CRYSTAL SONIC, INC.
Sonic Lift-off (SLO) technology—an acoustic-based substrate separation and reuse system for semiconductor manufacturing
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, AZ
- Latest Form D
- $125K, Dec 2024
- Total capital
- $2.6M
- Federal grants
- $2M
- 3 awards · 2023–2024
- Rank in peer group#9 of 10
- Private capital raised
- $575K
- 3 Form D · last Dec 2024
- 22 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 7 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#4 of 10
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$125K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Sonic Lift-Off (SLO) for Lower Cost Wide Bandgap Devices$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$200K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$250K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Reducing Cost Of Space Photovoltaics Via Sound-assisted Substrate Reuse$900K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Reducing Cost of Space Photovoltaics via Sound-Assisted Substrate Reuse$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
20months
from CRYSTAL SONIC, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jan 2023
- NASA · $150K
- First Form D · Sep 2024
- $250K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
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Standing among 10 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#4 · top 40%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Mariana BertoniResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Arno MerkleResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $1.1M in grants as PI
- Lara BathurstExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 8- PendingLow Fracture Energy Acoustic Lift-OffUSPTOApplication 18750231
- PendingMethod And System For Acoustic CleavingUSPTOApplication 18608064
- PendingAcoustic Cleaving Apparatus And Methods Of Acoustic CleavingUSPTOApplication 18608054
Show all 8 patent records
- Low Fracture Energy Acoustic Lift-OffDec 25, 2025 · Application 18750231Pending
- Method And System For Acoustic CleavingJan 16, 2025 · Application 18608064Pending
- Acoustic Cleaving Apparatus And Methods Of Acoustic CleavingJan 16, 2025 · Application 18608054Pending
- Acoustic Cleaving Apparatus And Methods Of Acoustic CleavingOct 1, 2024 · US 12,103,200Granted
- Acoustic Cleaving Apparatus and Methods of Acoustic CleavingApplication 63513536Pending
- Method And System For Acoustic CleavingApplication PCTUS2024037198Pending
- Acoustic Cleaving Apparatus And Methods Of Acoustic CleavingApplication PCTUS2024037194Pending
- Low Fracture Energy Acustic Lift-offApplication PCTUS2025030501Pending
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- Agrani Labs, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
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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