# SBIR Phase II:  Development and Analysis of Functional NanoInks for Printed Neuromorphic Electronics and Smart Sensors

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · FREESCALE LLC (NC) · $1,241,749

## Abstract

The broader impacts of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project stem from a compact, AI-driven manufacturing platform that unifies materials testing, quality assurance, defect correction, and device fabrication in a single hybrid workflow. By sharply reducing capital costs and technical complexity, the system opens micron-scale printed-electronics production to small and large manufacturers, startups and academic labs, thereby accelerating U.S. innovation in both analog and digital electronics, artificial intelligence, and advanced sensing technologies. Its turnkey, multilayer capability can fabricate neuromorphic devices, metasurfaces, and visible-to-infrared sensor matrices in hours instead of days, cutting material waste and easing reliance on offshore foundries. Because the process is largely additive and avoids hazardous etchants and photoresists, it also lowers toxic emissions and environmental footprints compared with conventional fabrication techniques. Broad deployment will strengthen domestic supply chains, create high-skill manufacturing jobs, and give researchers and workforce-training programs versatile tools to tackle urgent challenges in healthcare, defense and energy harvesting, reinforcing U.S. leadership in next-generation electronics.

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will scale a proprietary, multifunctional printing platform that deposits conductive, sensing, and non-volatile-memory nanocomposite ink

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2528156
- **Awardee organization:** FREESCALE LLC (NC)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** FSMRVD4HSZP4
- **PI:** Nikolay Frick
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** ARTIFICIAL INTELL & COGNIT SCI
- **Estimated total:** $1,241,749
- **Funds obligated:** $1,241,749
- **Transaction type:** Cooperative Agreement
- **Period:** 09/15/2025 → 08/31/2027

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2528156

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2528156, SBIR Phase II:  Development and Analysis of Functional NanoInks for Printed Neuromorphic Electronics and Smart Sensors. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2528156. Licensed CC0.

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