72181S03-I In order to improve power consumption and reduce the pin count of analog-to-digital converters used as measurement instruments in nuclear physics experiments, this project will develop an ultra high-speed analog-to-digital converter as an integrated circuit with a reduced number of pins,… More

Serializer/Deserializer (SERDES) components are the key components for high speed serial data transfer. Low latency, high bandwidth communications between processor nodes with upgrade ability within a box is of utmost importance in advanced NASA communication systems. Parallel architectures… More

Efficient clutter suppression technology is of paramount importance for early detection of missile launches in the presence of highly structured solar-lit-clouds clutter. We propose to develop parametric and nonparametric spatial-temporal filteringalgorithms for use in background suppression for… More

The critical criteria for intrusion detection systems (IDS) are the speed of detection, the false alarm rate, and the number of types of attacks that can be detected. Unlike external attacks, insider attacks are not well understood today. Advanced Scienceand Novel Technology (ADSANTEC) proposes key… More

Rapid response, minimal false alarm rate, and the capability to detect a wide spectrum of attacks are the crucial features of intrusion detection systems. The ultimate goal of this effort is to develop an integrated general framework for rapid detection ofinsider attacks for simultaneous defense of… More

The problem of efficient clutter suppression is a challenge for space-based infrared sensors that have to provide early detection/tracking of missiles launches in cloud solar backgrounds. In such systems, reliable target tracking is impossible without clutter rejection down to/below the level of… More

72181-Current and proposed Nuclear Physics (NP) experiments require very accurate measurement of very short-lived phenomena at a very large number of very close measurement locations. Available data acquisition systems use currently available analog-to-digital converter (ADC) technologies, which… More

Expandability and upgrade abilities of commercial and military command and control electronic systems are extremely important to minimize cost and efforts required for integration of novel components and subsystems into existing infrastructures. Voltage level converters are the key components for… More

The switching fabric (SF) is a key component of the next generation back plane interconnects. Extremely low-power, radiation-hardened, high-bandwidth upgradeable communication between computer nodes is of utmost importance for future NASA missions. The state-of-the-art binary SF interconnect… More

Existing and future complex command and control systems used in avionics and satellite electronics utilize radiation tolerant (RT) components from a number of logic families with different data rates and I/O interfaces. The resulting incompatibility of blocks and subsystems increases with the… More

Switching fabric (SF) is the key component of the next generation of back plane interconnects. Low power, TID and SEU resistant and high bandwidth upgradeable communication between computer nodes are of utmost importance for future NASA missions. The current state off-the-art binary SF interconnect… More

79407S05 Low power, cost effective, high bandwidth data acquisition systems are required to analyze pulse shapes generated by arrays of germanium detectors used in nuclear physics experiments. Existing systems utilize multiple multi-channel analog-to-digital converters with 8-14 bit accuracy and… More

The front end digital processing of a communications satellite/warfighter typically consists of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) followed by a demodulator and Digital Signal Processor (DSP). The integration of both functions in an ADC/DSP monolithic Integrated Circuit (ADIC) is an effective way… More

Responsive Space concept accepted as long-term road map for the aerospace systems requires development of ultra-rapid avionics (Responsivonics), which must be radiation tolerant (RT), flexible, reprogrammable, and Plug-and-Play compatible. Of primary importance are RT, flexible, software-only… More

78652S05 Rapid response, minimal false alarm rate, and the capability to detect a wide spectrum of attacks are the crucial features of intrusion detection systems. Current intrusion detection systems fall short of one or more of these requirements, especially in large-scale high-speed networks. … More

Shape analysis of pulses collected from arrays of fast particle detectors used in nuclear physics experiments requires data processing systems with fast (>500 Ms/s) sampling rates, in order to preserve the pulse shape information. Existing systems rely on multi-channel analog-to-digital converters… More

Current ultra high­speed networks carry massive aggregate data ¿ows that must be monitored and pro­cessed to detect and counteract intrusions. The problem is further compounded by the sheer number and complexity of attacks. As a result, the challenges of intrusion detection in… More

Sub-picosecond-resolution time-to-digital converters are needed to satisfy the requirements of time-on-flight measurements for the next generation of high energy and nuclear physics experiments. The converters must be highly integrated, power effective, and low cost, and feature plug-and-play… More

Current and future programs of near-Earth and deep space exploration require the development of robust serial data transfer electronics within the spacecraft's subsystems while preserving open system architecture. The electronics must be reconfigurable, fault-tolerant, and have the ability to… More

Advancements in sensors/detectors are needed to support future NASA mission concepts including polarimetry, large format imaging arrays, and high-sensitivity spectroscopy. The corresponding data acquisition systems must employ high-speed, extra low power, linear analog-to-digital converters (ADCs)… More

Current and future programs of near-Earth and deep space exploration require the development of faster and more reliable electronics with open system architectures that are reconfigurable, fault-tolerant, and can operate effectively for long periods of time in harsh environments. Existing data… More

Current and future programs of near-Earth and deep space exploration performed by NASA and Department of Defense require the development of reconfigurable, high-speed intra-satellite interconnect systems based on switching fabric active backplane architecture with high-speed serial interfaces.… More

Innovative data measurement/acquisition systems are needed to support future Earth System Science measurements of the Earth's atmosphere and surface. An adequate system must employ a high-speed, extra low power, linear, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with high input bandwidth and accuracy,… More

Electronic components for future space based radar systems on chip (SOC) must function correctly in natural and radiation filled environments while providing state-of-the-art performance. The corresponding SOC must employ advanced, extra low-power, radiation-hardened (RH), analog-to-digital… More

High-bandwidth, Radiation Hardening, low-power, low-EMI, easily reconfigurable and upgradeable transponder-based interconnects between processor nodes, subsystems, and blocks are of utmost importance for the achievement of high performance computing on orbit and for providing reliable electronic… More

Based on successful computer simulations of principal building blocks and radiation testing of test chips performed at AFRL during Phase I program, our company offers to develop an extra low-power, radiation-hardened (RH), analog-to-digital converter (ADC

Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are the key components for digitizing high-speed analog data in modern data acquisition systems, which is a critical part of sensor/detector array readout electronics widely used by NASA. Unfortunately, commercially available ADCs consume high power and feature… More

Innovative methodologies for rapid design, fabrication, characterization, and qualification of radiation hardened (RH) space microelectronics are required to minimize disruption of satellite programs by obsolete parts. The replacement parts must be pin-to-pin and functionally compatible with the… More

The value of the electric dipole moment of the neutron (nEDM) represents a test of the theories that describe the origin and evolution of the universe. Photomultiplier tubes (PMT) with 50mm diameter used as detectors for the nEDM experiment have two recognized limitations: low quantum efficiency and… More

High speed robust very low power radiation hardened bus interconnects are required to accelerate on-board computations, further improve reconfigurability and upgrade capabilities of tracking systems, and provide easy system upgrade. The existing radiation-hardening techniques significantly degrade… More

Low temperature survivability, high performance and radiation tolerance of electronics in combination is required for NASA's surface missions. Modern sub-micron CMOS circuits operate at low power supply voltages and offer a very large scale of integration and compatibility with automated design… More

Integration of analog data preprocessing and digitization within a single integrated circuit or multi-chip module would significantly improve the performance and reliability of DOE experimental systems while reducing their power consumption, complexity, and cost. Processing of wide dynamic range… More

Robust reconfigurable high-accuracy time-to-digital converters (TDCs) are required for next generation nuclear physics experiments, as well as existing system upgrade, such as particle identification in Time-of-Flight detectors, particle tracking in gas-based drift detectors, and BaF2 detectors in… More