PACIFIC MICROCHIP CORP. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: AN ASIC FOR SEGMENTED SNSPD READOUT
PACIFIC MICROCHIP CORP. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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 $224,998. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Microelectronics, Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Pacific Microchip Corp. won a $225k NASA Phase I SBIR award to develop a custom ASIC chip for reading signals from segmented superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. The work targets compact, high-performance readout electronics suitable for space-based sensing applications.
- Amount
- $224,998
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
PHASE I SBIR - AN ASIC FOR SEGMENTED SNSPD READOUT