SBIR/STTR Research Award
Silicon Nanowire Phototransistor (SNAP) Imager
Award amount
$779,870Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- OPTOWARES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2011-09-21
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- L8NSHTM6E7U3
- Solicitation number
- 2010.2
- Topic code
- A10-081
Research abstract
Agiltron will develop the Silicon Nanowire Phototransistor (SNAP) Imager, a silicon-based imager with unprecedented capability for low light level imaging. The unique nanoscale architecture of the fully CMOS-compatible silicon nanowire phototransistor enables uncooled operation with low dark current and strong visible, NIR, and SWIR sensitivity. When monolithically integrated with CMOS readout integrated circuitry (ROIC) at the pixel level, a highly compact, solid state, low light level imager with uncooled operation and performance equivalent to a Gen-3 image intensifier tube will be realized, making it ideally suited for helmet- or eyeglass-mounted operation.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
60 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2025). Reported award amounts total $36,777,388. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy