Wizdom Announces Award of Phase II DoD SBIR to Research Methods to Increase Production of Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs): Focal Plane Arrays Produced by Rockwell Scientific are Crucial to Nation’s Missile Defense System
Wizdom Systems, Inc., a leading consulting and engineering services company has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research grant from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to research process and control methods that will significantly increase the yield in the production of Focal Plane Arrays (FPA), devices crucial to the successful deployment of the nations missile defense system. The project is managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory; Space Vehicles Directorate. Wizdom is teamed with Rockwell Science Center RSC of Thousand Oaks, California, which is the end producer of the FPAs. This grant marks Wizdom’s tenth SBIR awarded by the Federal Government.
Naperville, IL (PRWEB) October 29, 2004 -- Wizdom Systems, Inc., a leading
consulting and engineering services company has been awarded a Phase II Small
Business Innovative Research grant from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to
research process and control methods that will significantly increase the yield
in the production of Focal Plane Arrays (FPA), devices crucial to the successful
deployment of the nations missile defense system. The project is managed by the
Air Force Research Laboratory; Space Vehicles Directorate. Wizdom is teamed with
Rockwell Science Center RSC of Thousand Oaks, California, which is the end
producer of the FPAs. This grant marks Wizdom’s tenth SBIR awarded by the
Federal Government.
The major objective of Wizdom’s SBIR grant is to
research ways to increase the yield, improve production technology, and reduce
the cost for focal plane arrays. FPAs represent an important aspect of detecting
and identifying enemy threats at increased range with greater
accuracy.
Under this SBIR, Wizdom is researching improved Molecular Beam
Epitaxy (MBE) Surface Temperature Control through Metrology Alternatives and
improved Material Features Correlation using advances in predictive theoretical
models. The result will be an impact/opportunity assessment of new methods,
materials and particular ways of controlling the process with new algorithms and
instrumentation.
"Scientific research is vital to ensuring America's
economic, energy and national security," said U.S. Representative Judy Biggert
(R-IL), Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee of the House Science Committee.
"Research often hinges on federal grants such as SBIRs to provide influential
companies like Wizdom Systems with the added monetary tools they need to go
forward with crucial projects."
“As has been our history, Wizdom expects
to carry forward these SBIRs to Phase II implementation,” said Dennis E.
Wisnosky, Wizdom founder and President. “The result for RSC will be significant
improvement in their ability to increase production quantity. The result for MDA
will be lower cost per unit. And, the result for Wizdom will be entry in to a
new market segment with advanced controls technology.
About Wizdom Since
1986, Wizdom has been a recognized leader in providing clients with innovative
process-based business and software solutions for improving performance.
Wizdom’s range of integrated software, training and consulting products enables
its clients to communicate, plan and execute a unified corporate strategy.
Wizdom helps businesses grow by aggressively pursuing new opportunities and
employing the best business practices. Wizdom’s corporate headquarters is
located in Naperville, IL, a western suburb of Chicago. In 1986 Wizdom sold
Wizdom Controls, Inc to Emerson Electric. The flagship product of Wizdom
Controls, Inc. was Paradym-31, the world’s first Softlogic and was a direct
result of an earlier Wizdom SBIR.
For information contact Robin Davies at
(630) 357-3000 ext. 3084, e-mail protected from spam bots, or visit Wizdom’s
website at http://www.wizdom.com.
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