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"MEMS (micro electro-mechanical systems) market was supposed to make the breakthrough in miniaturization. In practice, they are limited in power and so are reduced to very simple optical uses. With this engine, a new world of applications will be availablein the defense, space, communication and medical industries.We propose an engine 1,000X faster; smaller; and more powerful than electrically pow ...

"The use of high dielectric constant materials in semiconductor integrated circuits is greatly expanded due to their obvious advantage of providing higher capacitance per unit area compared to the more conventional silicon oxide/silicon nitride capacitors.There are at least three general areas where these are needed: 1) DRAM memory cells, 2) smart card storage capacitors and 3) decoupling capacito ...

"This work proposes to develop innovative methods to use photo-assisted epitaxial growth for GaN in order to reduce the defects that limit device performance. Light can interact with the surface of the substrate and nucleation layer to influence the growthtoward greater perfection. Several mechanisms can be investigated where incident illumination has the potential to reduce the defect density. ...

"Researchers at Astralux, Inc. in collaboration with Sterling Semiconductor, EMCORE Corp. and the University of Colorado at Boulder propose to develop hybrid SiC wafers using a novel technique. Specifically, our goal is to commercialize epi-ready 3-inchand 4-inch 4H and 6H SiC wafers for the emerging wide bandgap microwave device market. Our hybrid SiC wafers are complementary to the existing bu ...

"Researchers at Astralux, Inc. in collaboration with Sterling Semiconductor, EMCORE Corp. and the University of Colorado at Boulder propose to develop hybrid SiC wafers using a novel technique. Specifically, our goal is to commercialize epi-ready 3-inchand 4-inch 4H and 6H SiC wafers for the emerging wide bandgap microwave device market. Our hybrid SiC wafers are complementary to the existing bu ...

"Astralux, Inc. proposes to develop a new high-power SiC bipolar junction transistor (BJT) operating at ten times higher power density and five times higher efficiency compared to conventional power transistors. This new technology will enable truebroadband (3-10GHz) ultra-linear power amplifiers and superior T/R modules for use in radar, satellite communication and other wireless systems. The B ...

"Boundless' PowerCoreTM High-Power Multi-Functional Battery Panel (HPMFBP) offers unique and innovative solutions for high-power applications such as advanced missile defense systems and HEVs. Boundless' patented structural battery technology is based ondual-function carbon composite anodes. High specific power and high power density is achieved by the following means:¿ Battery active material ...

"Low-mass, highly optimized power systems are critical to the success of advanced missile defense systems and HEVs. Augmenting primary power sources like fuel cells, batteries or internal combustion engines with ultracapacitors promises to reduce theirsize, but the mass and volume of conventional high-power ultracaps is still substantial. Boundless' CapaciCoreTM High-Power Multifunctional Ultra ...

"The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing very dense, radiation-hardened, low-power ferroelectric semiconductor memory for nonvolatile data storage in spacecraft, such as the SBIRS-Low. The approach to be demonstratedin this proposal is to use a one-transistor ferroelectric memory cell technology, the feasibility of which was demonstrated in a prior BMDO SBIR ...

"BMDO desires effective ways to acquire and track ballistic missiles/payloads, improve intercept prospects, and assess results of intercepts. Current approaches may have insufficient range or discrimination capability, require more platforms/interceptorsand more expensive defense than desired, or have unacceptable target leakage/false alarm rates. Passive systems, even with projected technology, ...