LA LUCE CRISTALLINA, INC.

Austin, TX · Semiconductors · Private

Silicon-based photonic integrated circuit wafers with integrated barium titanate optical material

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Total capital: $4.5M

Federal grants: $2.6M; 4 awards · 2023–2025; Rank in peer group#16 of 17
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1.9M; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Semiconductors#98 of 707
Granted patents: 0; 4 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Foundry-Compatible Silicon-Integrated Epitaxial Barium Titanate Wafers for Silicon Photonics$1.2M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Topic Number: O23B-002 Topic Title: Ultra-compact Wideband Electro-optic Modulator Based On Ferroelectric Materials Proposal Number: O2-2016 Proposal Title: Compact Electro-optic Modulators Based On Barium Titanate On Silicon Platform$1.7M
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Topic Number: O23B-002 Topic Title: Ultra-compact Wideband Electro-optic Modulator Based On Ferroelectric Materials Proposal Number: O2-2016 Proposal Title: Compact Electro-optic Modulators Based On Barium Titanate On Silicon Platform$850K
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer Research Compact Electro-optic Modulators Based On Barium Titanate On Silicon Platform$249K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Technology Transfer Research Compact Electro-optic Modulators Based On Barium Titanate On Silicon Platform$249K
Sep 2023Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Silicon-Integrated Epitaxial Barium Titanate (BaTiO3) Chips for Photonics Applications$275K

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Standing among 17 peers

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Semiconductors · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Linked publications#2 · top 12%

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USPTO · 0 granted of 4

PendingThick, Insulating Epitaxial Strontium Titanate, Barium Strontium Titanate Or Barium Titanate On Silicon Wafers And Fabrication Methods ThereforUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025011610
PendingTwin-free, Small Lattice Parameter Perovskite Pseudo-substrates On Silicon Carrier Wafers And Fabrication Methods ThereforUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024059251
PendingTwin-free, Small Lattice Parameter Perovskite Pseudo-substrates On Silicon Carrier Wafers And Fabrication Methods ThereforUSPTOApplication 63621968

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Thick, Insulating Epitaxial Strontium Titanate, Barium Strontium Titanate Or Barium Titanate On Silicon Wafers And Fabrication Methods ThereforApplication PCTUS2025011610Pending
Twin-free, Small Lattice Parameter Perovskite Pseudo-substrates On Silicon Carrier Wafers And Fabrication Methods ThereforApplication PCTUS2024059251Pending
Twin-free, Small Lattice Parameter Perovskite Pseudo-substrates On Silicon Carrier Wafers And Fabrication Methods ThereforApplication 63621968Pending
Thick, Insulating Epitaxial Strontium Titanate, Barium Strontium Titanate Or Barium Titanate On Silicon Wafers And Fabrication Methods ThereforApplication 63621973Pending

Recent research by its founders

Effect of Sr interlayer on the epitaxy and band alignment of MgO-buffered Si(100)20260 cites
Small effective mass deep all-oxide quantum wells based on <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>BaSn</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">O</mml:mi> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>20260 cites
<strong>Effect of Sr interlayer on the epitaxy and band alignment of MgO-buffered Si(100)</strong>20260 cites

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Sources

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