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Semiconductors · Private

High-transition-temperature superconducting Josephson junction arrays for wide-bandwidth receivers

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · outofthefogresearch.com

Sector: Semiconductors
Total capital: $34.6M

Federal grants: $1.3M; 3 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#45 of 68
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $33.3M; 38 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Semiconductors#9 of 707
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$1.0M
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$1.0M
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Topic N241-059$140K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N241-059$140K
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · OFR3000C And OFR3000D Evaluation For Repair$6K
Oct 2020Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials$140K
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · Radio Frequency Conditioning Unit Modification$480K

Show 33 earlier federal awards

Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Torfp 0004$165K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Services$877K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Cres Task Order Services$919K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$14K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Analyze Cres Antenna Range Testing Repor$15K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Cryogenic System With 3 Inputs And Integration Of Cryogenic System For 40 Ghz Signals.$260K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · OFRXF03-06 RF Cryo Cooler System$47K
May 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf Fast Tuning, Analog Notch Filters$890K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Electrically-Small Superconducting Wide-Bandwidth Receiver Based on Series Arrays of Nano-Josephson Junctions$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Cryogenic Cooler Development And Testing$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf = Other Functions; Radio Frequency Conditioning Unit Maintenance Manual$50K
Mar 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf = Other Functions; Service For Applied Research$150K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Procurement Of Radio Frequency Conditioning Units (rfcu)$2.9M
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Repair Of Radio Frequency Distribution$9K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · High Frequency (hf) Direction-finding (df) System Based On An Array Of High-tc Superconducting Quantum Interference Dev$750K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · "(STTR Ph. I) High Frequency (hf) Direction-finding (df) System Based On An Array Of High-tc Superconducting Quantum..."$100K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · OFR3000$9.8M
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · The Goal Of This Project Is To Build A Prototype Next-generation Sigint Tunable Filter Front-end Subsystem. Employing The Technologies Developed Under The Tst And Surf Programs. The Contractor Will Take The Feasibility Work Demonstrated Under Two Separate Programs And Combine The Technologies Into A Feasibility Demonstration Of A Whole New Approach To Sigint Detection. The Contractor Will Combine Low-loss Tunable Notches With Auto-detect-and-tune Capability And Both Narrow Bandwidth And Wide Ban$669K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Subsystem$23K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$750K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$444K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Research & Design$4.7M
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1.5M
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Decoupled Superconductor-cryogenic Varactors Receivers$1.7M
Jun 2009Federal contractCommerce · SBIR Phase I Award$90K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Research DOD Solicitaiton 8.1, Topic N08-097$100K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In Biotechnology$100K
Nov 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Contract Topic N07-149$100K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$70K
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · Spiral 1 Research And Development$736K
Dec 2006Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II To Develop The Technology To Demonstrate A Full-band Cryo-enabled Clic.$3.2M

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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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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Data freshness

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