SBIR Phase I: Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing Technology for Fabrication of Radio Frequency (RF) Filter Products

SBIR 第一阶段：用于制造射频 (RF) 滤波器产品的环境可持续制造技术

• 批准号: 2151757
• 负责人: Michael Ghadaksaz
• 金额: $ 25.42万
• 依托单位: DYNAMAC MICROWAVE, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-15 至 2023-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2151757&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Environmentally; Sustainable; Manufacturing

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to develop a radio frequency (RF) network miniaturization technology and manufacturing methodologies to dramatically reduce the size, weight, and cost of RF filters. This research will develop special filters for a broad range of wireless applications, including smartphones and their infrastructure, WiFi devices, broadcast systems, and satellite systems. The proposed technology may reduce landfill contributions by over 300 tons, scrap metal by 2200 tons, and general metal consumption by 4500 tons. This SBIR Phase I project seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of the world’s first RF filter network miniaturization in air using an new network fractionalization algorithm via simulation and prototype fabrication. The fractionalization algorithm overcomes the high challenging wavelength barrier to RF filter miniaturization in air for development of miniature multilayer air filter structures. This project will develop: (1) methods of manufacture for single resonator circuit layer assemblies, the main building blocks for construction of multilayer air filter structures; (2) manufacturing methodologies for structures comprising multiple single resonator circuit layer assemblies to fabricate multi-resonator miniature multilayer air filter prototypes to demonstrate performance and key attributes of the multilayer air filter technology at various frequencies and power levels. The prototypes will be used to demonstrate the scalability, repeatability, and reproducibility of the miniature multilayer air filters for mass volume production, as well as to establish production unit cost models.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个小型企业创新研究阶段I项目的更广泛影响是开发射频（RF）网络微型化技术和制造方法，以大大降低RF过滤器的尺寸，重量和成本。这项研究将开发针对各种无线应用程序的特殊过滤器，包括智能手机及其基础架构，WiFi设备，广播系统和卫星系统。拟议的技术可能会将垃圾填埋场的贡献减少300吨，废金属占2200吨，并将一般金属消耗量减少4500吨。这个SBIR I期项目旨在通过模拟和原型制造使用新的网络分数化算法来证明世界上第一个RF滤波器网络在空气中的可行性。分数化算法克服了空气中RF滤波器微型化的高挑战波长屏障，以开发微型多层空气滤清器结构。该项目将开发：（1）单个谐振电路层组件的制造方法，这是建造多层空气滤清器结构的主要构件； （2）结构的制造方法包括多个单个谐振电路层组件，用于制造多谐振器微型多层空气滤清器原型，以证明在各种频率和功率水平上的多层空气滤清器技术的性能和关键属性。原型将用于证明微型多层空气滤清器的可伸缩性，可重复性和复制，以进行质量量的产生，并建立生产单位成本模型。这项奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估来审查审查标准的评估，被视为珍贵的支持。