ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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High Efficiency, Low Cost Monolithic RF
Module For SARSAT Distress Beacons
Small Business Innovation Research
Microwave Monolithics Incorporated Simi Valley, CA
INNOVATION
Miniature, ultra high efficiency GaAS MMIC
components for Search and Rescue Satellite Aided
Tracker (SARSAT) Distress Beacons

• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Developed ultra miniature Personal Locator
  Beacons (PLBs)
• Utilize smaller, safer batteries without
  performance loss
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• Microwave Monolithics invested 1.2M of company
  resources after completion of Phase II and
  developed a complete MicroPLB SARSAT Beacon
• Commercial Sales of this and related technology
  devices exceed 1.1M to date
• Additional Government Sales of 300K directly
  resulted from the Phase II effort
• Substantially larger Commercial Sales projected

MicroPLB SARSAT Beacon with Internal Homing
Signal and GPS Interface

• GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• The MicroPLB is a vital safety device for
  Military and Civilian Government personnel,
  providing rapid world wide notification and
  location information in case of emergency

Lewis Research Center Communications 3-016
1987 Phase II, NAS3-25712 , 8/98 NASA Contact -
Robert Kerczewski Company Contact - Daniel Chen