Nu-Trek
Nu-Trek’s Readouts, Front-Ends, and Other Integrated Circuits Open Up New Possibilities in Demanding Defense, Industrial, and Scientific Applications
Our Core Competencies
Imaging and Flash Lidar Readouts
Sensor Front Ends
Analog, Digital, RF Circuit Blocks
Rad-Hard Circuits
Nu-Trek is expanding its business model, to offer design services that leverage the many advanced designs and intellectual property developed on its government programs. Contact us for additional information.
Highlights
GPS signals are purposefully degraded and/or denied near enemy targets. Nu-Trek’s RF front-ends enable navigation under the most severe conditions.
Front-end RFICs for Navigation: Nu-Trek’s X-Jam-02 wideband RFIC enables the GPS sensor to receive alternative RF signals for precision navigation in GPS-denied environments. The RFIC is also distinguished by its high linearity and dynamic range required to enable post-processing and nulling of jammed GPS signals by digital processing. Nu-Trek’s suite of RF front-ends reduce the SWaP of high J/S GPS receivers designed for operation in jamming environments (CRPA-based). Multiple options are available including wideband or tuned narrowband receive, output format, automatic gain control (AGC) range, and with varying levels of integration.
Micro- Position, Navigation and Timing (µPNT): Controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) based anti-jam solutions are very effective at nulling multiple, high powered jammers and are used in military platforms and weapons that are required to operate in highly jammed environments. The µPNT unit (top center) with extremely small SWaP was developed to provide small platforms with a highly effective anti-jam solution. µPNT can be used in conjunction with most GPS receivers to substantially reduce jamming.
Imager Readouts: Nu-Trek has an extensive portfolio of infrared (IR) readouts and readout circuit blocks, including some that are rad-hard. This includes a couple of readouts for very high performance thermal uncooled sensors that represent a “leap” in the state of the art.
Flash Lidar: With flash Lidar, the sensor is looking at returns from a relatively large area. To improve scene characterization, large numbers of returns can be captured. To improve situational awareness, flash Lidar can be offered together with imaging. Other modalities can be integrated as well. Nu-Trek has a number of designs that can be customized to meet specific requirements.
Intellectual Property (IP): Nu-Trek has been emphasizing IP development and protection. We have pending patents or patents in preparation pertaining to advanced thermal imaging, flash Lidar, digital low size, weight, and power front end for radiation detectors, event based sensing, and more. Design blocks are also available in these technology areas.
Sensor Front Ends: Nu-Trek is currently developing a very low power digital front end integrated circuit for radiation sensors that is capable of discriminating between gammas and neutrons.
IR Event Based Sensing (EBS): An emerging technology in which Nu-Trek has enabling readout circuit blocks and intellectual property. IR EBS holds promise in aiding the engagement of hypersonic vehicles. (Top, hypersonic vehicle engagement. Bottom, Chinese hypersonic vehicle.)