HYPRES Awarded Contract to Continue Superconductor Bandpass ADC Development

HYPRES, Inc., a superconducting microelectronics company, announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for an estimated value of $1.5 million. Under this contract, HYPRES will develop a superconductor Bandpass Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) with a 5 GHz center frequency and a dynamically programmable bandwidth from 10 MHz to 400 MHz.

ELMSFORD, New York, April 30, 2002 - HYPRES, Inc., a superconducting microelectronics company, announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for an estimated value of $1.5 million. Under this contract, HYPRES will develop a superconductor Bandpass Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) with a 5 GHz center frequency and a dynamically programmable bandwidth from 10 MHz to 400 MHz.

This new contract will continue the development of a family of HYPRES ultra-high performance ADCs based on utilizing ultra-high speed and ultra-low power superconductor quantum technology. The Bandpass ADC on a single chip will directly convert the RF signals to digital baseband data with exceptionally high signal-to-noise ratio and spur-free dynamic range.

The advantage of HYPRES superconductive technology is its reliance on proven proprietary and patented architectural and circuit solutions developed under a host of previous projects. HYPRES mixed-signal and digital circuits are capable of processing high-speed input data with ultra-high linearity and precision. HYPRES has delivered more different and complex superconducting microelectronics circuits than any other institution worldwide.

"This contract represents another milestone in the goal of realizing true Software Defined Radio (SDR)," said Jack Rosa, CEO of HYPRES. "HYPRES is the obvious choice because of our unmatched expertise in the areas of superconducting microelectronics and SDR."

He further commented, "Our technology brings the power of digital processing to the RF domain which represents a change in the basic paradigm of wireless communications that will revolutionize the industry and the markets."

The development of such a bandpass ADC chip is a critical enabling component in the implementation of true all-digital receivers suitable for both radar and communications applications. Immediate benefits include elimination of analog down-conversion stages in present receiver architectures used in military and commercial sectors. The elimination of these analog intermediate-frequency (IF) stages, including filters and mixers, is a key advantage, because these analog components have poor phase performance causing intersymbol interference, which limit overall system performance. In contrast, the early conversion to the digital domain will result in a much more robust system and will provide opportunities for dealing with the multitude of standards present in communications and radars.

HYPRES, Inc., formed in 1983, develops and commercializes superconducting microelectronics that provide unparalleled economic and performance advantages for the wireless and optical network industries. The HYPRES SDR technology is widely recognized as the leading solution to achieve a single radio set that is interoperable across all required waveforms and spectrum ranges. Headquartered in Elmsford, New York, HYPRES is widely recognized as the most advanced in its field and has the most accomplished collection of superconductor specialists in the world. HYPRES, Inc., is a closely held company. For more information, please visit us at www.hypres.com.