AKOUSTIS, INC.
Bulk acoustic wave (BAW) RF filter devices and piezoMEMS fabrication processes for wireless communications
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Huntersville, NC
- Founded
- 2014
- Latest Form D
- $15M, May 2018
- Total capital
- $18.4M
- Federal grants
- $2.8M
- 3 awards · 2015–2020
- Rank in peer group#52 of 72
- Private capital raised
- $15.5M
- 2 Form D · last May 2018
- 101 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 35
- 5 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#1 of 72
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Piezoelectric MEMS Process Design Kit for Configurable XBAW Technology$1.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$15M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Single Crystal Group III-Nitride Bulk Acoustic Resonators and Bulk Acoustic Wave Filter Components for Mobile Communications$935K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Single Crystal Group III-Nitride Bulk Acoustic Resonators and Bulk Acoustic Wave Filter Components for Mobile Communications$150K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$530K
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Standing among 72 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#1 · top 1%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Jeffrey ShealyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 7 patents · $1.1M in grants as PI
- Lora ShealyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 35 granted of 40- GrantedRF Acoustic Wave Resonators Integrated With High Electron Mobility Transistors Including A Shared Piezoelectric/buffer LayerUSPTOUS 12,289,087
- GrantedBaw Resonators With Antisymmetric Thick ElectrodesUSPTOUS 12,283,941
- GrantedMethod For Fabricating An Acoustic Resonator Device With Perimeter StructuresUSPTOUS 12,278,607
Show all 40 patent records
- RF Acoustic Wave Resonators Integrated With High Electron Mobility Transistors Including A Shared Piezoelectric/buffer LayerApr 29, 2025 · US 12,289,087Granted
- Baw Resonators With Antisymmetric Thick ElectrodesApr 22, 2025 · US 12,283,941Granted
- Method For Fabricating An Acoustic Resonator Device With Perimeter StructuresApr 15, 2025 · US 12,278,607Granted
- 5.1-7.1GHz Wi-Fi6E COEXISTENCE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF DIPLEXER CIRCUITMar 18, 2025 · US 12,255,637Granted
- Method Of Manufacturing Integrated Circuit Configured With Two Or More Single Crystal Acoustic Resonator DevicesMar 4, 2025 · US 12,244,289Granted
- Acoustic Wave Resonator, RF Filter Circuit And SystemFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,231,108Granted
- Methods Of Forming Piezoelectric Layers Having Alternating PolarizationsFeb 13, 2025 · Application 18294809Pending
- Resonator Shapes For Bulk Acoustic Wave (baw) DevicesDec 3, 2024 · US 12,160,218Granted
- Piezoelectric Acoustic Resonator Manufactured With Piezoelectric Thin Film Transfer ProcessNov 5, 2024 · US 12,136,906Granted
- FRONT END MODULES FOR Wi-Fi ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF FILTER CIRCUITSNov 5, 2024 · US 12,136,983Granted
- Methods Of Forming Films Including Scandium At Low Temperatures Using Chemical Vapor Deposition To Provide Piezoelectric Resonator Devices And/or High Electron Mobility Transistor DevicesSep 24, 2024 · US 12,102,010Granted
- Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator Filters Including A High Impedance Shunt Branch And Methods Of Forming The SameJul 2, 2024 · US 12,028,046Granted
- 5 & 6 GHz Wi-Fi COEXISTENCE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF DIPLEXER CIRCUITFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,901,880Granted
- Methods Of Forming Group III Piezoelectric Thin Films Via Removal Of Portions Of First Sputtered MaterialFeb 6, 2024 · US 11,895,920Granted
