Superconductor Technologies

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.suptech.com
Employees: 105
Employee growth: (18.6%)

Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) can cool even the most heated conversation. The company uses high-temperature superconducting (HTS) technology in its line of communications products, which combine low-noise amplifiers and filters, are designed to improve the quality of radio-frequency (RF) transmissions between cellular base stations and mobile devices in wireless networks. It also makes cryogenic cooling devices used to cool HTS materials. STI relies on government contracts to fund its R&D operations; on the commercial side the company serves such top wireless network operators as AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $11.3M
One year growth: (36.9%)
Net income: ($12.7)M

Officers:
Chairman: John D. Lockton
President, CEO, and Director: Jeffrey A. (Jeff) Quiram
SVP Operations: Robert L. Johnson

Competitors:
Ericsson Inc.
ISCO International
Powerwave Technologies