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"SemiSouth proposes a proprietary technology involving the passivation of one type of shallow acceptor impurity to achieve precision compensation of the opposite type of shallow donor impurity. This Phase I feasibility demonstration represents aninnovative breakthrough in deep-level-free semi-insulating (SI) buffer layers for high-performance, economical silicon carbide radio-frequency (RF) MEtal ...

SiC JFET technology for control IC's in space based systems enable the possibility of temperature-tolerant, rugged, radiation-hard circuit operation. Additionally, it offers the possibility of combining with SiC power devices, a high level of integration,reduced parts count, reduced cost and weight in satellite systems. SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc. plans to transfer critical JFET IC technology d ...

Silicon based charged couple devices (CCD) have been the workhorse of solid state imaging technology for use in the visible spectrum. Infrared systems are confined to exotic compound semiconductors that add an order of magnitude onto the cost. Solid stateultraviolet systems are still in their infancy. As the need for higher performance and need for hyperspectral response is ever increasing, these ...

"Silicon based charged couple devices (CCD) have been the workhorse of solid state imaging technology for use in the visible spectrum. As the need for higher resolution is ever increasing, silicon based systems are being pushed to their limit. Either largersystems, constructed on a single wafer or higher pixel density per square centimeter are called for. In either case, all pixels in a frame must ...

"This SBIR Phase I project will develop a compiler for a portablevector assembly language. This tool will allow portable low-levelprograms to be written for signal-processing applications, and willproduce efficient code for modern general-purpose processors (GPP),taking full advantage of their vector (SIMD) instruction sets such asSSE on the Intel Pentium and Altivec on the Motorola PowerPC. Thi ...

"A significant investment is made each year in the continued development of increasingly robust and sophisticated heating/cooling technologies for future utilization in a ballistic missile technology program or a major defense acquisition program. However,the effectiveness of thermal management systems is often directly related to the performance of insulation components utilized in their design. ...

"New high power airborne and mobile military systems will require megawatts of electrical power produced by very lightweight power sources. The majority of these new systems will require multi-megawatts of power delivered at very high-voltages.Generators will not be able to directly produce the high voltages so high-voltage, multi-megawatt transformers will be required. A superconducting transf ...

"This proposal shows how innovations in producing a family of CTE controlled, high thermal graphite aluminum composites will reduce manufacturing costs and improve system performance for specific BMDO, Navy, and commercial applications. Technologiesdeveloped by a graphite fiber producer, paper textile manufacturer, and metal composites foundry will create a superior thermal management material id ...

"This proposal is submitted in response to BMDO SBIR solicitation 02-006#5. Conventional processing techniques for polymer foams involve multiple steps and the blowing agent used is toxic. Those foams are mostly over 3 pcf in density and suffer from theserious problems of moisture infusion and retention that leads to structural degradation and damage. The efficiency of thermal and sound insulatio ...

"Triton Systems, Inc. (TSI) proposes to develop affordable, corrosion resistant (CR), composite structural materials to protect high-value assets at remote test facilities. The use of virtually corrosion-free polymer matrix composites to cost-effectivelyproduce structures and structural components, shelters, radomes, and antenna support structures will greatly reduce life cycle maintenance costs ...