Menlo Microsystems

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Menlo Microsystems, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry MEMS
FoundedDecember 2016;8 years ago (December 2016)
Founders
  • Chris Keimel, Chris Giovanniello
Headquarters
Irvine, CA
,
United States
Key people
  • Russ Garcia (CEO)
  • Chris Keimel (Co-Founder & CTO)
  • Chris Giovanniello (Co-founder and SVP of RF BU
Website menlomicro.com

Menlo Microsystems is an American MEMS company that develops MEMS switches for RF and Power Electronics applications. The company was formed in 2016 when it was spun off from GE Ventures [1] .

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Funding

The initial Series A funding round of $18.7M was announced on Dec 6, 2016. [2] A $44M Series B was announced in October 2020 [3] and a $150M Series C in March 2022 [4] .

Products

The company's first product was the MM3100, a 6-channel SPST MEMS switch [5] . The company now offers a range of RF switches

In May 2025, Menlo Microsystems announced a new power switch architecture based on the MM9200, which is designed for advanced power distribution and control systems to 10MW [6] .

References

  1. ↑ "Tech firm backed by GE Ventures leasing space at SUNY Poly in Albany". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  2. ↑ Geron, Tomio (6 Dec 2016). "GE Ventures Spins Out Menlo Micro With $18.7 Million Funding". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ↑ Walko, John (13 Oct 2020). "RF MEMS Switch Specialist Menlo Micro Raises $44M". EE Times.
  4. ↑ "Menlo Microsystems raises $150M in VC funding". Light Reading. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  5. ↑ Shepard, Jeff (13 Dec 2016). "GE, Microsemi and Corning Launch Menlo Micro with $18.7 Million". EE Power.
  6. ↑ Tyler, Neil (8 May 2025). "Menlo Micro unveils new power switch architecture". New Electronics.
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