SBIR-STTR Award

Inductorless technology for RF integrated circuits
Award last edited on: 12/23/2014

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : MDA
Total Award Amount
$349,158
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
SDIO93-016
Principal Investigator
Richard C Lavigne

Company Information

Neillen Technologies Corporation (AKA: NTC)

PO Box 910
Lanham, MD 20703
   (301) 805-7266
   N/A
   N/A
Location: Single
Congr. District: 04
County: Prince Georges

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
1993
Phase I Amount
$49,158
Neillen technologies corporation (ntc)'s inventions are based on the unique linear and non-linear modeling of bipolar/unipolar active rf components, which produces advanced rf circuits not requiring traditional coils and transformers for tuning and matching functions. Ntc's circuits are distinguishable because they: 1) significantly outperform conventional rf circuits (in many instances, by orders of magnitude); 2) are more cost-effective than conventional rf circuits (since they are low-power, low-noise, small-size, and reproducible); 3) perform new functions throughout the frequency spectrum (thus allowing new applications); 4) may be reduced to monolithic integrated circuits (ics) -- a first in the rf electronics manufacturing industry. Ntc proposes tasks for the analysis, engineering, and bread-board modeling of six inductorless rf circuits: ultra-stable/"ageless" oscillators, voltage-controlled oscillators (vcos), tuned amplifiers, tuned bandpass filters, harmonic generators, and capacitive mixers.

Keywords:
inductorless technology rf integrated circuits

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
1994
Phase II Amount
$300,000
Neillen Technologies Corporation (NTC) is a specialized electronics firm that offers unique analog radio frequency (RF) products and related consulting services to government and commercial enterprises. Using its patented "inductorless technology," NTC's mission is to provide revolutionary, cost-effective RF electronicsolutions to the communications industry. NTC's inventions yield advanced RF circuits not requiring traditional coils and transformers (inductive elements) to achieve tuning and matching functions, and which are uniquely and easily tuned and temperature-compensated. NTC's inductorless circuits are distinguishable because they: (1) significantly outperform conventional RF circuits (in many instances, by orders of magnitude); (2) perform new functions throughout the electromagnetic frequency spectrum (thus allowing new applications); (3) are more cost effective than conventional RF circuits (since they are low-power, low-noise, small-size, and reproducible); and (4) may be fabricated in their entirety as monolithic analog RF integrated circuits (ICs) -- a first in electronics manufacturing history. NTC circuits for SBIR Phase I included ultra-stable oscillators, voltage-controlled oscillators, harmonic generators, tuned amplifiers, tuned bandpass filters, and capacitive mixers. For Phase II, NTC proposes tasks for producing commercial prototypes of these circuits, bread-board modeling an integrated RF subsystem, analyzing/engineering BMDO applications, and researching, and researching planned Phase III commercialization activities.

Keywords:
RF ELECTRONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ULTRA-STABLE OSCILLATOR TUNED AMPLIFIER HARMONIC GENERATOR TUNED B