SBIR-STTR Award

X-Band to W-Band Doppler Radar Using Reconfigurable RF T/R MMIC Series
Award last edited on: 1/12/2021

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NASA : JPL
Total Award Amount
$735,931
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
S6.05
Principal Investigator
Timothy T Childs

Company Information

TLC Precision Wafer Technology Inc

1411 West River Road North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
   (612) 341-2795
   tlc@tlcprecision.com
   www.tlcprecision.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 05
County: Hennepin

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2007
Phase I Amount
$99,932
During Phase I, TLC will demonstrate and deliver a remote mixed-mode adjustable X-band to W-band transceiver chip that can perform well as a FMCW, super-heterodyne or pulse radar that meets space qualification specifications. This reconfigurable transceiver will serve as the basis for the precipitation & cloud measurement doppler radar system that will be developed, tested and delivered to NASA in Phase II.

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2009
Phase II Amount
$635,999
TLC demonstrated a high performance remote Doppler Radar adjustable X-band to W-band transceiver chip that can perform well as a FMCW, super-heterodyne or pulse radar that meets space qualification specifications. This reconfigurable transceiver will serve as the basis for the precipitation & cloud measurement doppler radar system that will be developed, tested and delivered to NASA in this Phase II effort.