STRUCTURED MATERIALS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Piscataway, NJ · Semiconductors · Private

III-Nitride-based single photon detector avalanche photodiodes (InGaN/GaN APDs) for Cherenkov light detection in high-energy physics experiments

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · structuredmaterials.com

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: Piscataway, NJ
Total capital: $25.6M

Federal grants: $7.3M; 22 awards · 2015–2023; Rank in peer group#20 of 72
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $18.3M; 58 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce; Rank in Semiconductors#22 of 707
Granted patents: 0; 4 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · De-installation Of Mocvd Tool Engineering Service Visit To Prepare The System For Storage And Monitor The Move.$14K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Optimal Radiation Tolerant High Intensity High Temperature Photovoltaics$160K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d$1.5M
Apr 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · High Performance High Current CW polarized photocathodes for Electron Ion Colliders$1.1M
Feb 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Large Area InGaN/GaN MQW p-i-n Avalanche Photodiode Cherenkov Radiation Detectors$200K
Oct 2022Federal contractDefense · Engineering Service Visit$6K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Low Temperature Homogeneous Epitaxy Of 4H-SIC Using Novel P$850K

Show 73 earlier federal awards

Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Highest throughput lowest product cost MOCVD superconductor wire production tool$200K
Feb 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High Performance High Current CW polarized photocathodes for Electron Ion Colliders$200K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · PbSnTe based long-wave infrared (LWIR) focal plane arrays (FPAs)$150K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development Innovative Equipment Large Single-crystal Cdznte Production For Long-wave Infrared Detector Arrays$150K
Aug 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Pervasive Manufacturing Infrastructure of GaN (>20A/>600V) Qualified Electric Device Vehicle Power Electronics$1.1M
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Cost and Small Size Weight Power 8-12 Micron LWIR Metalens$50K
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Metasurface Photonics$750K
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Pervasive Manufacturing Infrastructure of GaN >20A/>600V Qualified Electric Device Vehicle Power Electronics$200K
Feb 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Long Life High Brightness Photocathodes using III-Nitride Materials$200K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR N182-105-0501 Phase 2$804K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Tooling And Processing For Low Temperature Homogeneous Epitaxy Of 4H-SIC Using Novel Precursors Proposal #F19B-015-0060 Topic AF19B-T015$150K
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Manufacturing of Economical IR Windows and Domes$140K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf; SBIR Phase 1 Award To Structured Materials Industries$225K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Tool for High Growth Rate Produced Ultrapure GaN and Ultra High Voltage Power Electronics$125K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase I: Purchase Order, 12 Mo, Ffp$150K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Si-Based Lab-on-A-Chip Integrated Photonic Spectrometer$125K
Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · Base SBIR Phase I Topic N173-146 Igf::ct::igf$125K
Jun 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Gallium Oxide Large Area UV Sensors$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Lightweight Electrical Power Cable Production$125K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High Power Ga2O3-Based Schottky Diode$125K
Apr 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Silicon Based Photonic Components for High Performance Computing (HPC) Networks$1M
Nov 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Engineering Services$5K
Oct 2016Federal contractDefense · Thin Film Process Equipment Software$31K
Jul 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Epitaxial Gallium Oxide Growth System for Ultra High Voltage Power Electronics$80K
May 2016Federal contractDefense · Hybrid II System$433K
Feb 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Silicon Based Photonic Components for High Performance Computing (HPC) Networks$150K
Aug 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Graphene Based Thermoacoustic Materials for Noise Cancellation of Military Ground Combat Vehicles$150K
