Empower RF Systems, Inc.

INGLEWOOD, CA · Semiconductors · Acquired

High-power solid-state RF and microwave amplifiers up to 18 GHz

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · empowerrf.com

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: INGLEWOOD, CA
Latest Form D: $3M, Jun 2012
Total capital: $17.9M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $3M; 1 Form D · last Jun 2012; 173 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $14.9M; 147 awards · Defense, Homeland Security, Justice; Rank in Semiconductors#25 of 707
Granted patents: 6; 5 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#65 of 224

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Urgent RF Amplifier Repair Service$42K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · High Power Amplifier$235K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Amplifier Repair$56K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Part Number 8300-0588$546K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Pa Booster Repair$162K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Control/filter/psu$205K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Module Assy, 100-500MHZ, 200W$226K
Jun 2012Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3M

Show 137 earlier federal awards

Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · L Band Site Design/modeling$213K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Amplifier And Heatsink$39K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · 500-2500MHZ Transmitter$200K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Tri-band High Power Amplifier$56K
May 2021Federal contractHealth and Human S · Empower RF Amplifier$56K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Amplifier Retrofit$50K
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · 2073FLBZCCFXX-R, Repair Amp, SN:1102$41K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · 12,000 Watts Pulsed System Power Amplifier$2.1M
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · 1-2GHZ 100K Watt Pulsed Power Amplifier$1.6M
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · 2125ZLBZCCFXX Repair Amp Sn 1040$33K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · P/n: BBM3K5OHM$15K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · 2125ZLBZCCFXX-R$44K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Ass$214K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Part Number 1209$15K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · 2073FLBZCCFXX Rep$41K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Broadband High Power RF Amplifiers$75K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Amplifier Repair$121K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Module Driver Amplifier Pr# 57-7114-18$18K
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,radio Fre$120K
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · 2060FLRBCCLXX$133K
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · RF Amplifier Repair$12K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · 2073-R$97K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Amplifier, 500-2700 Mhz Or 0.5-2.7GHZ$12K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Tt&e Solid State Amplifiers$46K
Dec 2017Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Ass$212K
Dec 2017Federal contractDefense · Part Number 2194-001$141K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,radio Fre$195K
Sep 2017Federal contractJustice · Empower 20 Watt Power Amplifier Kit W/ Bypass Filter, BAND-41, 728-2690 Mhz Igf::ot::igf$28K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Gfp Repair$124K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,radio Fre$74K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Solid State Power Amplifier$44K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Jnwc Amplifier Repairs$21K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Ass$90K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · P/n: 2073-BBS1C3CUT-18-063S-026$17K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Repair Of Amplifier, Audio-rad$55K
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Module Assy Amplifiers Pr# 57-3039-17 Igf::ot::igf$164K
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · 8504486187!FILTER,RADIO Freque$375
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Ass$209K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · 8504432781!ELECTRONIC Module,s$18K
Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · P/n: 1203$7K
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Ass$12K
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Ass$500
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Ass$416K
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,radio Fre$29K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · 8503963622!PRINTED Circuit Boa$5K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · RF Amplifier$50K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · 1061$128K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,radio Fre$38K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Empower Amplifier, Repaired$17K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Nre To Create Testing Program For Attenu$70K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Module Assy$122K
May 2016Federal contractDefense · Solid State Broadband High Power Amplifier$21K
Apr 2016Federal contractJustice · Empower Amplifier Model No. 2152-0004 For Iod/technical Operations Group.$842K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Tt&e Of Stx High Band Amp$9K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,audio-rad$28K
Jan 2016Federal contractDefense · Evaluation$120K
Nov 2015Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,radio Fre$76K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Empower Brand 1 Kw Amps$260K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Empower RF 2049 RF Amplifier$35K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · P/n: BBS1C3KKO$65K
Apr 2015Federal contractDefense · System Assy, 1350-1850MHZ, 100W, 18DB,$16K
Apr 2015Federal contractDefense · Amplifier, Module Assy, 2500-6000MHZ$9K
Feb 2015Federal contractDefense · Evaluation Of Broadband Hpa Module$5K
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Evaluate For Repair System Assy,$142K
Nov 2014Federal contractDefense · High Power RF Amplifier$10K
Nov 2014Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,radio Fre$298K
Oct 2014Federal contractJustice · Empower Igf::ct::igf$24K
Oct 2014Federal contractJustice · Modification To Empower Equipment Ifg::ct::igf$10K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$12K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · Module Assy$12K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · Empower Model 2XXX, 1000-2500MHZ, 2000W$206K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · High Powered Jammer Amplifier System$125K
Apr 2014Federal contractDefense · Bb RF Amplifier Modules 1000MHZ-3000MHZ$48K
Feb 2014Federal contractDefense · High Power RF Amplifier$6K
Jan 2014Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,audio-rad$73K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · System Assy, 1350-1850MHZ, 100W, 18DB,$17K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · System Assy, 1350-1850MHZ, 100W, 18DB,$12K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · P/n BBS4A6AHM-L$300K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · P/n: 2073FLBZCCFXX$86K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · Amplifier,audio-rad$46K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Power Amplifier Module Assy$34K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Module$10K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · 2142 High Power Amplifier$120K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Module Assembly Amplifier$11K
Apr 2012Federal contractHomeland Security · 2012-CID-CG-MWS (amplifiers)$62K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Repair Electronic Module$9K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Electronic Broadband Module, Q=5, Shipping Charges.$10K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Module Assembly$7K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Nre Funding Oem Training And Calibration$4K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$23K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Amplifier Module Assembly$6K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Booster, System Assembly$137K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$90K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Amplifier/power Supply$136K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Lcd/ieee Module Assy, Color Displ Rev B$56K
Nov 2010Federal contractJustice · Kitting Kits$87K
Oct 2010Federal contractJustice · Retrofit And Kitting$65K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · Navy Requirement$30K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Navy Requirment$10K
Jul 2010Federal contractJustice · AMPS$89K
Jul 2010Federal contractJustice · AMPS$36K
Jul 2010Federal contractJustice · Retrofit Existing Units$36K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$39K
Jul 2010Federal contractJustice · Retro Fit And Kitting$29K
Jun 2010Federal contractJustice · Amplifiers$92K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · P/n 2023 - BBS1C4AHM Solid State Broadba$18K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Navy Repair Requirement.$10K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Navy Repair Requirement.$10K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Navy Requirement$10K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Solid State Broadband High Pwr Amplifier$29K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · High & Low Band Solid State Power Amplifiers$265K
Aug 2009Federal contractHomeland Security · Amplifier Upgrade Modules To The Over-the-air (ota) Tracking Systems Are Needed For Faster & More Effective Tracking, Searching, Direction Finding & Target Acquisition. Recommended Vendor: Empower RF Systems Inc (duns: 125351929)$59K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Broadband High Power Amplifiers W/opt.$180K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$52K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · BBM314AAS 400-1000MHZ Bw, Broadband Hpa Module Amplifier$6K
Mar 2009Federal contractJustice · Empower RF System 500 Mhz- 2.5 Ghz 25 Watt RF Amplifier$4K
Feb 2009Federal contractJustice · 1590324 Module Assembly$46K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Broadband Amplifier$75K
Sep 2008Federal contractHomeland Security · 08-CID-PR-TCH-073$49K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · 2040-BBS2Q4A0Q$81K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · 81-1030-08 - Provide Solid State Broadband High Power Amplifier.$4K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · 1000-3000 Mhz Amplifier$96K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Amplifier, Radio Fre$13K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Mdl # BBS1C4AHM (p/n 2023)$17K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · RF Amplifier - Solid State Broadband$50K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Navy Requirement$4K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Solid State Broadband High Power RF$84K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Amplifiers$75K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Navy Requirement$4K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · RF Amplifier$8K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · 2098-BBS7A8CHM Power Amplifiers$192K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · Navy Requirement$4K
Aug 2007Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$34K
Aug 2007Federal contractDefense · RF Power Amplifier, Rma 9865$8K
Jul 2007Federal contractDefense · RF Amplifier$17K
Jul 2007Federal contractDefense · Navy Repair Requirement$4K
Mar 2007Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$99K

