Advanced Component Technology for Sensor Systems (ACTSS)

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Advanced Component Technology for Sensor Systems (ACTSS): The objective of this BAA is to address highly unique and innovative science and technology areas in RF, microelectronic, EO, and photonic devices, components, and subsystems to satisfy requirements in air, space, C3, ISR, and munitions applications. A broad range of military transitions and applications will be enabled by the technologies and capabilities developed under this BAA. This BAA is intended for evolutionary and revolutionary research in the areas of:. comprehensive design tools and integration techniques for RF and mixed signal devices and components critical to high performance signal integrity, advanced signal processing, high efficiency power conversion/distribution, and transmit/receive functions required to meet the performance requirements and cost goals of future high performance Air Force aerospace applications. electronic devices for sensing for next generation military aerospace systems, including devices and circuits with potential for high frequency microwave/millimeter wave and high speed electronics applications. RF/EO subsystems including the fabrication, assembly, packaging/protection and testing of mixed signal subsystems containing advanced microelectronics and macroelectronics devices, components and structures. Enabling photonic technology in the design, fabrication, test and evaluation of military unique components and sub-systems for the control and processing of RF and EO signals. electronics, millimeter wave materials, MEMS, combined microsystems technology, devices, circuits and component structures. embedded, reconfigurable, self-reasoning, reactive, and intelligent sensor component processing, sensor data compression, and associated enabling technologies that can reconfigure and adapt to mission requirements. advanced, integrated, avionic component architectures, with associated software infrastructure, and their evaluation for embedded applications of current and future DoD interest