NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Glenn Research Center
1997 Phase II

Ferroelectric Films Grown on Ferrite Substrates

Boston Applied Technologies (originally, NZ Applied Technologies)

Woburn, MA

INNOVATION
A better, smaller, and cheaper approach for combining thin film ferroelectric and ferrite technology for dual-tunable microwave devices
Electrically and/or Magnetically Tuned Microwave Phase Shifter
Electrically and/or Magnetically Tuned Microwave Phase Shifter

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Grew a low loss ferroelectric film on a polycrystalline ferrite substrate for adaptive microwave devices
    • Designed and fabricated an electric and/or magnetic tunable microwave phase shifter at X-band
COMMERCIALIZATION
    • Corning, Inc. acquired NZ Applied Technologies for $150M in 2000 and changed the name to Corning Applied Technologies
    • Boston Applied Technologies acquired this technology from Corning Applied Technologies in 2002
    • Sales of Ferroelectric materials and devices - $2.5M
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
    • Two dual-tuning microwave X-band phase shifters were delivered to NASA Glenn Research Center
    • Provided ferrite and ferroelectric materials to NASA, Lincoln Lab, Los Alamos National Lab, and a few universities
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