RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
The Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), under the Department of Defense, is seeking an SBIR effort to design, develop, and demonstrate a low-noise amplifier and power amplifier in GlobalFoundries 200-mm GaN-on-Si technology for improved radio communications performance. The work covers feasibility study in Phase I and, if advanced, fabrication, packaging, testing, and characterization of functional LNA and PA prototypes in Phase II, along with delivery of samples, test boards, technical data, and design collateral. The effort emphasizes conformity with GlobalFoundries design and manufacturing rules, simulation across process, supply, and temperature variations to military range, assessment of noise, isolation, electromigration, and thermal effects, and for Phase II the contractor must be a DMEA accredited Trusted Supplier at proposal submission. GlobalFoundries 130RFG1 MPW/Shuttle access up to a 50 mm2 tile may be provided as government-furnished equipment, and the application deadline is May 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC.