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In response to the 2023 DMEA SBIR Phase I solicitation topic DMEA231-001 titled High-G Accelerometers, the Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2) proposes to develop a robust, real-time, tri-axis accelerometer using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology that can provide accurate measurements in high-G environments and survive up to 60 kG. MEMS accelerometers have played a cruci ...

Encapsulation materials are crucial for long-term reliability of high voltage and high temperature power device packaging as they help prevent electrical discharges in air as well as protect the devices against humidity, dirt and shock. However, the currently available commercial encapsulants are severely deficient in their high temperature performance, especially above 250C. Although several diff ...

SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) proposes to develop 3D-printed for spacecraft microelectronics. Leveraging SI2’s extensive additive manufacturing experience, SI2’s low-SWaP, low-cost shielding will be designed to protect both unmounted and board-mounted microelectronics. This approach will accommodate multiple types and sizes of semiconductor packages, including 484 ball Fine Pitch Ball Grid Arra ...

SiC IGBT devices remain restricted from achieving higher voltage operation due the lack of a supply chain (onshore or otherwise) for thick n-channel epitaxial wafers. Some researchers have reported success in improving SiC to accommodate higher voltage IGBTs. However, commercial exploitation of this knowledge has not occurred due to a much larger market for moderate voltage transistors. Detailed f ...

At the center of most operational systems is TIME. Time enables us to communicate, to synchronize, to control, and to position. An accurate, reliable, low size, weight and power timing source is critical to our esc Aerospace PNT solution NavXTM for accurate and reliable PNT in total GPS denial. However, it is equally critical in a vast number of military and commercial applications. Historica ...

Development of high voltage gated semiconductor device process that leverages the enhanced power handling capability of SiC, and remediates the undesirable effects (threshold voltage instability, increased interface capacitance) associated with native SiO2 growth from commercially available 4H-SiC and 6H-SiC polytypes. The process improvement and resultant performance enhancements gained will be v ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) will develop a Recycling Fast-Response Atom Interferometer for Navigation (ReFRAIN) as an atom interferometer (AI) accelerometer specially designed to improve inertial navigation systems (INS) on moving platforms.  The ReFRAIN provides sensitivity, dynamic range, bandwidth, and bias stability that matches or exceeds state of the art mechanical accelerometers.  PSI in ...

We propose to lay the groundwork for the implementation of a completely integrated SiC BiCMOS/LDMOS technology for integrated control/power circuit applications reliable for operation up to 300 C. Our workplan to accomplish this goal comprises improving device speed and reliability by device engineering, establishing baseline reliability and qualification tests to support and certify development, ...

The aging supply chain management is the available long term protection against IC counterfeiting. For better protection, there is an urgent need for an advanced counterfeit detection system. The industry has made progress in cataloging the features in counterfeit parts and the physical tools to detect them. However, the methods still largely depend on human skills which are time consuming and oft ...

There is a lack of in-situ, non-contact, non-destructive techniques to detect the presence of particulates contaminating bulk liquid samples in clean room environment during semiconductor processing.  Leveraging our extensive experience building optical sensor systems, we will design and build an innovative handheld particle counter using diffusive wave spectroscopy. Our handheld system can be u ...