- Method Of Manufacture For Single Crystal Acoustic Resonator Devices Using Micro-viasJan 23, 2024 · US 11,881,831Granted
- Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator Filters With Integrated CapacitorsJan 9, 2024 · US 11,870,422Granted
- Methods Of Forming Doped Crystalline Piezoelectric Thin Films Via Mocvd And Related Doped Crystalline Piezoelectric Thin FilmsDec 26, 2023 · US 11,856,858Granted
- Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator Filters Including Rejection-band ResonatorsDec 5, 2023 · US 11,838,005Granted
- Methods Of Forming Group Iii-nitride Single Crystal Piezoelectric Thin Films Using Ordered Deposition And Stress Neutral Template LayersNov 28, 2023 · US 11,832,521Granted
- Method And Structure For High Performance Resonance Circuit With Single Crystal Piezoelectric Capacitor Dielectric MaterialOct 31, 2023 · US 11,804,819Granted
- FRONT END MODULES FOR 5.6 GHz & 6.6 GHz Wi-Fi ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF FILTER CIRCUITSAug 22, 2023 · US 11,736,177Granted
- Method For Fabricating An Acoustic Resonator Device With Perimeter StructuresAug 15, 2023 · US 11,728,781Granted
- Apparatus For Forming Single Crystal Piezoelectric Layers Using Low-vapor Pressure Metalorganic Precursors In Cvd Reactors With Temperature-controlled Injector Columns And Methods Of Forming Single Crystal Piezoelectric Layers Using The SameJul 27, 2023 · Application 17582613Pending
- Acoustic Wave Resonator, RF Filter Circuit And SystemJul 25, 2023 · US 11,711,064Granted
- Apparatus For Forming Single Crystal Piezoelectric Layers Using Low-vapor Pressure Metalorganic Precursors In Cvd Systems And Methods Of Forming Single Crystal Piezoelectric Layers Using The SameJul 6, 2023 · Application 18181146Pending
- Baw Resonators With Antisymmetric Thick ElectrodesJul 4, 2023 · US 11,695,390Granted
- 5.5 GHz Wi-Fi 5G COEXISTENCE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF FILTER CIRCUITJun 27, 2023 · US 11,689,186Granted
- 4.5G 3.55-3.7 GHz BAND BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF FILTER CIRCUITJun 20, 2023 · US 11,683,021Granted
- Piezoelectric Acoustic Resonator With Dielectric Protective Layer Manufactured With Piezoelectric Thin Film Transfer ProcessJun 13, 2023 · US 11,677,372Granted
- Piezoelectric Acoustic Resonator Manufactured With Piezoelectric Thin Film Transfer ProcessJun 6, 2023 · US 11,671,067Granted
- High Power Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator Filter DevicesMay 16, 2023 · US 11,652,469Granted
- Piezoelectric Acoustic Resonator Manufactured With Piezoelectric Thin Film Transfer ProcessMay 9, 2023 · US 11,646,710Granted
- Acoustic Wave Resonator, RF Filter Circuit Device And SystemMay 9, 2023 · US 11,646,717Granted
- Acoustic Wave Resonator RF Filter Circuit And SystemMay 9, 2023 · US 11,646,719Granted
- Acoustic Wave Resonator, RF Filter Circuit Device And SystemMay 9, 2023 · US 11,646,718Granted
- Acoustic Wave Resonator RF Filter Circuit And SystemApr 25, 2023 · US 11,637,545Granted
- Method And Structure Of Single Crystal Electronic Devices With Enhanced Strain Interface Regions By Impurity IntroductionApr 20, 2023 · Application 18066160Pending
- Wireless Communication Infrastructure System Configured With A Single Crystal Piezo Resonator And Filter Structure Using Thin Film Transfer ProcessApr 13, 2023 · Application 18063003Pending
- Apparatus Including Horizontal Flow Reactor With A Central Injector Column Having Separate Conduits For Low-vapor Pressure Metalorganic Precursors And Other Precursors For Formation Of Piezoelectric Layers On WafersApr 4, 2023 · US 11,618,968Granted
- 5.5 GHz Wi-Fi 5G COEXISTENCE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF FILTER CIRCUITApr 4, 2023 · US 11,621,698Granted
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Sources
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