May 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · ZnMgO Nanowire Based Detectors and Detector Arrays$750K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Fluidized Bed Production of Surface Functionalized Powders for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes$150K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf First Monthly Technical Report$750K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Status Report$80K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In This STTR Program, Structured Materials Industries (smi) And Partners Propose To Develop An Electrically Contacted Zinc Magnesium Oxide (znmgo) Nanowire Array For Highly Efficient Uv Focal Plane Arrays. The Properties Of Znmgo Make It A Very Promising Material For Optoelectronic Devices. In Particular, The Wide Bandgap (3.37 Ev) And Large Exciton Binding Energy (60 Mev), And The Ability To Fabricate Stable, Uniform Znmgo Nanowires Make The Material Attractive As A Sensor Material$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Lightweight Graphene Wire Production$150K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I N132-123 "infrared-transparent Electromagnetic Shield"$150K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Thermoelectric Devices Offer A Simple And Reliable Means To Convert Radioisotope Thermal Energy Into Useable Electrical Power. Present Thermoelectric Devices Based On Bulk Materials Are Limited By Low Conversion Efficiencies, Due To Fundamental Limitation Of Identifying Materials With Both A High Electrical Conductivity And Low Thermal Conductivity. Nanowires Provides A Means To Circumvent This Limitation, And Achieve Combinations Of Properties Not Possible With Bulk Materials. To $125K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$750K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Scalable Single- And Multi- Boule Bulk Gan Substrate Hvpe Production Tool$150K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Scienific Research Services$100K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$100K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$100K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Scieintific Research Services$100K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · 9 Month STTR Phase I$100K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$80K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Graphene's Tightly Bonded Impermeable Single Atomic Layer Of Carbon Offers Unrivalled Potential For Lightweight Flexible Gas Barrier Applications. Graphene Has Been Shown To Be Conductive, Durable, Flexible, And Impermeable, Ideal For Wall Material Of Inflatable Space Structures. Smi Proposes To Demonstrate The Material As The Principal Material In Impermeable Gas/vacuum Barrier Fabrics For Expandable Space Habitats And Structures, And Develop A Low Cost Roll-to-roll Production Process. In Phase$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · This SBIR Phase I Proposal Responds To Topic S3.03 Of The 2010 NASA SBIR Solicitation, For Power Generation And Conversion. Thermoelectric Devices Offer A Simple And Reliable Means To Convert Radioisotope Thermal Energy Into Useable Electrical Power. Previously, Thermoelectric Devices Based On Bulk Semiconductor Materials Have Been Limited By Low Conversion Efficiencies, With Figure Of Merit (zt) Values Around 1.0 Or Less. Increasing Zt Above 1.0 Has Thus Far Proved Difficult, Due To The Fundame$100K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · Mocvd System$625K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Ph II "low Cost Ingan Device Production And Hovpe Tool"$497K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development STTR Phase II Topic N09-T004$500K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · 68-8038-10 Graphene Horizontal Tube Cvd System$369K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · "STTR Phase 2) Fabrication Technology For Oxide Film Heterostructure Devices"$750K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 2) Graphene Production Tool$750K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Development Of Advanced Programmable Memristors$100K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Mda SBIR Phase 1$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · Structured Materials Industries, Inc. And Cornell University Propose To Develop High Speed Integrated Photonic Switches And Wdm For LIDAR Applications. The Team Has Recently Shown That Single Mode Silicon Nitride (SI3N4) Waveguides To Have Very Low Propagation Losses. This Material Is An Ideal Candidate For The Propagation And Manipulation Of Optical Signals At LIDAR Wavelengths (1.06 ?m). It Is Possible To Imbue Electro-optic (EO) Properties To These Waveguides Using An Electro-optic Polymer. S$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · M211 Second Source Effort. Base Year Effort And Two Option Year Efforts That Include Development And Demonstration Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology For Fabrication Of Munitions Components, More Specifically Gas Flow Hollow Cathode Sputtering Technology For The Manufacture Of Pyrophoric Materials.