Federal awards are summed by year (144 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

3 records have no date or no amount, so they aren’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

63months

from Empower RF Systems, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Mar 2007: Defense · $99K
First Form D · Jun 2012: $3M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 55 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 224 peers

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Semiconductors · Device

Granted patents#65 · top 29%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Ariel HaziDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Barry PhelpsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Cordell SweeneyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Lee MaxDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Peter ChungDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert Van BuskirkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 6 granted of 11

Jul 31, 2025PendingSystems And Methods For Controlling A Power Amplifier OutputUSPTOApplication 19085705
Apr 22, 2025GrantedSystems And Methods For Controlling A Power Amplifier OutputUSPTOUS 12,283,923
Mar 18, 2025GrantedPower Amplifier System With An Internal Optical Communication LinkUSPTOUS 12,255,685

Show all 11 patent records

Systems And Methods For Controlling A Power Amplifier OutputJul 31, 2025 · Application 19085705Pending
Systems And Methods For Controlling A Power Amplifier OutputApr 22, 2025 · US 12,283,923Granted
Power Amplifier System With An Internal Optical Communication LinkMar 18, 2025 · US 12,255,685Granted
Systems And Methods For Controlling A Power Amplifier OutputFeb 1, 2022 · US 11,239,804Granted
Power Amplifier System With An Internal Optical Communication LinkSep 7, 2021 · US 11,115,121Granted
Combiner For An RF Power AmplifierJul 28, 2015 · US 9,093,731Granted
RF Power Amplifier And Method Of Assembly For SameApr 14, 2015 · US 9,007,125Granted
Systems And Methods For Controlling A Power Amplifier OutputApplication 62847725Pending
Power Amplifier System With An Optical Communication LinkApplication 62847751Pending
Power Amplifier System With An Internal Optical Communication LinkApplication PCTUS2020032815Pending
Power Amplifier System With An Internal Optical Communication LinkApplication 62856532Pending

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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

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.