance a decade or more behind the terrestrial state-of-the-artat the time of deployment. Additionally, once deployed, hardwarechanges are impractical,… More

MaXentric's is proposing a radiation tolerant Software Define Video Processor, codenamed SDVP, for the problem of advanced motion imaging in the space environment. SDVP will take advantage of state of the art rad-hard by design (RHBD) manycore processors to provide radiation tolerant… More

ViFiLite is a wireless infrastructure that utilizes the advantages of a V-band technology in supporting data gathering for structural health monitoring as well as supporting high throughput local area wireless communication for NASA applications. This system provides: non-line-of-sight operation,… More

Each tactical radio uses a particular waveform that inhibits it from freely communicating with a radio on another network. There is a need for a flexible communication gateway that supports interoperability, and can automatically translate among a set of waveforms to transfer information across… More

The United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is searching for a software-defined multi-channel radar receiver/exciter that would provide improved performance and added flexibility over currently deployed radar systems. In response, MaXentric is proposing a system codenamed ACERR (Advanced… More

ABSTRACT: Many currently deployed EHF (Extreme High Frequency) SATCOM terminals lack the ability to track and acquire satellites in highly inclined orbits primarily due to the large Doppler frequency offsets created by a combination of a fast moving satellite and high carrier frequency. Combining… More

MaXentric proposes to focus on a low noise, high linearity and high reliability of the downconversion chain for this effort, and especially the AlGaN/GaN HEMT low noise block downconverter. MaXentric will employ a noise cancellation design in AlGaN/GaN low noise amplifiers (LNA) to reduce the… More

As the demand for wideband electronic warfare systems and S to X band radar for Navy"s shipboard applications grows, it becomes more important to create innovative and cost effective high performance circulators/isolators to isolate the power amplifier from load impedance variations and to… More

Satellite transponder bandwidth cost has always been expensive, and more efficient use of this scarce asset is highly desirable. Operators around the world are demanding smarter satellite systems capable of optimized dynamic bandwidth allocation through Bandwidth-on-Demand (BoD) and Quality of… More

In this SBIR solicitation, the US Air Force is seeking angle modulation receiver techniques which are able to process multiple overlapping signals simultaneously and maintain the information content of each signal. As a solution to the multiple overlapping signal reception, MaXentric is… More

MaXentric, in collaboration with North Carolina State University, is proposing a unique sub-terahertz D-band wireless communication radio that can deliver throughputs exceeding 1 Gb/s at a range of 1 km using a D-band Integrated with V-band Architecture or DIVA. DIVAs Phase I development efforts… More

Next generation DoD electronic warfare (EW) and commercial communication systems are currently faced with the challenge of delivering a receiver capable of multi-band reception. The receiver must meet various wireless standards and cover an expanse of frequencies and bandwidths. Traditionally the… More

ABSTRACT: As the size, cost, and power consumption of digital signal processing platforms continue to drop and their performance improves, incorporating digital beamformer (DBF) designs into future SATCOM satellite payloads has become an increasingly attractive approach. The advantages offered by… More

ABSTRACT: MaXentric and the University of California propose using AlGaN/GaN HEMT devices, quasi-optical combining with meta-materials, and linearization techniques. MaXentrics millimeter wave electronics focus on a new and promising architecture called meta-material in a tiled or tray active array… More

The Ka-/Q-band satellite systems offer potential for transportable and mobile communications through the effective use of the wide bandwidths available while requiring that adequate linearity performance be maintained. In environments where size and power conservation is of high importance, power… More

Secure data storage in tactical wireless mesh networks is mainly addressed by encryption of sensitive data using shared key concepts combined with encrypted wireless links. The nature of the applications (e.g. a situational awareness application among 10-100 nodes) leads to each mesh node sharing… More