BRIGHT SILICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
MEMS-based Lightfield Directing Array micromirror system for handheld celestial navigation
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $4M offered, Feb 2026
- Total capital
- $27.2M
- Federal grants
- $150K
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#52 of 61
- Private capital raised
- $5M
- 4 Form D · last Feb 2026
- 8 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $22.1M
- 7 awards · Defense
- Rank in Semiconductors#19 of 707
- Granted patents
- 5
- 7 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#7 of 61
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 4th filing$4M
- Federal contractDefense · Bst Sibr III$13.9M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4M
- Federal contractDefense · Lightfield Directing Array Qualified Packaging Development$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Precision Assembly Of Laser Communication Arrays (palca)$3.7M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1M
- Federal contractDefense · The Purpose Of This Action Is To Award A Definitive Ten (10) Month, Firm-fixed Price SBIR Ph I Contract.$111K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5M
Show 4 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Precision Assembly Of Laser Communication Arrays$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 2 Award$1.7M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Handheld Celestial Navigation System$150K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
8months
from BRIGHT SILICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2021
- Defense · $150K
- First Form D · Oct 2021
- $5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 61 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#7 · top 11%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Robert McHenryResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $150K in grants as PI
- CYNTHIA PANASExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James ZahlerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- JEFFREY LANGExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- LANG JEFFREYExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- MARIE MCHENRYExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 7 people
- ROBERT PANASExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 5 granted of 12- GrantedSystem And Method For Multi-dof Cross-pivot Flexure Bearing With Enhanced Range And Enhanced Load CapacityUSPTOUS 12,560,198
- GrantedCommand Translation for Physical Control of Segmented ArrayUSPTOUS 12,468,143
- PendingPrecision Out-of-Channel Alignment Feedback for Optical Circuit SwitchingUSPTOApplication 19226222
Show all 12 patent records
- System And Method For Multi-dof Cross-pivot Flexure Bearing With Enhanced Range And Enhanced Load CapacityFeb 24, 2026 · US 12,560,198Granted
- Command Translation for Physical Control of Segmented ArrayNov 11, 2025 · US 12,468,143Granted
- Precision Out-of-Channel Alignment Feedback for Optical Circuit SwitchingSep 18, 2025 · Application 19226222Pending
- System And Method For Thermal Emission Control Using Segmented ArrayJan 28, 2025 · US 12,209,817Granted
- System And Method For Thermal Emission Control Using Segmented ArrayApr 30, 2024 · US 11,971,225Granted
- System And Method For Temporal Dispersion CompensatorOct 17, 2023 · US 11,789,333Granted
- Precision Alignment Between Optical Arrays and Steering ArraysApplication 63711672Pending
- Precision Out-of-channel Alignment Feedback for Optical Circuit SwitchApplication 63554920Pending
- Precision Drive and Sense Operation for Microelectromechanical Systems DevicesApplication 63737712Pending
- Optical ArchitectureApplication 63643896Pending
- Precision Drive and Sense Operation for Microelectromechanical Systems DevicesApplication 19522770Pending
- Precision Out-of-Channel Alignment Feedback for Optical Circuit SwitchingApplication 63641938Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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