Best Semiconductors Companies in New Mexico, United States
The 32 best Semiconductors companies in New Mexico, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: 3DGS.
Our analysis of 69 Semiconductors companies
$22.3b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in New Mexico
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3DGS Provider of Gigabit ethernet passive optical network devices | $66M | 42 mo ago | Series C | 38 | 2005 | Jeb Flemming Founder | — | — |
| 2 | mPower Technologies Manufacturer of solar modules for space applications and related solutions 48Funding top 30%Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 31% Marketbottom 23% Funding: Raised $31.4M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $31M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 10 10 → 24 (+140%) | 2008 | Murat Okandan Co-Founder | — | — |
| 3 | TriLumina Semiconductor laser technology company for LiDAR (ADAS) & natural user interface | $28M | 113 mo ago | Deadpooled | 26 | 2010 | — | 90 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | Skorpios Technologies Innovating silicon photonics for next-generation optical communication products and solutions | $23M | 179 mo ago | Series B | 94 94 → 104 (+11%) | 2009 | — | 130 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 5 | UbiQD Developer of low-cost quantum dots for industrial applications 45Funding top 26%Patents top 29%Innovation top 32%Moat top 32% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 32% Moattop 32% Newstop 39% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 40% Partnersbottom 35% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $18.4M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 10 yrs (1.5/yr) Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 31 filings since 2022 vs 33 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $18M | 9 mo ago | Series B | 27 | 2014 | Hunter McDaniel Founder & CEO | 65 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 6 | Innovasic Provider of application specific integrated circuits | $17M | 235 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 22 | 1991 | — | 61 patents Ethernet interface modules and packet traffic management for high‑speed networking hardware | — |
| 7 | STAR Cryoelectronics Developer of SQUID sensors, electronics, and cryogenic systems | $12M | 56 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1999 | Robin Cantor Founder & President | — | — |
| 8 | TPL Developer of wireless networking equipment and solutions, offering a range of products and services… | $10M | 137 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1989 | Hap Stoller President and CEO | 28 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 9 | Optomec Manufacturer of 3D-printed electronics | $7M | 118 mo ago | Series B | 95 95 → 56 (-41%) | 1997 | Mike Barry CEO | 102 patents Additive manufacturing of metal alloys and aerosol jet printing for high‑reliability components | — |
| 10 | Exhalix H2S Sensor based device for non-invasive monitoring of endothelial dysfunction | $5M | 50 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2014 | Reza Shekarriz Founder & Director | 11 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 11 | HT Micro Manufacturer of semiconductors and related solid-state devices | $3M | 166 mo ago | Series A | 11 | 2003 | Todd Christenson Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 12 | optipulse.com Developer of wireless optical chips | $3M | 67 mo ago | Seed | 9 | 2015 | John Joseph CEO | — | — |
| 13 | Actoprobe Manufacturer of optical spectroscopy instruments and AFM probes for nanomaterials research. | $3M | 26 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | Alexander Ukhanov Owner | 6 patents Integrated AFM-based active near-field optical probes with semiconductor laser sources | — |
| 14 | Acme Advanced Materials Developed process to produce SiC wafers in Microgravity | $1M | 141 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2013 | Rich Glover CEO & President | — | — |
| 15 | iBeam Developer of LEDs fabricated on metal foils enabling large, flexible displays | $455K | 86 mo ago | Series A | 8 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Chiplytics Provider of electronic test equipment services | $300K | 56 mo ago | Seed | 4 | 2021 | Stephen DiBartolomeo Co-Founder | 2 patents Advanced test sockets and automated probing solutions for packaged microelectronics | — |
| 17 | SensorComm Technologies Manufacturer of wireless air pollution sensors | $250K | 40 mo ago | Funding Raised | 3 | 2012 | Kamil Agi President-CEO | — | — |
| 18 | RingIR Developer of portable gas sensing solution | $200K | 111 mo ago | Seed | 14 | 2013 | Charles Harb Founder & CEO | 4 patents Advanced cavity ring-down spectroscopy and bio‑airflow sensing for precise gas detection | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in New Mexico
#1
Series B · Los Alamos, New Mexico · founded 2014 · 27 employees$18.4Mraised▾
Developer of low-cost quantum dots for industrial applications. The company produces low-toxicity quantum dots, which are being used to develop semi-transparent windows that convert the energy-passive facades of buildings into distributed energy generation units, while simultaneously reducing the heat gain of the building. The technology works by tinting a window with a fluorophore that absorbs sunlight and subsequently luminesces monochromatic light. This light is guided through the window to the edge where a small PV device converts the light into electricity. The LSC is semi-transparent, and filters visible light neutrally, so as not to impart unnatural colour to the transmitted light.
