CURRENTEDGE POWER SEMICONDUCTOR LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration STTR Phase I: GAN-BASED SCALABLE CRYOGENIC CURRENT SOURCE INVERTER WITH EMBEDDED DIE PACKAGING FOR MW-CL
CURRENTEDGE POWER SEMICONDUCTOR LLC — STTR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I STTR 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 $213,205. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Power & Energy, Microelectronics, Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
CurrentEdge Power Semiconductor LLC won a NASA STTR Phase I award of $213,205 to develop a gallium-nitride power inverter that works at cryogenic temperatures for megawatt-scale electric aircraft propulsion. The project includes scalable current-source inverter design and advanced embedded-die packaging.
- Amount
- $213,205
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- NY
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-10-29
Technology domains
Description
STTR PHASE I GAN-BASED SCALABLE CRYOGENIC CURRENT SOURCE INVERTER WITH EMBEDDED DIE PACKAGING FOR MW-CLASS ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PROPULSION