SOCTERA, INC.
Aluminum nitride-enhanced power amplifiers for high-frequency communication and radar systems
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- ITHACA, NY
- Total capital
- $2.2M
- Federal grants
- $1.9M
- 3 awards · 2021–2024
- Rank in peer group#1 of 15
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $204K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Semiconductors#144 of 707
- Granted patents
- 0
- 5 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) "rapid Assessment Of Aluminum Nitride Properties And Applications"$204K
- Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) "rapid Assessment Of Aluminum Nitride Properties And Applications"$204K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Thermally-optimized power amplifiers for next-generation telecommunication and radar$1.5M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Scaling of AlN/GaN/AlN HEMTs via molecular beam epitaxy$256K
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Standing among 15 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Material
- Federal grants#1 · top 7%
- Linked publications#1 · top 7%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 5- PendingCurrent Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationUSPTOApplication 18882236
- PendingCurrent Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024046246
- PendingCurrent Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationUSPTOApplication 63678916
Show all 5 patent records
- Current Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationMar 13, 2025 · Application 18882236Pending
- Current Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationApplication PCTUS2024046246Pending
- Current Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationApplication 63678916Pending
- Current Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationApplication 63553521Pending
- Current Collapse Reduction Using Aluminum Nitride Back Barrier And In-situ Two-step PassivationApplication 63538233Pending
Recent research by its founders
- 11.7 W/mm Continuous Wave Output Power in X-Band AlN-Buffer HEMTs20261 cites
- Parallel 2DHG conduction in AlN/GaN/AlN HEMTs: Leakage mechanisms and electric field distribution20260 cites
- Parallel 2DHG Conduction in AlN/GaN/AlN HEMTs: Leakage Mechanisms and Electric Field Distribution20260 cites
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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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