SDPHOTONICS LLC

Richardson, TX · Semiconductors · Private

High-speed vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) transceivers with oxide and oxide-free designs for 100 Gb/s serial data transmission

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: Richardson, TX
Total capital: $6.6M

Federal grants: $265K; 2 awards · 2020; Rank in peer group#11 of 57
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $6.3M; 14 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Semiconductors#47 of 707
Granted patents: 6; 3 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#7 of 57

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Speed Vertical Cavity Emitting Laser (VCSEL)$140K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Ultralow Bit Energy Vcsel-based Transceiver For High Efficiency, Radiation-hardened Optical Data Links$304
Jul 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Ultralow Bit Energy VCSEL-Based Transceiver for High Efficiency, Radiation-Hardened Optical Data Links$125K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase 1$135K
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · High-speed Cryogenic Optical Connector For Focal Plane Array Read-out$1.0M
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II For Tactical Engagement Simulation System (tess) Improved Laser Encoding And Decoding$1.4M

Show 9 earlier federal awards

Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III Free Space Laser Links$2.3M
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase 1 Option, Inherently Governmental Function - Other Functions, Igf:ot$50K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1$100K
Oct 2012Federal contractDefense · Darpa Phase I Effort Entitled, Expitaxial Growth For Facet Passivation Of High Power Diode Lasers."$100K
Aug 2012Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Topic N12A-T003$80K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Quantum Dot Gain Material For High Reliability, Radiation-hard Laser Diode Pump$150K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Basic Effort$70K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR II - Compact Quantum Dot$750K
May 2007Federal contractDefense · Compact Quantun Dot Mode Lock Lasers For Arbitrary Waveform Generation$100K

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Standing among 57 peers

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Semiconductors · Device

Federal grants#11 · top 19%
Granted patents#7 · top 12%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 6 granted of 9

Jan 5, 2021GrantedLow Resistance Vertical Cavity Light Source With Pnpn BlockingUSPTOUS 10,886,701
Dec 29, 2020GrantedVertical-cavity Surface-emitting Device With Epitaxial Index GuideUSPTOUS 10,879,671
Jun 2, 2020GrantedSemiconductor Devices With Depleted Heterojunction Current Blocking RegionsUSPTOUS 10,673,206

Show all 9 patent records

Low Resistance Vertical Cavity Light Source With Pnpn BlockingJan 5, 2021 · US 10,886,701Granted
Vertical-cavity Surface-emitting Device With Epitaxial Index GuideDec 29, 2020 · US 10,879,671Granted
Semiconductor Devices With Depleted Heterojunction Current Blocking RegionsJun 2, 2020 · US 10,673,206Granted
Semiconductor Devices With Depleted Heterojunction Current Blocking RegionsNov 19, 2019 · US 10,483,719Granted
Vertical-cavity Surface-emitting Device With Epitaxial Index GuideApr 16, 2019 · US 10,263,393Granted
Low Resistance Vertical Cavity Light Source With Pnpn BlockingJul 24, 2018 · US 10,033,156Granted
Vertical-cavity Surface-emitting Device With Epitaxial Index GuideApplication PCTUS2018018350Pending
Semiconductor Devices With Depleted Heterojunction Current Blocking RegionsApplication PCTUS2017041756Pending
Low Resistance Vertical Cavity Light Source With Pnpn BlockingApplication PCTUS2017041761Pending

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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.