Elmsford, N, December 11:
HYPRES Inc., a leading
developer of superconducting microelectronics (SME) technology and the
All-Digital RFTM product line, received two new
contracts totaling approximately $1.5 million from the U.S. Army’s
Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
for work related to the continued development of digital superconductivity
electronics for military satellite communications (MILSATCOM).
Under a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
Phase II contract valued at $730,000, HYPRES will develop an
analog-to-digital converter (ADC) capable of directly digitizing Ka/EHF band
RF signals. The ADC, based on HYPRES’ proven
digital superconductivity technology, will be designed to digitize a 20 GHz
microwave signal with a maximum bandwidth of 1 GHz. The ADC is being
developed as part of an Army effort to replace multiple analog mixers,
filters and amplifiers with lower noise, programmable digital components.
In another SBIR Phase II contract valued at
$730,000, HYPRES will implement a hybrid technology digital receiver
comprised of digital superconductor electronics and commercial FPGAs (field
programmable gate arrays). As part of this effort, a high-speed digital
interface will be designed to connect the company’s
multi-gigahertz receiver — which features
low-complexity digital superconductivity electronics with the latest
conventional room temperature signal processing electronics. Development of
this interface is critical to making X- and K-band MILSATCOM receivers
capable of taking full advantage of the superior sensitivity, linearity, low
jitter, and ultra fast clock rates provided by the digital superconductor
components.
“The Ka/EHF band
ADC is key to reducing system acquisition and logistic support cost through
the elimination of expensive analog components —
which will result in significant life-cycle cost savings in future MILSATCOM
systems,” said Oleg Mukhanov, Ph.D., HYPRES vice
president and general manager. “In addition, our
low-noise receivers will improve satellite link margins by up to 6 decibels.
The result will be much higher data rates, larger bandwidths, smaller
antennas, and improved power efficiency for earth terminals and satellites.”
The digital interface that HYPRES is
developing will allow the significant performance gains realized through
digital superconductivity to be fully utilized by the signal processing
stage of the MILSATCOM system.
In addition to the Army, HYPRES also is
working closely with the Air Force and Navy on developing digital
superconductivity for wireless communications and systems used for the
software radio, signal intelligence, electronic warfare, and radar. For more
information on HYPRES visit
www.hypres.com.
About
CERDEC
CERDEC is the Army’s
information technologies and integrated systems center. Its Command and
Control Directorate; Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate; Night
Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate; Software Engineering Directorate;
Product Realization Directorate; and Space and Terrestrial Communications
Directorate work together to develop and integrate Command, Control,
Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
(C4ISR) technologies that enable information dominance and decisive
lethality for the networked Warfighter.
About
HYPRES
HYPRES, Inc., formed in 1983, develops and
commercializes Superconductor MicroElectronics (SME) that provide
unparalleled economic and performance advantages for defense and commercial
wireless markets, and a host of other applications. HYPRES SME technology is
widely recognized as the leading solution to achieve a single RF system that
is interoperable across all required waveforms and spectrum ranges.
Headquartered in Elmsford, New York, HYPRES is recognized worldwide as the
leader in digital superconducting technology with the most accomplished team
of superconductor specialists in the world. HYPRES has delivered more
different and complex SME circuits than any other institution worldwide. For
more information, please visit us at
www.hypres.com.
