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Alphacore, Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
81 awards worth $34.58M to 1 companies since 2014 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Alphacore, Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | $146.5K |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | $2.78M |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | $4.45M |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | $5.89M |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | $9.15M |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | $2.12M |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $1.91M |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | $1.25M |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | $2.40M |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | $3.42M |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | $679.8K |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | $150.0K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryogenic High-Speed Modulator with Non-volatile Tunability in Commercial Silicon Photonics · topic N252-113 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $146.5K | 2025-11-03 |
| SF241-0021 High Speed Optical Interconnects for Efficient Intra-Satellite Data Transfer in the Space Environment · topic SF241-0021 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.80M | 2025-08-01 |
| Radiation Hardened GaN Monolithic Integrated Circuits for Power Conversion · topic N251-067 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.9K | 2025-08-01 |
| Voltage Translation FPGA using Opensource Flows for countering Obsolescence · topic DMEA25D-001 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Defense Microelectronics Activity | STTR Phase I | $199.0K | 2025-07-21 |
| ML Based Intelligent Filter with Real Time Calibration of Transmitter (MIR-CAT) · topic A254-015 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $249.9K | 2025-07-14 |
| HiDRADES : High Dynamic-Range Analog-Digital Electronic Sensing · topic N251-048 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $140.0K | 2025-06-18 |
| ORION: Optimized ROIC IP On advanced Nodes · topic A244-061 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $250.0K | 2025-01-08 |
| Mobile Intelligent Radiometric Evaluation Lab (MIREL) · topic AF242-0005 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $180.0K | 2024-09-30 |
| Rad-Hard Neuromorphic Infrared Imager · topic AFX246-DPCSO2 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2024-09-16 |
| High Speed Optical Interconnects for Efficient Intra-Satellite Data Transfer · topic SF241-0021 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.9K | 2024-08-15 |
| High-Speed NIR-MWIR Imager for Target Characterization · topic SF241-0022 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.9K | 2024-07-19 |
| Passive High-Q Harmonic Rejecting Filter Based Receiver Architecture for Agile Interferer Rejection · topic N241-059 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $146.5K | 2024-07-10 |
| Chiplet Interface Optimized for Space Force Applications · topic AFX24D-PTCSO2 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $110.0K | 2024-06-06 |
| High bandwidth, low latency wavefront sensing for airborne directed energy applications · topic AF233-0025 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $180.0K | 2024-04-30 |
| Multi-Spectral Infrared Focal Plane Arrays · topic AF233-0012 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.9K | 2024-04-29 |
| Visual Display for the Mitigation of Helicopter and Tiltrotor Brownout Spatial Disorientation · topic N22A-T001 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase II | $999.9K | 2024-04-09 |
| Radiation Hardened Time Triggered Ethernet IP · topic N221-080 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $899.9K | 2024-02-13 |
| Radiation Hardened Rotary Angle Sensor · topic N232-114 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $146.5K | 2023-12-04 |
| IRIS: InfraRed Imager optimized for low SWAP · topic A234-013 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $249.9K | 2023-09-11 |
| Ultra-Wideband Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Multi-Mode Operations · topic DMEA231-006 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Defense Microelectronics Activity | SBIR Phase I | $197.3K | 2023-08-07 |
| Fast-Response Event-Based Image Sensor and Camera · topic X22D-OTCSO1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $1.25M | 2023-07-26 |
| Wideband Multi-Element Optical Receiver · topic N212-126 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $2.00M | 2023-07-10 |
| DART: Detector Arrays with high Radiometric accuracy and NIST Traceability · topic AF231-0008 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.9K | 2023-06-21 |
| Tipoff Optic Recon Sensor TORCH · topic N231-013 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.9K | 2023-06-12 |
| US-Based High-Speed I/O for Space-Based Defense Applications · topic AFX234-DCSO2 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2023-02-22 |
| Grid Array Side-channel Probe (GASP) · topic HR0011SB20224-15 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $249.9K | 2023-01-12 |
| Ultra-wideband High Efficiency Power Amplifier for Multifunction RF Systems · topic AF222-0020 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2023-01-11 |
| GeSn Infrared Detectors Grown Directly on Si Readout Integrated Circuit for FPA Integration · topic AF22A-T006 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $149.9K | 2022-12-19 |
| Fast-Response Event-Based Image Sensor and Camera · topic X22D-OTCSO1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $74.9K | 2022-12-09 |
| APD FPA RECEIVER WITH DYNAMIC BIASING AND LOW MULTIPLICATION NOISE · topic AF19C-T006 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $749.9K | 2022-09-28 |
| Advanced Integrated CMOS Terahertz (THz) Focal Plane Arrays (FPA) · topic OSD222-D02 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1000.0K | 2022-09-22 |
| Phase-Locked Loop IP block for Intel 16 CMOS Mixed Signal circuit library capability for application in highly SWAP-constrained space ISR platforms · topic AF212-CSO1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.8K | 2022-09-15 |
| Visual Display Design for Mitigation of Helicopter and Tiltrotor Brownout Spatial Disorientation · topic N22A-T001 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase I | $239.9K | 2022-07-28 |
| ANDROMEDA: Asynchronous Neuromorphic Detector Read-Out with ML-Enabled Digital Architecture · topic A214-051 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $250.0K | 2022-07-22 |
| Radiation Hardened Time Triggered Ethernet IP · topic N221-080 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $239.9K | 2022-07-11 |
| Integrated Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Nuclear Event Detector for System on a Chip Applications · topic N221-082 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $239.8K | 2022-07-11 |
| Radiation Hardened By Design (RHBD) Electronics Based on On-Shore 22nm FinFET Technology · topic MDA20-T006 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.71M | 2022-06-16 |
| High-Reliability Rad-Hard DC-DC Converter · topic MDA20-006 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.51M | 2022-02-01 |
| Cryogenic Radiation-Hard Read-out Integrated Circuit Electronics Process Design Kit · topic AF191-074 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-01-19 |
| Modeling-Enhanced Survivability Testing (MEST) Strategy for Microelectronics · topic MDA21-T001 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | STTR Phase I | $154.9K | 2021-12-06 |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (SBA) ↗, awards through 2026-08-28. Amounts are as agencies report them to SBA. SBIR/STTR contracts also appear in USAspending as ordinary awards; grants (NIH, NSF, DOE) appear as assistance. Open topics are posted by each agency; see Opportunities for contract notices.