- Jan 2026Series B$8.3M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$6M
- Apr 2025Series B$20M
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$175K
#2
Series B · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 2008 · 10 employees$31.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of solar modules for space applications and related solutions. The company delivers high-volume production and rapid fulfillment of customizable modules. These modules adapt to complex applications and provide lower production costs. The company offers solutions for satellite constellations, lunar and deep space, and space logistics.
- Apr 2025Series B$21.1M
- Oct 2023Series B$16.2M
- Feb 2022Series B$10M
- Mar 2020Series A$5.3M
#3
Series C · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 2005 · 38 employees$66Mraised▾
Provider of Gigabit ethernet passive optical network devices. The company offers products such as RF discrete components, integrated passive devices, antennas, and fibre optics. It can be used in industries like Space and Satcoms, 5G handsets, and 5G infrastructure.
- Apr 2023Series C$30M
- Jan 2022Series B$4M
- Nov 2021Series B$20M
- Jun 2019Series B$12M
#4
Funding Raised · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 2009$2.6Mraised▾
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- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$295.3K
- Feb 2016Grant (prize money)$2.1M
- Jul 2014Grant (prize money)$150K
#5
Funding Raised · Santa Fe, New Mexico · founded 1999$12.2Mraised▾
STAR Cryoelectronics develops and manufactures SQUID ( Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) sensors, electronics, and cryogenic systems. The product portfolio includes pcSQUID, transition edge sensor, superconducting tunnel junction X-ray detectors, cryostats, etc. Its offerings are based on low-temperature superconductor (LTS) and high-temperature superconductor (HTS) technologies. Additionally, it provides foundry services for superconducting thin-film device fabrication. It has also developed Mr. SQUID, the educational demonstration system for superconductivity. The products have application in multiple areas including biomedical imaging, material testing, geophysical exploration, and scientific research.
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$250K
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$200K
- Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$150K
- Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$1.3M
#6
Deadpooled · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 2010 · 26 employees$27.8Mraised▾
TriLumina is a semiconductor laser technology company which develops, manufactures and integrate powerful laser solutions. TriLumina infrared emitters are capable of high power illumination of laser radar (LiDAR) depth sensing. The two major applications are LiDAR (light distance and ranging) for ADAS solutions and NUI (Natural user interface) like 3D sensing, gesture recognition, eye tracking. The 'light engine' behind this technology is said to improve performance, accuracy and reduce power requirement for such applications. It also has a compact size making it possible to integrate into many mobile devices.
- May 2017Conventional Debt—
- Apr 2017Series B$9M
- Mar 2016Series B$9.2M
- Mar 2015Series A$8.5M
#7
Funding Raised · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 2014$5.3Mraised▾
Exhalix is developing a non-invasive technique for monitoring endothelial dysfunction, the underlying cause of PAD and other vascular circulation issues. The company uses an electrocatalytic sensing technique with sampling methods to non-intrusively measure the biomarkers that are indications of different disorders. As of October 2017, the company is developing both office-based and miniaturized home-based sensing technologies. The company's method of electrocatalysis is based on metalized Nafion or solid polymer electrolyte membranes; The nanoporous metallic electrocatalyst is in direct contact with the gas phase molecules which do not have to diffuse through a membrane to react on the sensing surface as is the case in Clark-type sensors.
