Born at Cornell University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Soctera is an Ithaca-based deep-tech company commercializing nitride semiconductor research. Its patented power-amplifier technology is intended to help wireless networks carry signals farther while operating more efficiently, particularly in communications and defense systems.
AmpliTech Group, IncFounded in 2002 by microwave engineer Fawad Maqbool, AmpliTech Group has spent more than two decades building a U.S.-based RF engineering business around difficult signal-performance problems. The Hauppauge company now operates as a vertically integrated signal technology group whose in-house chip design supports communications hardware used by defense contractors, satellite operators, telecommunications companies, and quantum-computing researchers. Its American-designed 64T64R Massive MIMO radio is a notable extension of that original amplifier expertise into Open RAN 5G.HAUPPAUGE, NY
Comtech Telecommunications CorpFounded in 1967 as Comtech Laboratories in Smithtown, New York, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has spent more than half a century developing communications technology for demanding environments. Now headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, the company is known for secure satellite communications that support military missions and public safety systems worldwide.ANNAPOLIS, MD
CoolCAD ElectronicsFounded in 2008 by University of Maryland researchers, CoolCAD Electronics is a university spinoff known for carrying silicon-carbide research into working semiconductor technology. The Greenbelt company began fabricating its own SiC chips in 2010 and has since earned multiple patents, published more than 100 papers as a team, and received NASA and DARPA development awards. Its work serves organizations that need electronics to function in extreme heat or harsh environments.COLLEGE PARK, MD
B&Z TechnologiesFor more than 30 years, B&Z Technologies has designed and manufactured microwave and millimeter-wave amplifiers, including units built for operation at cryogenic temperatures. Based in East Setauket, the company combines discrete-transistor, miniature-element and air-line designs in a common chassis platform that can be adapted to customers’ electrical and mechanical requirements. Its catalog includes ready-to-ship models, while its engineers also modify existing designs or create new amplifiers for demanding applications.EAST SETAUKET, NY