NU-TREK, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A20-120
NU-TREK, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $111,430. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $111,430
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A20-120
- Solicitation
- 20.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2020-11-02 → 2021-07-11
Description
Program objective is to develop and transition an uncooled ROIC supporting a pixel pitch between 6.0 and 8.5mm with ROIC noise low enough that is doesn’t degrade the bolometer’s inherent noise by more than 10%, while meeting NVESD’s format and performance objectives. During Phase I Nu-Trek will collaborate with NVESD and industry to define a target pixel pitch and bolometer thermodynamic parameters, then develop and demonstrate a strategy for shrinking the Chestnut uncooled ROIC design to the target pixel pitch without degrading the ROIC’s performance. In subsequent program phases this design will be fabricated and characterized.