NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1991 Phase II

Custom Correlator Chip for New Generation of Compact Spectrometers

Spaceborne, Inc.

La Canada, CA

INNOVATION
    Designed and fabricated a correlator chip that is the critical building block for a new generation of compact spectrometers
Custom Correlator Chip for New Generation of CompactSpectrometers
Technology Applications

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • New autocorrelator chip design
    • Designed and fabricated a VLSI chip incorporating several technology design advances that increase speed and reduce power consumption
    • Order of magnitude faster than competing technology
COMMERCIALIZATION
    • Commercial sales are to the radio astronomy community
    • Product sales are $300,000
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
    • Spectrometers using this chip are flown in NASA high altitude aircraft for atmospheric studies (ozone, methane, etc.)

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            4/24/06