Camgian Microsystems Awarded DARPA MTO SBIR

STARKVILLE, M.S. - April 2nd, 2009 - Camgian Microsystems Corporation today announced it has been awarded a second Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 project by the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

This SBIR project will develop a revolutionary, ultra low power System-on-a-Chip (SoC) technology that will enable >10x improvements in size and endurance over current generation low power microsystems such as unattended ground sensors (UGS), micro-UAVs, micro satellites, body worn electronics, etc. This will be achieved through the integration of advanced energy efficient circuit designs that enable the power consumption of the chip to be dynamically matched to the performance needs of the systems.

"Today's warfighter is becoming reliant upon more and more high technology systems to achieve strategic and tactical superiority over their enemies," said Dr. David Lamb, Camgian's Chief Operating Officer. "Many of these systems are battery operated, thus the typical Infantry platoon for a 72 hour operation requires nine types of batteries with a weight of over 350lbs. Camgian is focused on driving down the size, weight and power of these systems through the development of energy efficient architectures and the integration of sensors with large scale digital signal processing."