TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Single Crystal Semiconductor Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) (LAR-TOPS-320)
ID: T2P-LaRC-00040Type: Special Notice
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    Special Notice NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION is soliciting inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market Single Crystal Semiconductor Silicon-Germanium (SiGe). SiGe offers increased processing power and decreased size and power demands for a unit of the same size compared to single crystal silicone. In solar cell applications, SiGe offers improved efficiency and operational life. SiGe is also a more abundant resource, lower cost, and non-toxic. Interested parties can submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS). No follow-on procurement is expected from this notice.

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