RF Pixels, Inc.
Patented mm-wave radio front-end tile architecture enabling multi-user MIMO for 5G infrastructure
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- FREMONT, CA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $1M, Sep 2018
- Total capital
- $4M
- Federal grants
- $975K
- 2 awards · 2017–2019
- Rank in peer group#65 of 68
- Private capital raised
- $3M
- 2 Form D · last Sep 2018
- 97 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 2 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#21 of 68
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Large Arrays for 5G MU-MIMO Wireless Access Operating in mm-wave Frequency Bands$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Large Arrays for 5G MU-MIMO Wireless Access Operating in mm-wave Frequency Bands$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
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Standing among 68 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#21 · top 31%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ali NiknejadResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Siva ThyagarajanResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent
- Sriramkumar VenugopalanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $975K in grants as PI
- Andrew KauDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Larry LangExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lip-Bu TanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Stefan DyckerhoffDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 4- GrantedMulti-Antenna Beam Forming and Spatial Multiplexing TransceiverUSPTOUS 10,727,923
- GrantedApparatus and Method for Operating a Power Amplifier Array with Enhanced Efficiency at Back-Off Power LevelsUSPTOUS 10,153,731
- PendingMulti-antenna Beam Forming And Spatial Multiplexing TransceiverUSPTOApplication PCTUS2017058137
Show all 4 patent records
- Multi-Antenna Beam Forming and Spatial Multiplexing TransceiverJul 28, 2020 · US 10,727,923Granted
- Apparatus and Method for Operating a Power Amplifier Array with Enhanced Efficiency at Back-Off Power LevelsDec 11, 2018 · US 10,153,731Granted
- Multi-antenna Beam Forming And Spatial Multiplexing TransceiverApplication PCTUS2017058137Pending
- Apparatus And Method For Operating A Power Amplifier Array With Enhanced Efficiency At Back-off Power LevelsApplication PCTUS2017058140Pending
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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
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