QUINSTAR TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED
High-power solid-state power amplifier operating at 135-150 GHz for radar transmitters
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Torrance, CA
- Total capital
- $32.4M
- Federal grants
- $2.4M
- 10 awards · 2015–2025
- Rank in peer group#61 of 72
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $30M
- 228 awards · Defense, Commerce, NASA
- Rank in Semiconductors#11 of 707
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Replacement Parts$93K
- Federal contractDefense · Quinstar Transceivers$247K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Radiation-hardened Compact W-band Transceiver$168K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - High Pae 100W W-band Gan Sspa For Planetary Sensing$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Radiation-hardened Compact W-band Transceiver$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - High Pae 100W W-band Gan Sspa For Planetary Sensing$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$140K
Show 229 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$140K
- Federal contractCommerce · OU67-25-NEW-038 10W Solid State Microwave Amplifier$22K
- Federal contractDefense · 8511259361!ATTENUATOR,VARIABLE$72K
- Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee Task Order For Associated Seaport Nxg Mac Awards.$500
- Federal contractDefense · QFB-3500A0NAWC-R-2$65K
- Federal contractDefense · Transceiver$380K
- Federal contractDefense · V-band Crosslink Solid-state Power Amplifiers$750K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - High Linearity V-band Low Noise Amplifier$149K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - High Linearity V-band Low Noise Amplifier$149K
- Federal contractDefense · 5 Watt Ka-band Transceiver$237K
- Federal contractDefense · Cryogenic Circulators$27K
- Federal contractDefense · Replacement RADAR Parts, Bandpass Filter$114K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka-band Transceiver - 4 Each$190K
- Federal contractDefense · Switches$82K
- Federal contractDefense · W-band Sspa Power Amplifier$43K
- Federal contractNASA · Active Frequency Multiplier$12K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · D-Band Solid State Power Amplifier for Airborne Radar$111K
- Federal contractCommerce · Cryogenic Microwave Isolator Array$14K
- Federal contractDefense · Dual-band, Multi Platform High Power Amplifiers For Satcom Uplinks$750K
- Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR P2 - F-band Solid-state Power Amplifier (106-114 Ghz)$743K
- Federal contractDefense · 8509057275!SWITCH,WAVEGUIDE$75K
- Federal contractDefense · 8508632046!SWITCH,WAVEGUIDE$125K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2M
- Federal contractNASA · V-band Solid-state Power Amplifier (65-71 Ghz)$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band Amplifier Upgrade$920K
- Federal contractNASA · F-band Solid-state Power Amplifier (106-114 Ghz).$125K
- Federal contractDefense · Coaxial Isolator$207K
- Federal contractDefense · Isolators, Circulators, And Bandpass Filters$43K
- Federal contractNASA · V-band Solid-state Power Amplifier (65-71 Ghz)$125K
- Federal contractDefense · 5 Watt, Ka-band Transceivers$222K
- Federal contractDefense · QBP-94014040NSWC$138K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · V-Band Crosslink Solid-State Power Amplifiers$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Dual-band, Multi-platform High Power Amplifiers For Satellite Communication Uplinks$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Bandpass Filters And Networks$15K
- Federal contractDefense · 8506659776!CIRCULATOR,RADIO Fr$50K
- Federal contractDefense · Coaxial Pin Switches$8K
- Federal contractDefense · Circulator$8K
- Federal contractDefense · QBX-3434A0NAWC-L Ka-band Transceiver$126K
- Federal contractDefense · P/N:QXI-030200S000$66K
- Federal contractDefense · Repair Of QBX-3434A0NAWC-L Transceiver$6K
- Federal contractDefense · QBX-3434A0NAWC-L$94K
- Federal contractDefense · Repair Of Wave Assembly Guide$59K
- Federal contractDefense · RF Switch, Spdt, Pin Diode$12K
- Federal contractNASA · Quinstar Technology Proposes To Develop An Efficient, Solid-state Power Amplifier (sspa), Operating At V-band Frequencies, For Remote Sensor Applications. Specifically, We Propose To Develop An 8-W Power Amplifier With An Associated Pae OF>40% Operating Over The 65 To 70 Ghz Band. This Will Be Accomplished By Employing Two Major Innovations. First, We Plan To Utilize Wide Bandgap Gallium Nitride (gan) On Silicon Carbide (sic) Device Technology. Operating At A Higher Voltage (typically 28 V Versu$125K
- Federal contractDefense · Wave Power Amplifier$188K
- Federal contractNASA · Ot: Gan Solid State Power Amplifier$19K
- Federal contractDefense · Tear Down,test And Evaluation Of Waveguide Assembly$10K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Q-band Uplink Solid State Power Amplifier$1.1M
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide And Horn Pr# 57-4099-17$43K
- Federal contractDefense · Directional Coupler Pr# 56-5025-17$24K
- Federal contractDefense · Coaxial Isolator (ambient)$202K
