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RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic

Department of DefenseDMEA

AI Overview

Develop an innovative 200-mm GaN-on-Si technology platform to enable monolithic integration of high-performance RF frontend components like low-noise and power amplifiers. The solution aims to address current limitations in scalable semiconductor technologies for advanced radar, communication, and mobile applications.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
November 18, 2025
Due Date
May 13, 2026 (Closed)
Phase II Award
$1,340,000.00

Official Description

In radio communication system, the RFE of the transceiver typically handles the receive and transmit function portion, whereas the baseband signal processing is typically implemented with digital logic. The radio communication system sensitivity requirements and output power are primarily dependent on the performance of the frontend circuit blocks, specifically the low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) and power amplifiers (PAs). Most of the current radar and military communication systems utilize either ...

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Change History

Opportunity RemovedMay 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM

RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic

Opportunity DMEA254-P001 no longer available

Status ChangedMay 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM

RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic

Status changed from Open to Open

Q&A UpdatedApr 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM

RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic

Q1 answer updated: Proposers must have necessary tools for PDK evaluation; Cadence license costs are the proposer's responsibility (not government-provided). This clarifies that ~$100k Cadence tool costs should be factored into Phase I budgets.

Q&A UpdatedApr 23, 2026 at 11:34 AM

RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic

No changes detected. The PREVIOUS Q&A and UPDATED Q&A sections are identical. All 8 questions and answers remain unchanged.

Q&A UpdatedApr 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM

RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic

**Summary of Q&A Changes:** One new question added (Q1) regarding Cadence Virtuoso software licensing costs (~$100k) and whether this must be budgeted by proposers or provided by the government. This question remains unanswered in the updated version. All other questions (Q2-Q8) were renumbered but contain identical content and answers as the previous version. No substantive changes to existing responses.

Status ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM

RF Frontend Design (RFE) on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) Open Topic

Status changed from Pre-Release to Open

Q&A UpdatedMar 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM

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Date ChangedMar 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM

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Close Date changed from 2026-03-04 to 2026-04-29

Date ChangedMar 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM

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Open Date changed from 2026-02-11 to 2026-04-01

Date ChangedFeb 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM

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Close Date changed from 2026-02-25 to 2026-03-04

Date ChangedFeb 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM

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Open Date changed from 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-11

Date ChangedJan 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM

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Close Date changed from 2026-02-11 to 2026-02-25

Date ChangedJan 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM

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Open Date changed from 2026-01-21 to 2026-02-04

Date ChangedJan 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM

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Close Date changed from 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-11

Date ChangedJan 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM

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Open Date changed from 2026-01-14 to 2026-01-21

Q&A UpdatedJan 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM

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Q&A section updated

Q&A UpdatedJan 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM

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Date ChangedJan 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM

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Close Date changed from 2026-01-28 to 2026-02-04

Date ChangedJan 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM

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Open Date changed from 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-14

Q&A UpdatedDec 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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