$98K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Topic N09-T004$100K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Graphene Production Tool$75K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Fabriction Technology For Oxide Film Heterostructure Devices$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractNASA · Radiation-tolerant Reprogrammable Fpga For Digital Signal Processing Circuits Technical Abstract: Field Programmable Gate Arrays Are A Widely Used Technology; However, They Are Generally Limited In Reprogrammability. Radiation Hard, Low Power And High Density Reprogrammable Fpgas (rp-fpgas) Would Be A Tremendous Asset In Long Duration Missions. The Ability To Adapt To Changing Mission Profiles And On Board Capabilities Is Highly Desirable. We Are Developing A Rp-fpga Technology For Flight Use. I$600K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase I$99K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · High Volume Manufacturing Of Nanoengineered High Zt Thermoelectrics For Multiple Energy Generation Applications Smi Has Teamed With A Leading Thermoelectric (te) Research Group In Order To Optimize And Convert High-performance Te Materials Developed In Laboratory-scale Into Economically Producible Products For NASA Missions And Commercial Applications. Recent Results With Nanocomposite Films Have Shown That Figures Of Merit (zt) Much Greater Than 1.0 Are Possible At Laboratory-scale; However A$100K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$750K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase 1$99K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · Radiation-tolerant Reprogrammable Fpga For Digital Signal Processing Circuits$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractNASA · Radiation-hardened Silicon Intergrated Low-loss Nano-photonic Switches For Array Lidars$600K
Sep 2007Federal contractHomeland Security · SBIR Topic Number H-SB07.1-008, Source Surveillance$150K
Sep 2007Federal contractCommerce · SBIR Phase II$300K
Jan 2007Federal contractNASA · LIDAR Is An Innovative Technology For The Next Round Of Manned Exploration Of Space. The LIDAR Instrument Transmits Light Out To A Target. The Transmitted Light Interacts With And Is Changed By The Target. Some Of This Light Is Scattered Back To The Instrument Where It Is Analyzed. The Change In The Properties Of The Light Enables Some Property Of The Target To Be Determined. Smi Proposes To Develop A 1 X 10 Electrically Switched Silicon Nano-optic Switch/multiplexer For Use With High Power Las$100K
Apr 2006Federal contractDefense · 200607!000449!5700!FA9453!DET 8 AFRL/PKV8 !FA945306C0046 !a!n! !y! ! !20060403!20080402!787144807!787144807!787144807!N!STRUCTURED Materials INDUSTRIE!201 Circle Drive North !piscataway !NJ!08854!59000!037!34!PINKNEYVILLE !sussex !new JERSEY!+000000375000!N!N!000000750000!AC25!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-eng/manuf Devel !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
Dec 2005Federal contractNASA · 4200136909 Silicon Germanium Alloy Photovoltiacs For 1.06 Micron Wireless Trans$600K
Aug 2005Federal contractDefense · 200511!000225!5700!FA9550!AFOSR/PK !FA955005C0166 !a!n! !y! ! !20050818!20070831!787144807!787144807!787144807!N!STRUCTURED Materials INDUSTRIE!201 Circle Drive North !piscataway !NJ!08854!59000!037!34!PINKNEYVILLE !sussex !new JERSEY!+000000375000!N!N!000000750000!AJ16!RDTE/PHYSICAL Sciences - Management Support !S1 !services !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$748K
Jun 2005Federal contractDefense$750K
Apr 2003Federal contractDefense · 200311!000363!9700!ZT01 !defense Threat Reduction Agency !DTRA0103C0039 !a!n! !n! !20030410!20030915!787144807!787144807!787144807!N!STRUCTURED Materials Inds !201 Circle Drive North, Su!piscataway !NJ!08854!58980!023!34!PISCATAWAY !middlesex !new JERSEY!+000000089251!N!N!000000000000!AD92!RDTE/OTHER Defense-applied Research !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And EQUIPME!1000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B$750K

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 4

Mar 21, 2019PendingVertical Deposition SystemUSPTOApplication 16133865
PendingSystem And Method For Forming Multi-component FilmsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2004040074
PendingRadiation Hardened Microelectronic DeviceUSPTOApplication PCTUS2004014116

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Vertical Deposition SystemMar 21, 2019 · Application 16133865Pending
System And Method For Forming Multi-component FilmsApplication PCTUS2004040074Pending
Radiation Hardened Microelectronic DeviceApplication PCTUS2004014116Pending
Smart Portable Detector And Microelectronic Radiation DetectorApplication PCTUS2004003735Pending

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Sources

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