Founded in 2014 as an Ohio State University research spin-off, TeraProbes develops fully automated, contact-free systems for testing high-frequency electronic devices and integrated circuits on wafers. Its proprietary probing technology uses focused high-frequency beams and tiny on-wafer antennas rather than physical contact, while its robotic systems also characterize materials across millimeter-wave and terahertz bands. The Hilliard company’s technical leadership remains closely tied to university research, with its president, CEO, and CTO each holding PhDs and academic appointments.
Applied Research & Photonics, IncFrom its Harrisburg base, Applied Research & Photonics develops terahertz spectrometers and provides non-contact, non-destructive testing for semiconductor and nanomaterial research. Its TeraSpectra and TNS3DI systems combine spectroscopy with subsurface, layer-by-layer 3D imaging to locate defects within materials rather than only viewing their surfaces. The company’s work has received recognition including the 2011 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award and NASA Tech Briefs’ 2008 Nano-50 Innovator Award for founder and CTO Anis Rahman.HARRISBURG, PA
TeraphysicsFounded in Cleveland in 2006, Teraphysics is an R&D company developing and commercializing patented, miniaturized millimeter-wave traveling-wave-tube amplifiers. Its business-card-sized devices are designed to deliver tens to hundreds of watts of linear power across frequencies from roughly 70 to 650 GHz, supporting advanced communications and electromagnetic-spectrum applications. The company’s technology grew from work by former NASA engineers and physicists who collaborated at NASA Lewis, now NASA Glenn, in the 1990s.CLEVELAND, OH
Tiptek, LLCFounded in 2011 by three University of Illinois researchers, Tiptek manufactures ultra-hard, ultra-sharp probes and needles in Savoy for semiconductor failure analysis, scanning probe microscopy, and atomically precise manufacturing research. Its proprietary Field Directed Sputter Sharpening process creates atomic-scale tips without skilled operator intervention, while the company’s Illinois facilities combine research laboratories with production space. Tiptek is ISO 9001:2015 certified.WEST CHESTER, PA