MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: FY23 SBIR PHASE III - TESTING NEUROMORPHIC ARCHITECTURES FOR HIGH CAPACITY/LOW-POWER AI IN

MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES 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 MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES 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 $1,176,868 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
  • Tagged technology areas: Artificial Intelligence/ML, Microelectronics, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.

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Summary

Mentium Technologies Inc. received about $1.18 million from NASA to test brain-like computer chip designs that deliver high AI performance at very low power. The work will fly the technology on a sub-orbital flight to prove it works in space-like conditions.

Amount
$1,176,868
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
CA
Period
2023-09-20 → 2026-07-25

Technology domains

Artificial Intelligence/ML Microelectronics Space & Satellite

Description

FY23 SBIR PHASE III - TESTING NEUROMORPHIC ARCHITECTURES FOR HIGH CAPACITY/LOW-POWER AI IN SUB-ORBITAL FLIGHT

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