- Federal contractDefense · Bandpass Filter Up-converter Pr# 68-5147-17$11K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf V-band Terminal Low Noise Amplifier$750K
- Federal contractCommerce · 4 Channel Cryo Isolator Array$20K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ka-band Transceiver With Limiter$48K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Divider Pr# 68-5078-17$9K
- Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Cryogenic Isolators$9K
- Federal contractDefense · Attenuator Pr# 57-1056-17$5K
- Federal contractCommerce · Noise Diodes For WR15 Radiometer$13K
- Federal contractDefense · RF Amplifiers Pr# 57-1035-17$18K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Repair Transceiver S/n 18393002002$9K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide Adapters Pr# 57-4056-17$7K
- Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Repair Of Waveguide Circulators - Aoc Macdill Afb$7K
- Federal contractDefense · Frequency Multiplier$5K
- Federal contractDefense · Attenuator Pr# 81-4033-17$36K
- Federal contractDefense · Solid State Power Amplifier Pr# 82-4015-17$89K
- Federal contractDefense · Converter Pr# 68-5002-17$22K
- Federal contractDefense · W-band Noise Source Pr# 72-2014-16$15K
- Federal contractDefense · Balanced Mixers$14K
- Federal contractDefense · Millimeter Wave I/q Mixers$18K
- Federal contractDefense · Millimeter Wave Components$48K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier$26K
- Federal contractDefense · Low Noise Amplifiers Igf::ot::igf$6K
- Federal contractDefense · RADAR Equipment, Except Airborne$150K
- Federal contractDefense · QFB-3501A0NAWC Ka Bandpass Tx Filter$10K
- Federal contractDefense · Isolator$70K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · V-Band Terminal Low Noise Amplifier$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Q-Band Uplink Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA)$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$26K
- Federal contractDefense · RADAR Equipment, Except Airborne$16K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide Assy., 164478 Rev. A$12K
- Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Cryogenic Isolator To 14GHZ$8K
- Federal contractDefense · Noise Source$15K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifiers$59K
- Federal contractDefense · Attenuator$5K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.2$150K
- Federal contractNASA · Low Noise Amplifier (1 Each)$4K
- Federal contractDefense · Horns&waveguide Adapters$7K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide V Bands$7K
- Federal contractCommerce · WR10 Noise Components$15K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguides$6K
- Federal contractCommerce · 1/3HP Sub-harmonic Mixer$4K
- Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of WR112 Waveguide Circulators$23K
- Federal contractDefense · Low Noise Amplifier$10K
- Federal contractDefense · Circulators And Isolators$23K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide Hardware$3K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide Twist$105K
- Federal contractDefense · Radio Frequency Detector$106K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka-band Transceiver With Integral Limite$142K
- Federal contractDefense · Circulator$36K
- Federal contractNASA · Reflector Antenna Assembly W/horn Cover$21K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High Power, Compact, Reliable And Affordable Power Amplifiers Operating In The W-band (94 Ghz Region) Are Critical To Realizing Transmitters For Many NASA Missions And Other Significant Applications For Remote Sensing And Environmental Measurements. Quinstar Technology Proposes Novel Approach For A Family Of Solid State Power Amplifiers (sspa) That Will Exceed The Performance And Operational Requirements For Measurement Instruments And Monitoring Equipment Of The Future. Proposed Ap$750K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Quinstar Technology Proposes To Develop A High-efficiency, Solid-state Power Amplifier (sspa), Operating At Ka-band Frequencies, For High Data Rate, Long Range Space Communications. Specifically, We Propose To Develop A 20 W Power Amplifier With An Associated Pae Of 60% Operating Over The 31.5 To 34 Ghz Band. This Will Be Accomplished By Employing Two Major Innovations. First, We Plan To Utilize Wide Bandgap Gallium Nitride (gan) On Silicon Carbide (sic) Device Technology To Fabrica$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ka-Band Efficient, Linear Power Amplifiers for SATCOM Ground Terminals$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Low Noise Amplifier / Qty -1$8K
- Federal contractCommerce · RF Power Amplifier$5K
- Federal contractDefense · Coaxial Isolators$27K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide$16K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · W-band Airborne SATCOM Power Amplifier$1.1M
- Federal contractNASA · 84 Ghz Dual-polarization Downconverter$75K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$18K
- Federal contractDefense · Adapter$5K
- Federal contractNASA · Low Noise Amplifier (2 Each) And Shipping.$12K