- Aug 2022Grant (prize money)$300.4K
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$298.3K
- Jul 2016Grant (prize money)$270K
#8
Series B · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 2009 · 94 employees$23.2Mraised▾
Innovating silicon photonics for next-generation optical communication products and solutions. The company develops advanced optical communication solutions using its proprietary silicon photonics platform. They offer a range of products including direct detect, coherent, co-packaged optics, and Lidar solutions. Their technology, enables true heterogeneous integration of lasers and other III-V elements, providing high-performance wafer-scale integration. The platform supports various optical functions with embedded lasers, modulators, and photodiodes, resulting in compact, hermetically sealed products. They serve applications in O- and C- bands, offering components like lasers, modulators, photodiodes, optical elements, gratings, couplers, and waveguides. They provide foundry, fab, design, development, production, analytics, and wafer solutions. This is a B2B tech company.
- Nov 2011Series B$2M
- Sep 2011Series B$19M
- Aug 2011Seed$2.2M
#9
Acqui-Hired · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 1991 · 22 employees$17.3Mraised▾
Innovasic Semiconductor designs and develops integrated circuits. It offers extended-life processors, industrial ethernet modules, reference designs, peripherals, and mixed-signal devices for embedded communication and control applications. It serves industrial, automotive, medical, and defense industries. In 2016, the company is acquired by Analog Devices.
- Apr 2007Series C$6.2M
- May 2006Conventional Debt$3.8M
- Feb 2004Series B$4.2M
- 1999Series A$3M
#10
Funding Raised · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 1989$10.4Mraised▾
TPL, Inc. is a leading developer of ceramic nanopowders, ceramic capacitors, and nanocomposite dielectrics, providing innovative solutions for various industries. TP-Link, on the other hand, is a global provider of consumer and enterprise wireless networking devices, shipping products to over 170 countries and hundreds of millions of customers.
- May 2015Grant (prize money)$150K
- Jun 2013Grant (prize money)$150K
- Jan 2012Grant (prize money)$150K
- May 2010Grant (prize money)$1.6M
#11
Series B · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 1997 · 95 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of 3D-printed electronics. It offers industrial additive manufacturing systems, 3D-printing metals, and 3D-printed electronics. Its product portfolio includes aerosol Jet Systems for printed electronics and LENS 3D printers for metal components, enabling industries to provide production-grade printing of fully functional end-use devices. It has applications in Electronics, Energy, Life Sciences, IoT, and Aerospace Industries.
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2015Series B$6M
- Aug 2009Grant (prize money)$450K
- 1998PE$500K
#12
Seed · Albuquerque, New Mexico · founded 2015 · 9 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Developer of wireless optical chips. It offers single-channel optical power chips. It applies to a small array of chips that can send out Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) pulses that have less picosecond pulse widths enabling high powers that are eye-safe and have high-resolution capabilities.
- Apr 2021Seed$298.1K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$233.3K
- Apr 2018Seed$2.1M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Semiconductors is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 8,739 United States-affiliated papers.
- Georgia Institute of Technology489
- IMEC343
- Intel325
- Purdue University West Lafayette218
- Industrial Technology Research Institute177
- Photonics56→121
- Photonic integrated circuit49→81
- Artificial neural network3→29
- Detector25→48
- Scalability53→73
- Photonics45→59
- Artificial neural network2→14
- Rapid single flux quantum2→12
- Detector20→29
- Image sensor2→11
- Photonics10→28
- Hardware security module6→13
- Thermal10→16
- Automotive industry2→8
- Photonic integrated circuit9→14
Where semiconductors is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing semiconductors patents in the United States
United States semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 112,775 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Applied Materials, Intel; annual filings 11572→7675.
- IBM19691
- Applied Materials13119
- Intel11689
- Micron Technology10011
- Texas Instruments4804
- LAM RES4667
- Sandisk Technologies3051
- Qualcomm2897
Common questions
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