SAN JOSE, Calif., 25 June 2007. Phase Matrix Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has won a Phase II small business innovative research (SBIR) contract to develop a family of radio frequency (RF)/microwave (MW) down converter modules in a PXI (PCI Extension for Instrumentation) form factor from the Naval Air Warfare Center AD in Lakehurst, N.J.

The intended use of the down converter modules is in portable/transportable synthetic instrument test and measurement (T&M) systems in support of both military and aerospace, as well as commercial (dual use) T&M applications up to 26.5GHz. The modules will be developed and demonstrated over a 17-month period at Phase Matrix's San Jose facility.

BAE Systems of San Diego is a Phase II SBIR investor and will take delivery of a set of down converter modules for prototype evaluation and potential application in factory, field, and/or depot synthetic instrument-based T&M systems.

"This award opens an exciting new marketplace for Phase Matrix in the development and application of down converters in support of highly mobile PXI-based test systems," says Dr. Michael N Granieri, Phase Matrix SBIR program manager. "These test systems can be embedded in a prime system or deployed to remote sites that require an RF/MW signal analysis T&M capability in the form of synthetic instrumentation."