- Federal contractNASA · Dual-channel Low-noise Downconverter Assembly And Stable Level Reference Source$49K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Replacements Parts For Exsisting Hardware From Quinstar Technologies.$10K
- Federal contractDefense · Coaxial Isolator$23K
- Federal contractDefense · 35 Ghz Transceiver$108K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$13K
- Federal contractDefense · Part Id: QGJ-02182040-J0$4K
- Federal contractDefense · Test Equipment$6K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier Frequency: 6.0 To 18 Ghz$5K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II "spaceborne 35-W Ganpower Apmplifiers"$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR Phase II)$2.3M
- Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Cryo Isolator, 3-14GHZ$40K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Quinstar Technology Proposes To Develop An Efficient, Solid-state Power Amplifier (sspa), Operating At Ka-band Frequencies, For High Data Rate, Long Range Space Mmunications. Specifically, We Propose Todevelop A 20 W Power Amplifier With An Associated Pae Of 60% Operating Over The 31.5 To 34 Ghz Band. This Will Be Accomplished By Employing Two Major Innovations. First, We Plan To Utilize Wide Bandgap Gallium Nitride (gan) On Silicon Carbide (sic) Device Technology. Operating At A Hi$125K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High Power, Compact, Reliable And Affordable Power Amplifiers Operating In The W-band (94 Ghz Region) Are Critical To Realizing Transmitters For Many NASA Missions And Other Significant Applications For Remote Sensing And Environmental Measurements. Quinstar Technology Proposes Novel Approach For A Family Of Solid State Power Amplifiers (sspa) That Will Exceed The Performance And Operational Requirements For Measurement Instruments And Monitoring Equipment Of The Future. Proposed Ap$125K
- Federal contractCommerce · Cryogenic Circulator$12K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Quinstar Technology Proposes To Develop A High-efficiency, 4-W Sspa Operating At F-band Frequencies (106-114 Ghz). This Will Be Achieved By Employing Two Major Innovations. Firstly, We Are Employing State-of-the-art Wide Bandgap Gan (gallium Nitride) Devices. At Millimeter-wave Frequencies, These Gan Devices Have Demonstrated Power Densities Of 5 To 8 Times Higher Than Gaas Or Inp Devices. Further, We Are Proposing To Operate These Devices In A Quasi-switching Mode, Which Has Demon$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Horn Antenna$13K
- Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Quinstar Technology, Inc. Low Control Voltage, Thin Film Multiferroic Tunable Devices For RF Applications$100K
- Federal contractNASA · Amplifier, 9.4 Ghz, 1 Each.$7K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf W And V Band Airborne Satcom Transceiver$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$28K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Highly Integrated W And V Band Satellite Transceiver$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Supply$23K
- Federal contractCommerce · Millimeter Wave Source Driver$25K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier$15K
- Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of An Omnidirectional Antenna$11K
- Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Cryo Isolator Bias 4-12GHZ$30K
- Federal contractDefense · 4525178437!CIRCULATOR,RADIO Fr$4K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band Mixer$7K
- Federal contractNASA · Low Noise Amplifier$4K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$1.0M
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Quinstar Technology Proposes To Develop A 4-WATT Solid-state Power Amplifier (sspa) Operating At F-band (106-114 Ghz) With A Power-added Efficiency (pae) Of Greater Than 30%. This Will Be Achieved By Employing Two Major Innovations. First, We Are Employing State-of-the-art Wide Bandgap Gan (gallium Nitride) Devices. High Power Density Gan Devices Have Recently Been Demonstrated At Millimeter-wave Frequencies With Power Densities Of 5 To 8 Times Higher Than Gaas And Drain Efficienci$125K
- Federal contractDefense · Low Pass Filter$4K
- Federal contractDefense · 3" Lens Antenna With Conical Feed$6K
- Federal contractDefense · Hardware. Pulsed Power Amplifier.$34K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR II- W-band Airborne Satcom Power Amplifier$1.1M
- Federal contractNASA · Noise Source With Isolator$7K
- Federal contractDefense · Active Frequency Multiplier Chain.$7K
- Federal contractDefense · QJY-35021AZ5W 5WATT Ciculator$27K
- Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Cryogenic Isolator$30K
- Federal contractCommerce · Cryogenic Isolators And Circulators$30K
- Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Cryogenic Isolator Bias$8K
- Federal contractNASA · Ka-band High Power Solid State Power Amplifier$44K
- Federal contractNASA · Amplifier$12K
- Federal contractDefense · Broadband Amplifier$5K
- Federal contractNASA · Feed Horn$23K
- Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Cryo Isolator$7K
