Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc.
Single-crystal silicon wafer manufacturing system for solar panels using novel one-step process
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- Somerville, MA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $1.5M, Jul 2019
- Total capital
- $3.2M
- Federal grants
- $1.7M
- 2 awards · 2018–2020
- Rank in peer group#7 of 53
- Private capital raised
- $1.5M
- 1 Form D · last Jul 2019
- 87 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 7 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#14 of 53
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Development of a Continuous Doping and Feeding System for Controlling the Resistivity of Floating Silicon Method Silicon Wafers$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Refinement of the Floating Silicon Method to Produce Drop-In Silicon Wafers for High Efficiency Solar Cells$225K
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Federal first
13months
from Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2018
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Jul 2019
- $1.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 53 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Device
- Federal grants#7 · top 13%
- Granted patents#14 · top 26%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Alison GreenleeResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.7M in grants as PI
- David BuzbyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kedar GuptaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mitch TysonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Pieter WoltersDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 9- GrantedMethod For Controlling Heat Flow Within A Silicon Melt Using A Heat Diffusion Barrier AssemblyUSPTOUS 10,801,125
- GrantedMethod For Achieving Sustained Anisotropic Crystal Growth On The Surface Of A Silicon MeltUSPTOUS 10,662,548
- PendingApparatus For Forming Crystalline Sheet From A MeltUSPTOApplication 16710923
Show all 9 patent records
- Method For Controlling Heat Flow Within A Silicon Melt Using A Heat Diffusion Barrier AssemblyOct 13, 2020 · US 10,801,125Granted
- Method For Achieving Sustained Anisotropic Crystal Growth On The Surface Of A Silicon MeltMay 26, 2020 · US 10,662,548Granted
- Apparatus For Forming Crystalline Sheet From A MeltApr 16, 2020 · Application 16710923Pending
- System For Measuring Material Thicknesses At High TemperaturesAug 31, 2017 · Application 15511783Pending
- Exposure Of A Silicon Ribbon To Gas In A FurnaceApplication 62847290Pending
- Producing A Ribbon Or Wafer With Regions Of Low Oxygen ConcentrationApplication 62884851Pending
- Controlling The Thickness And Width Of A Crystalline Sheet Formed On The Surface Of A Melt Using Combined Surface Cooling And Melt HeatingApplication 62978536Pending
- Wafer With Regions Of Low Oxygen ConcentrationApplication 62884767Pending
- Active Edge Control Of A Crystalline Sheet Formed On The Surface Of A MeltApplication 62978484Pending
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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.
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