(U) THIS PAPER PRESENTS A BRIEF SKETCH OF HYPERSPECTRAL AND MULTISPECTRAL INFRARED SENSOR CHIP ASSEMBLIES (SCAS) DESIGNED, FABRICATED, AND TESTED USING A CONCEPT THAT ALLOWS INTEGRATION OF THE SPECTRAL DEFINITION FILTERS DIRECTLY INTO THE SCA, WHICH BECOMES A SPECTROMETER ON A CHIP, MADE DESIRABLE AT LOW COST AS A SPECTRAL IMAGER. THE COLOR DISPERSION IS ACCOMPLISHED WITH A WEDGE FILTER, WHILE THE MULTISPECTRAL BAND SELECTION IS DEFINED BY A FILTER ...