What BeRex does

BeRex Corp. is a privately held Korean designer and manufacturer of RF and microwave integrated circuits founded in 2003 and headquartered in Seoul, with US subsidiaries in Santa Clara and Santa Ana, California. The company builds a broad portfolio of high-performance RF components — including low noise amplifiers, wideband gain blocks, drive and power amplifiers, GaAs mixers, RF switches, digital step attenuators, digital variable gain amplifiers, GaN HEMTs, pHEMT and MESFET devices, bare die products, CATV amplifiers, and IoT front-end modules — across process technologies spanning CMOS, SOI, SiGe HBT, GaAs, pHEMT, MESFET, and GaN HEMT. The portfolio is supported by 23 patents and is engineered for applications in wireless infrastructure, 5G, IoT, defense and aerospace, automotive (AEC-Q100 qualified), and CATV.

BeRex monetizes primarily through hardware sales of RF semiconductors, with pricing delivered via quote rather than public list, and sells through a hybrid channel combining a direct inside-sales motion routed through [email protected], a Digikey-anchored global authorized distributor network, and more than 30 regional distributors and sales representatives covering Asia, North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania. Target customers include RFIC designers, telecommunications infrastructure companies, industrial electronics manufacturers, and IoT device makers requiring design-in support. Operational scale is modest — headcount of 11-50 — and ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, RoHS2, and REACH compliance certifications are maintained across the Seoul, Santa Clara, and Santa Ana sites. The company's strategic posture has emphasized technical depth in RF circuit design, niche vertical expansion (IoT via the January 2020 OctoTech acquisition, automotive via AEC-Q100 parts, 5G via a 4 GHz DVGA launch), and a globally distributed sales footprint rather than mass-market volume plays.

Name

BeRex

Legal name

BeRex Corp.

Website

https://berex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BeRex is a Korean RF and microwave semiconductor company founded in 2003 that designs and manufactures amplifiers, switches, attenuators, mixers, and IoT front-end modules serving wireless infrastructure, 5G, IoT, defense, and automotive customers via global distributors including Digikey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RF Semiconductors

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

RF, Microwave & Wireless ICs (HDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

RF Front-End Modules (FEMs) & Integrated RF Modules (HDAHAMAA), Power Amplifiers (PAs) & Envelope Tracking ICs (HDAHAMAB), Microwave & RF Signal Chain ICs (Mixers/Detectors/Attenuators) (HDAHAMAL), Amplifiers & Comparators (HDAHAIAC)

Keywords

• RF semiconductor components
• RF power amplifiers
• Wireless infrastructure components
• IoT front-end modules
• Microwave integrated circuits

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. RF Semiconductor Product Sales: BeRex generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of RF and microwave integrated circuits including amplifiers, switches, attenuators, mixers, and front-end modules. Products are sold to wireless infrastructure, mobile, and industrial application manufacturers through distributors and direct sales channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BeRex designs and manufactures advanced RF and microwave integrated circuits including power amplifiers, gain blocks, low noise amplifiers (LNAs), mixers, RF switches, digital step attenuators, digital variable gain amplifiers, and IoT front-end modules. Products are built on CMOS, SOI, SiGe HBT, GaAs, pHEMT, MESFET, and GaN HEMT semiconductor processes, and are sold as packaged ICs and bare die for use in 5G, wireless infrastructure, IoT, defense, and automotive applications.

Product overview

BeRex is a Korean RF and microwave semiconductor company that designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance RF components. The product portfolio consists of: Amplifiers (Low Noise Amplifiers, Wide Band Gain Blocks, SOT363/343 Gain Blocks, Internally Matched IF Amplifiers, Wide Band Drive Amplifiers, Wide Band Medium Power Amplifiers, and High Power Amplifiers); Control Components (Wide Band RF Switches in SPDT/SP4T/SP5T configurations and Digital Step Attenuators with 6-bit and 7-bit resolution); Discrete Devices (GaN HEMTs, pHEMT in bare die and packaged forms, HBT Bare Die, MESFET, and Power pHEMT Bare Die); Specialized Integrated Circuits (Mixers, Dividers, IoT Front-End Modules supporting Sub-GHz and 2.4GHz protocols, and CATV amplifiers); and Automotive-qualified products (AEC-Q100 switches and DSAs). The products support applications across 5G, wireless infrastructure, IoT, CATV, defense, and automotive sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) High-performance RF Low Noise Amplifiers for wireless infrastructure, mobile, and industrial applications, covering frequency ranges from 40 MHz to 8 GHz with various gain and noise figure specifications.
• Wide Band Gain Block Wideband RF gain block amplifiers covering 5 MHz to 8 GHz with various gain levels, designed for wireless infrastructure and mobile applications.
• SOT363/343 Gain Block Compact SiGe gain block amplifiers in SOT363 and SOT343 packages for space-constrained RF applications.
• Internally Matched IF Amplifier Internally matched intermediate frequency amplifiers optimized for 5-800 MHz IF stages in wireless transceivers.
• Wide Band Drive Amplifier Wideband drive amplifiers with high linearity for driving power amplifiers in 5G and wireless infrastructure systems.
• Wide Band Medium Power Amplifier Medium power RF amplifiers with higher output power for wireless infrastructure applications covering 1.5-4 GHz.
• High Power Amplifier High power RF amplifiers including BT301, BT302, BT331 series and BMT3xx QFN packaged devices for wireless infrastructure and cellular base station applications.
• Wide Band RF Switch High-linearity RF Switches including SPDT, SP4T, and SP5T configurations for 5G, Wi-Fi, CATV, IoT, and automotive applications with frequency coverage up to 10 GHz.
• Digital Step Attenuator (DSA) 6-bit and 7-bit digital step attenuators with 0.25dB to 0.5dB step resolution, covering frequencies from 1 MHz to 9 GHz for precise signal level control in RF systems.
• Digital Variable Gain Amplifier (DVGA) Digitally controlled variable gain amplifiers combining DSA and driver amplifier functions with serial/parallel interfaces, supporting 5G and wireless infrastructure applications up to 5 GHz.
• Mixer GaAs mixers with low conversion loss for RF upconversion and downconversion in wireless infrastructure, covering RF frequencies from 700 MHz to 6 GHz.
• Divider RF power dividers/combiners for signal distribution in wireless systems.
• IoT Front-End Module (FEM) Complete RF front-end modules for IoT applications including Sub-GHz (850-930 MHz) and 2.4 GHz products supporting ISM bands, ZigBee, Thread, and LPWAN protocols like Sigfox and LoRaWAN.
• CATV/Settop Box Amplifiers RF amplifiers optimized for cable television and set-top box applications with excellent linearity specifications for CATV frequency bands up to 2.2 GHz.
• Switch for Automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 2 qualified RF switches for automotive applications including BSW7221V and BSW6540V with wide frequency coverage up to 10 GHz.
• DSA for Automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 2 qualified digital step attenuators for automotive RF applications including BDA4710V with 7-bit attenuation control.
• pHEMT LNA (Bare Die) Bare die form of Pseudomorphic HEMT Low Noise Amplifiers including BCL015 and BCL016B variants for integrated RF solutions.
• HBT Bare Die Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor bare die products (BCG13D, BCT05CV) for RF integrated circuit applications.
• Power pHEMT Bare Die Power Pseudomorphic HEMT bare die products including BCP series with various power ratings for RF amplification.
• Packaged pHEMT Packaged Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistors for RF amplification and switching applications.
• MESFET

