SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Ultrawide Bandgap Field-Emission Photocathodes for High Power High Frequency Electronics
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2023 3:45:43 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334419
— Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- LLNS � DOE CONTRACTOR Livermore CA 94551 USA
- ZIP Code
- 94551
- Solicitation Number
- IL-13794
- Response Due
- 6/23/2023 4:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Genaro Mempin, Phone: 9254231121, Charlotte Eng, Phone: 9254221905
- E-Mail Address
-
mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov
(mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov)
- Description
- Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) field-emission photocathodes. Background: Photocathodes convert light into electrons using the photoelectric effect.� They are important in accelerator physics, where they generate electron beams as particle sources.� The traditional technology used is vacuum electronic devices (VED).� Vacuum microelectronics have the potential to outperform silicon microelectronics by six orders of magnitude in high-power and high-frequency applications where new opportunities could be unlocked in radar, high-frequency wireless telecommunications, compact X-ray generation, and pulsed power.� To realize these gains, however, the conventional vacuum tube must be shrunk to the size of a microchip and not require a hot cathode.� What is needed is the development of a reliable and addressable high-current cold cathode electron source.� Description: LLNL researchers faced this challenge by bridging the gap between VEDs and solid-state electronics (SSE).� Their approach was to create a hybrid vacuum microelectronic device (VMD) architecture that combines the properties of vacuum as the electronic medium and the compact form factor and manufacturing scalability of semiconductor microelectronic chips. �Their invention has two major components:� (1) the core of the invention is the UWBG field-emission photocathode, and (2) the general device architecture for a micro-vacuum device enabled by and employing the first part. Advantages/Benefits:� LLNL�s UWBG field-emission photocathode has the potential to have vacuum electronics performance at microchip sizes and costs. Optimal Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) form factor Fast pulse rates compared to vacuum tubes Eliminates parasitic current leakage Potential Applications:� � High power high frequency applications Radar Particle accelerators Pulse Power devices Electron sources Development Status:� Current stage of technology development:� TRL 3 (analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept) LLNL has a huge portfolio of UWBG-based photoconductive semiconductor switches (e.g. U.S. Patent No. 10530362 Total Internal Reflection Photoconductive Switch published 1/7/2020) and the know-how to fabricate UWBG devices. LLNL has filed for patent protection on this invention. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information.� Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note:� THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.� Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's UWBG field-emission photocathodes should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following: 1.�������� Company Name and address. 2.�������� The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. 3.�������� A description of corporate expertise and/or facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Please provide a complete electronic OR written statement to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's UWBG field-emission photocathodes. The subject heading in an email response should include the Notice ID and/or the title of LLNL�s Technology/Business Opportunity and directed to the Primary and Secondary Point of Contacts listed below. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Innovation and Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-779 Livermore, CA� 94551-0808 Attention:�� IL-13794/TB564-23
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Livermore, CA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
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