VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC25C0463 AURORA 109-192 GHZ SPECTROMETER FRONT-END ELECTRONICS
VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. — SBIR Phase III award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- Obligated amount $1,170,000 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Microelectronics. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Virginia Diodes, Inc. received a $1.17 million NASA Phase III SBIR award to develop front-end electronics for the AURORA spectrometer operating at 109-192 GHz. This continues prior work to create specialized high-frequency components for space-based sensing applications.
- Amount
- $1,170,000
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- VA
- Period
- 2025-09-09 → 2026-12-08
Technology domains
Description
PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC25C0463 AURORA 109-192 GHZ SPECTROMETER FRONT-END ELECTRONICS