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Sensors, capacitors, and conducting features such as resistors and capacitors on circuit boards are produced from metal and ceramic powders 1-12 These powders are manufactured by liquid phase precipitation routes which often start with reduction of metal salts or by solid-state routes where solid reactants are mixed, heated and then milled. The solid-state processing is generally repeated several ...

The objective of this Phase I project is to demonstrate, using a process compatible with mass production, a new type of magnetic metal-base transistor by combining the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect with semiconductor technology. The resulting transistor device will have the potential to be radiation hard, and very high speed, both of which are beneficial for military and space applications. ...

Optomec Design Company proposes to use Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENSTM), a Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RP&M) technology currently under development at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), as a new method for integrating instrumentation (e.g., embedded sensors) into metal structural components. SNL has demonstrated the ability of the LENSTM technology to produce near net shape stainles ...

The design of an atomic nitrogen source that could greatly improve the quality of nitride materials grown by MBE is proposed. The source will be characterized and tested in Phase I. After completion of this work, a final report will be supplied which summarizes the atomic nitrogen production efficiency and other important scientific details. Design refinements of the source will pursued in Phase I ...

This proposal addresses a significant need for enhanced target discrimination by using dual wavelength focal plane for simultaneous midwave infrared (MWIR) and ultraviolet (UV) sensing. As countermeasures become more sophisticated IR imaging alone is no longer always sufficient. A dual color sensor may take advantage of the target signatures generated in both the UV and IR wavelengths. We propose ...

The Cascade ProcessorTM is a revolutionary new architecture for digital processors which offers performance benefits unattainable by any other means. It provides a complete and general solution to delay insensitive, event driven, generally concurrent and inherently adaptive processing. The Cascade ProcessorTM is a direct result of NULL Convention LogicTM. Prior BMDO SBIR funding has validated NUL ...

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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 in ...

Glass is an attractive material for microelectronic packaging because it is hermetically sealing, has a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and is compatible with d.c. circuits. Unfortunately, the working temperature of glass is too high for this application. Low-temperature processing of a sol-gel derived, aluminosilicate material for hermetic seals is proposed for electronic packaging. This ...

Breathable release coatings that can withstand processing conditions up to 750F are needed for use on ceramic tooling. In situ removal of volatiles in solvent-based composite processing is a critical issue that will enable production of high quality parts at lower cost per part. Current release coatings meet neither the temperature nor the solvent transport requirements of solvent-based composit ...