SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Silicon Based Phased Array Tiles for Multifunction RF Sensors - Presolicitation
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- BAA-11-50
- Archive Date
- 10/17/2011
- Point of Contact
- DARPA-BAA-11-50@darpa.mil,
- E-Mail Address
-
DARPA-BAA-11-50@darpa.mil
(DARPA-BAA-11-50@darpa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DARPA-BAA-11-50 Recent advances in SiGe/BiCMOS integrated circuit technology have shown promise for executing limited phased array capabilities at frequencies up to 94 GHz. Noise Figures (NF) and Power Amplifier (PA) efficiencies have been demonstrated that are suitable for low power applications when antenna gains are low. Numerous military sensor concepts require high antenna gain but only moderate radiated power in addition to an ability to rapidly scan in two dimensions. This requirement results in a need for circuits which have significant control capability per channel, yet small radiated power per element. The goal of this effort would be the demonstration of a silicon-based tile array that would form a building block for Extremely High Frequency (EHF) electronically scanned arrays with large numbers of elements. A particular challenge may be executing the phased array RF control functions while maintaining acceptable tile level power added efficiency for low transmitter powers.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN02431445-W 20110424/110422234406-827b86ef5158ce51ba1fc18f6bb59bc8 (fbodaily.com)
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