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Cryogenically-Cooled T/R Module

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Missile Defense Agency 		Award ID:
35834 		Program Year/Program:
1997 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
35834 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
TLC Precision Wafer Technology, Inc.
1411 West River Road, North Minneapolis, MN 55411-3436
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: Yes
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1997
Title: Cryogenically-Cooled T/R Module
Agency / Branch: DOD / MDA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $60,000.00
 

Abstract:

Large solid state phased array antennas used for military radar applications, including ones for mobile systems (such as the Patriot System), typically utilize thousands of transmit/receive (T/R) modules incorporating semiconductor components for the generation and reception of the radar's microwave signals. Today many of these components are being implemented in the latest microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) technology, based on sub-micron PHEMTs (pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors). One of the unique advantages of heterojunction field effect transistors such as PHEMTs is that their performance in terms of noise, power, and efficiency is significantly improved at lower temperatures. Consequently, there is an opportunity to take advantage of this device improvement by operating the devices, and more specifically, the T/R modules at cryogenic temperatures. The objective of the proposed Phase I program is to quantitatively, by experiment and computer simulation, show the potential performance improvement of a cryogenically-cooled T/R module and develop a viable conceptual module design that would be compatible with a large ground-based X-band phased array antenna system. The commercialization of a cryogenically-cooled multi-chip MMIC module has many potential commercial applications, including future wireless communications systems operating in the microwave and mm-wave frequency ranges.

Principal Investigator:

Vladimir Sokolov
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Tlc Precision Wafer
661 5th Avenue N. #160 Minneapolis, MN 55405

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