Quantifiable outcome

• Products support applications across 5G, IoT, wireless infrastructure, and defense markets
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DigikeycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigikey serves as a primary global authorized distributor for BeRex products, providing distribution coverage across Korea, China, India, Japan, Vietnam, South East Asia, USA/Canada/Mexico, Brazil, Israel, Germany, Italy, France, UK, Sweden, Spain, Netherland, Latvia, Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Denmark, Norway, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Telcom (Korea)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional authorized distributor for BeRex products in Korea.
• V-Serve International PTE Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional authorized distributor covering South East Asia territories including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam.
• Milexia DeutschlandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional authorized distributor for BeRex products covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
• AngliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional authorized distributor for BeRex products covering UK and EU markets.
• Synergistic SalescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative covering Illinois and Wisconsin territories in the USA.
• Parallax SouthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative covering Pennsylvania and New Jersey territories in the USA.
• Atlantic-TechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative covering Mid-Atlantic Southeast territories in the USA.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Qorvo: Qorvo is a leading RF semiconductor company supplying amplifiers, switches, attenuators, and integrated modules for wireless infrastructure, defense, and IoT — directly overlapping BeRex's core product portfolio and target markets including 5G base stations, Wi-Fi, and GaN-based defense systems.
• Skyworks Solutions: Skyworks designs and manufactures RF semiconductors including power amplifiers, LNAs, switches, and front-end modules for mobile, IoT, and wireless infrastructure — directly competing with BeRex's amplifier, switch, and IoT FEM product lines.
• MACOM Technology Solutions: MACOM is a direct competitor in RF/microwave semiconductors for wireless infrastructure, defense, and aerospace, offering GaN-on-SiC amplifiers, pHEMT discretes, switches, and attenuators that overlap with BeRex's GaN HEMT, pHEMT, and amplifier portfolios.
• pSemi (Murata): pSemi (formerly Peregrine Semiconductor, owned by Murata) specializes in RF SOI switches, digital step attenuators, and integrated RF components — directly competitive with BeRex's RF switch and DSA product families.
• Guerrilla RF: Guerrilla RF is a smaller fabless RF semiconductor company specializing in LNAs, gain blocks, PAs, and switches for wireless infrastructure and defense — a more direct size-comparable competitor to BeRex with overlapping product offerings and customer base.
• RFHIC: RFHIC is a Korean RF semiconductor company specializing in GaN HEMT power amplifiers and discretes for wireless infrastructure, defense, and radar — a direct competitor in BeRex's GaN HEMT and high-power amplifier product lines with similar Korea-based operations.
• Mini-Circuits: Mini-Circuits designs and manufactures RF/microwave components including amplifiers, mixers, splitters/dividers, and attenuators distributed globally — directly overlapping BeRex's catalog of amplifier, mixer, divider, and DSA products.

Broad incumbents

• Analog Devices (RF & Microwave): Analog Devices offers a broad portfolio including RF amplifiers, mixers, switches, and integrated RF solutions through its Hittite heritage. While much larger and more diversified, ADI competes with BeRex in mixers, gain blocks, and microwave signal chain components.
• Renesas Electronics (RF business): Renesas (through its IDT acquisition and Dialog acquisition) offers RF components and timing solutions for wireless infrastructure, automotive, and IoT — overlapping with BeRex's switch, DSA, and IoT FEM product categories as a broad incumbent.
• STMicroelectronics (RF): STMicroelectronics offers RF power amplifiers, switches, and front-end modules primarily through its SOI-based RF technology, competing with BeRex in automotive RF switches, IoT FEMs, and wireless infrastructure components as a broad semiconductor incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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