MAXENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: Next generation DoD electronic warfare (EW) and commercial communication systems are curre

Description

Next generation DoD electronic warfare (EW) and commercial communication systems are currently faced with the challenge of delivering a receiver capable of multi-band reception. The receiver must meet various wireless standards and cover an expanse of frequencies and bandwidths. Traditionally the solution to the multi-band converge problem employed many off chip frequency fixed filters and an individually tuned receiver chain for each band. This approach provides band selection and out-of-band jammer reduction with the cost of an increasingly unwieldy system. As the number of communication bands increase, the traditional approach results in a greater number of filters and, correspondingly, a higher cost, greater complexity, and heavier weight making this approach to multi-band receivers impractical. MaXentric will target a fully integrated design with a frequency agile front end filter capable of providing band selection and meeting typical wireless standards (WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, TV, MUOS, cellular, etc.). A full receiver design will be implemented with each stage of the receiver optimized for broad-band, high dynamic range reception.