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.

该小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目的更广泛影响是开发射频 (RF) 网络小型化技术和制造方法，以大幅减小射频滤波器的尺寸、重量和成本。该研究将为广泛的应用开发特殊滤波器。所提出的技术可减少 300 多吨垃圾填埋量、2200 吨废金属和 4500 吨一般金属消耗。 SBIR 第一阶段项目旨在通过仿真和原型制造，使用新的网络分段算法来证明世界上第一个射频滤波器网络小型化的可行性。分段算法克服了射频滤波器在空气中小型化的高度挑战性的波长障碍，以开发微型化。该项目将开发：（1）单谐振器电路层组件的制造方法，这是构建多层空气过滤器结构的主要构件；（2）包含多个的结构的制造方法。单谐振器电路层组件来制造多谐振器微型多层空气过滤器原型，以展示多层空气过滤器技术在不同频率和功率水平下的性能和关键属性。用于大规模生产的微型多层空气过滤器，以及建立生产单位成本模型。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查进行评估，被认为值得支持标准。