NextInput, Inc.
MEMS-based force sensing chips and sensors
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- SAN JOSE, CA
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $3M, Apr 2016
- Total capital
- $14.4M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $14.4M
- 3 Form D · last Apr 2016
- 127 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 31
- 9 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#29 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$11M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$425K
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.
Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#29 · top 13%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ali FoughiResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Ben YuDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Don MetzgerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ian CampbellExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John KleinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ryan DiestelhorstDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Steven NasiriDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tim PrangerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 31 granted of 40- GrantedSystems And Methods For Continuous Mode Force TestingUSPTOUS 12,385,794
- GrantedSealed Force Sensor With Etch Stop LayerUSPTOUS 12,332,127
- GrantedTemperature Coefficient Of Offset Compensation For Force Sensor And Strain GaugeUSPTOUS 12,203,819
Show all 40 patent records
- Systems And Methods For Continuous Mode Force TestingAug 12, 2025 · US 12,385,794Granted
- Sealed Force Sensor With Etch Stop LayerJun 17, 2025 · US 12,332,127Granted
- Temperature Coefficient Of Offset Compensation For Force Sensor And Strain GaugeJan 21, 2025 · US 12,203,819Granted
- Hybrid Sensor With Voting Logic For Intent ValidationDec 19, 2024 · Application 18274127Pending
- Sealed Force Sensor With Etch Stop LayerApr 23, 2024 · US 11,965,787Granted
- Combined Near And Mid Infrared Sensor In A Chip Scale PackageApr 9, 2024 · US 11,953,380Granted
- Wafer Bonded Piezoresistive And Piezoelectric Force Sensor And Related Methods Of ManufactureApr 2, 2024 · US 11,946,816Granted
- Integrated Digital Force Sensors And Related Methods Of ManufactureApr 2, 2024 · US 11,946,817Granted
- Integrated Systems With Force Or Strain Sensing And Haptic FeedbackFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,914,777Granted
- Temperature Coefficient Of Offset Compensation For Force Sensor And Strain GaugeFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,898,918Granted
- Force Attenuator For Force SensorJan 16, 2024 · US 11,874,185Granted
- Systems And Methods For Continuous Mode Force TestingJan 16, 2024 · US 11,874,183Granted
- Integrated Piezoresistive And Piezoelectric Fusion Force SensorNov 7, 2023 · US 11,808,644Granted
- Slotted Mems Force SensorJul 11, 2023 · US 11,698,310Granted
- Wafer Bonded Piezoresistive And Piezoelectric Force Sensor And Related Methods Of ManufactureMar 21, 2023 · US 11,609,131Granted
- Integrated Piezoresistive And Piezoelectric Fusion Force SensorMar 14, 2023 · US 11,604,104Granted
- Temperature Coefficient Of Offset Compensation For Force Sensor And Strain GaugeFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,579,028Granted
- Integrated Fingerprint And Force SensorAug 23, 2022 · US 11,423,686Granted
- Sealed Force Sensor With Etch Stop LayerJul 12, 2022 · US 11,385,108Granted
- Integrated Digital Force Sensors And Related Methods Of ManufactureFeb 22, 2022 · US 11,255,737Granted
- Wafer Bonded Piezoresistive And Piezoelectric Force Sensor And Related Methods Of ManufactureFeb 8, 2022 · US 11,243,126Granted
- Integrated Piezoresistive And Piezoelectric Fusion Force SensorFeb 8, 2022 · US 11,243,125Granted
- Microelectromechanical Force Sensor Having A Strain Transfer Layer Arranged On The Sensor DieJan 11, 2022 · US 11,221,263Granted
- Slotted Mems Force SensorMar 30, 2021 · US 10,962,427Granted
- Force Sensitive Touch Panel DevicesNov 10, 2020 · US 10,831,292Granted
- Multi-dimensional TrackpadOct 27, 2020 · US 10,817,061Granted
- Force-sensitive Electronic DeviceSep 15, 2020 · US 10,775,940Granted
- Miniaturized And Ruggedized Wafer Level Mems Force SensorsJan 23, 2020 · Application 16254968Pending
- Ruggedized Wafer Level Mems Force Sensor With A Tolerance TrenchNov 5, 2019 · US 10,466,119Granted
- Actuator For Force Sensor And Method Of Assembling A Force-sensing SystemNov 13, 2018 · US 10,126,183Granted
- Miniaturized And Ruggedized Wafer Level Mems Force SensorsJun 28, 2018 · Application 15904631Pending
- Miniaturized And Ruggedized Wafer Level Mems Force SensorsFeb 27, 2018 · US 9,902,611Granted
- Multi-dimensional TrackpadNov 24, 2016 · Application 15230786Pending
- Wafer Level Mems Force DiesNov 15, 2016 · US 9,493,342Granted
- Force Sensor Module For Applying A Preload Force To A Force SensorMay 21, 2015 · Application 14536734Pending
- Microelectromechanical Load Sensor And Methods Of Manufacturing The SameMay 19, 2015 · US 9,032,818Granted
- Force Sensitive Interface Device and Methods of Using SameApr 18, 2013 · Application 13649526Pending
- Sealed And Ruggedized Wafer Level Mems Force SensorsApplication 62004264Pending
- Miniaturized And Ruggedized Wafer Level Mems Force SensorsApplication 61926472Pending
- Force Sensor Module For Applying A Preload Force To A Force SensorApplication 61906557Pending
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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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