VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase II: PHASE II SBIR - THZ MIXERS, RECEIVERS, AND LO SOURCES FOR HELIOPHYSICS

VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal

  • Phase II is where National Aeronautics and Space Administration funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
  • Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
  • Obligated amount $849,999 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.

Informational capture context from public federal data — not legal or bid advice.

Summary

Virginia Diodes received about $850k from NASA for Phase II work on terahertz mixers, receivers, and local oscillator sources. The tech supports heliophysics instruments to study the Sun and space weather.

Amount
$849,999
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
NAICS
541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
Place of performance
VA
Period
2025-08-28 → 2027-08-27

Technology domains

Space & Satellite Sensors & Sensor Fusion Microelectronics

Description

PHASE II SBIR - THZ MIXERS, RECEIVERS, AND LO SOURCES FOR HELIOPHYSICS

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