NASA awards Sciperio sole source for ADVANCED 3-D PRINTED FEED HORN PROTOTYPES

99--ADVANCED 3-D PRINTED FEED HORN PROTOTYPES - NNJ15551120Q

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• Solicitation Number: NNJ15551120Q
• Notice Type: Presolicitation
• Synopsis: Added: Jun 12, 2015 3:10 pm

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) has a requirement to support NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) advanced phased array radar manufacturing and testing activities. Tasks performed under this contract will include technology development, technology and advanced capability maturation and infusion, and cross-program/cross-Agency technical and programmatic integration. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the services from Sciperio Inc., as the company is the only company available with the ability to achieve NASA's required precision and performance and application of processes protected by Scipero patents US6986739 and US7857756.

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• Church, K.; MacDonald, E.; Clark, P.; Taylor, R.; Paul, D.; Stone, K.;
  Wilhelm, M.; Medina, F.; Lyke, J.; Wicker, R., "Printed electronic
  processes for flexible hybrid circuits and antennas," Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference and Exhibition, 2009. , vol., no., pp.1,7, 2-5 Feb. 2009
  doi: 10.1109/FEDC.2009.5069282
  

  Abstract:
  Next generation electronics will be painted onto plastic substrates
  providing both functionality and physical flexibility. The corresponding manufacturing process will lead to significantly reduced cost; however
  the performance of the resulting circuits will not match many existing
  high-performance electronic circuits fabricated with traditional technology today. High performance is not always necessary, but when required, printed electronics may still be a viable solution. The future of printed electronics is bright and will eventually include sophisticated function, but until that time, a printed hybrid option will simultaneously provide the cost savings of printing and the high
  performance of silicon and printed circuit boards. An interim contribution is to use state-of-the-art silicon devices and print the supporting conductive patterns and passives on substrates for flexible systems integration. This paper describes and demonstrates a hybrid circuit technology, which can manufacture circuits more easily adapted to complex shapes and diverse sizes. Additionally, a number of printed components and devices are reviewed and a demonstration of two circuits
  is provided: an RF antenna and the supporting substrate design of a field programmable gate array.
  URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5069282&isnumber=5069269