- Federal contractNASA · Orthomode Transducers For Ka-band, Q-band&v-band Antenna Feeds James Nessel 3*2546 Ms: 54-1$9K
- Federal contractDefense · Attenuator$7K
- Federal contractNASA · Low Noise Amplifier George Ponchak, Bldg. 54, Rm 127, 3-3504$5K
- Federal contractCommerce · Semiconductor Amplifier$3K
- Federal contractNASA · Antenna$11K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$40K
- Federal contractDefense · QAI-30344040-Z1 Instrumentation Amplifier$32K
- Federal contractNASA · Antenna$11K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1, Low Noise Amplifier With Noise-cancelling For Satellite Communications$150K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR, Phase 1, W-band Airborne Satcom Power Amplifier$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band RF Transceiver$181K
- Federal contractDefense · Coax Isolator: XTG2011N$27K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$12K
- Federal contractNASA · Lens Antenna$6K
- Federal contractDefense · E-band Radiation Hardened Low Noise Amplifier$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$10K
- Federal contractDefense · 20 Ghz Radiation Hardened Sspa For Satcom Downlinks$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Attenuator$8K
- Federal contractDefense · Coax Adapter$3K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$7K
- Federal contractNASA · W-band Power Amplifier Requuirements: Center FREQUENCY:94.0 Ghz +/-250 Mhz. GAIN:22 Db (min). Max Input POWER:+10 Dbm (min (no Damage). Pidb OUTPUT:+17 Dbm (min). IP3 OUTPUT:27 Dbm (min). Gain FLATNESS:2.0 Db (max). VSWR:2.0: 1 (max). Dc VOLTAGE:15 Vdc (desired). WAVEGUIDE:WR-10. Operational Temperature RANGE:0-60C (min).$7K
- Federal contractDefense · Coupler, Precision High Directivity$4K
- Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Cry Isolator$6K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$4K
- Federal contractDefense · 5 Watt Circulator$12K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$12K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band RF Transceiver$108K
- Federal contractDefense · P-band Coax Isolators$58K
- Federal contractDefense · E-band Radiation Hardened Low Noise Amplifier$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$13K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$9K
- Federal contractDefense · Switch$34K
- Federal contractDefense · 5 Watt Circulator$9K
- Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Topic N08-156$750K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR II "next Generation Ultra-linear Super High Frequency/extremely High Frequency (shf/ehf)solid State Power Amplifier$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band RF Transceiver$60K
- Federal contractDefense · V-band Power Amps$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Amplifier$18K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band RF Transceiver$60K
- Federal contractDefense · Electromechanical Waveguide Switches$6K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifier$11K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifiers$22K
- Federal contractDefense · Antennas/mixers$52K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$31K
- Federal contractDefense · Lens Antenna's$43K
- Federal contractDefense · Antenna$5K
- Federal contractNASA · Nasa/gsfc Has A Requirement For One Assembled And Tested Antenna To Be Used In A Mi Technologies Model 5706 Compact Range.$9K
- Federal contractCommerce · Power Amplifier Psat 20DBM$5K
- Federal contractDefense · Waveguide$5K
- Federal contractDefense · Power Amplifiers W/switching Time$13K
- Federal contractDefense · 57-1015-09, Baa Award For Research In W-band, 50-WATT Solid-state Power Amplifier$2.1M
- Federal contractCommerce · Purchase W-band Calibrated Noise Source$7K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier$3K
- Federal contractDefense · Quinstar Technology - Phase I$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Adapter$15K
- Federal contractDefense · 9" Scalar Feed Antenna$8K
- Federal contractNASA · Low Noise Amplifier$3K
- Federal contractDefense · 200W Q-band Termination$3K
- Federal contractDefense · 68-5105-08 Circulators$4K
- Federal contractDefense · Antenna , High Gain$6K
- Federal contractDefense · Mode Filter$22K
- Federal contractDefense · Final Report SBIR Topic N08-156$149K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band RF Transceiver$60K
- Federal contractDefense · Fsc: 5985 Name: Wg Coupler Part Number: QDC-HQ4000$1K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier & Shipping Costs$38K
- Federal contractDefense · Amplifier. Narrowband Low Noise.$7K
- Federal contractCommerce · Low-noise Amplifier$3K
- Federal contractCommerce · Power AMPLIFIER/QPW-50751620-P2: Frequency Range: 50 To 75 Ghz, Pldb: 16.0 Dbm Typical, Gain: 20.0 Db Typical, Dc/current: 12.V @ .03A Max, Vswr: 2:1 Typical, In/out Ports: WR-15, Outline: P2.$6K
- Federal contractDefense · Real Time Motion And Range Estimation Of Dynamic Scene Using Monocular Video$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Ka Band RF Transceiver$90K
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