RFMW
RFMW is a private, Berkshire-Hathathay-owned specialty distributor of RF, microwave, and power components from 95+ manufacturers, serving defense, aerospace, wireless infrastructure, and industrial customers globally through technical field sales and parametric e-commerce.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersSan Jose, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What RFMW does
RFMW is a private specialty distributor of RF, microwave, and power components, headquartered in San Jose, California. Founded in 2003, the company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Component Distributors Inc. (CDI), which in turn sits within the TTI Family of Specialists under Berkshire Hathaway. RFMW carries franchises from more than 95 manufacturers including Qorvo, NXP, Ampleon, Marki Microwave, Pasternack, RFHIC, Sonoma Scientific, JARO Thermal, and Ohmite, and offers a catalog spanning amplifiers, passives, control components, signal generation devices, integrated modules and chipsets, discrete semiconductors, RF interconnect, power management, design kits, and test and measurement equipment.
The company runs a technically focused sales and marketing organization that combines field-application engineering with parametric-search e-commerce, technical blog content, webinars, and email marketing. It operates regional offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, giving it multi-continent reach into defense, aerospace, satellite, public safety, wireless infrastructure, IoT, automotive, and industrial test and measurement customers. RFMW holds ISO 9001:2015 and AS9120B certifications, supporting its positioning as a qualified distributor for aerospace and defense supply chains.
RFMW generates revenue primarily through the resale of third-party components on a quote-based pricing model with tiered volume discounts, complemented by value-added services such as component selection assistance, design-in support, and supply chain solutions. The business model is the standard electronics distribution playbook — buy franchise components and resell with margin — with the differentiation coming from narrow vertical focus on RF/microwave, the depth of the manufacturer portfolio, and the technical sales overlay. Between mid-2025 and mid-2026 the company executed a series of global distribution expansions, including with RFHIC, IPP, and Pasternack, indicating an active growth posture. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.
RFMW firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- RFMW
- Legal name
- Component Distributors Inc.
- Website
- https://rfmw.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- RFMW is a private, Berkshire-Hathathay-owned specialty distributor of RF, microwave, and power components from 95+ manufacturers, serving defense, aerospace, wireless infrastructure, and industrial customers globally through technical field sales and parametric e-commerce.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
RFMW industry classification
Industry- Product category
- RF & Microwave Component Distribution
- NAICS
- Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290), Communications Equipment Manufacturing (3342), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies (5063), Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663), Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)
- akta.pro primary industry
- RF & Wireless Components/Modules (RF front-end, antennas, industrial wireless modules) (IMAGAJAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth) (HDAHAMAE), RF Front-End Modules (FEMs) & Integrated RF Modules (HDAHAMAA), Passive Filters & RF Passives (LC Filters/Diplexers/Baluns/Attenuators) (HDAHANAG), Military Power Supplies, RF/Microwave Components & Ruggedized Electronics (IMABAGAJ)
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Where RFMW is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Jose
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices8 records
Markets served
RFMW business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Component Distribution: RFMW operates as a pure play technical distributor of RF & Microwave semiconductors, connectors, and components. Revenue is generated through the resale of components from manufacturer partners to end customers, earning margins on product sales.
- Value Add Services: The company provides value add services including technical sales support, component selection assistance, and design solutions that complement product distribution.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard component pricing with volume discounts |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
RFMW product offering
Product offeringCore offering
RFMW is a pure-play technical distributor of RF, microwave, and power components for the electronics industry. The company resells semiconductors, passives, interconnect, modules, power management components, and test/measurement equipment from more than 95 manufacturers, providing component selection, technical design support, and global fulfillment to commercial, industrial, and defense customers.
Product overview
RFMW is a premier pure-play technical distributor of RF, microwave, and power components, offering a comprehensive portfolio through distribution agreements with over 50 manufacturers. The company's product offering is organized into distinct categories: Amplifiers (including RF power transistors and evaluation boards), Passives (capacitors, filters, attenuators, couplers, and terminations), Control Components (RF switches, phase shifters, synthesizers, and mixers), Signal Generation (oscillators, VCOs, TCXOs, and clock sources), Integrated Modules and Chipsets (front-end modules, transceivers, wireless modems), Discrete Semiconductors (diodes, transistors), RF Interconnect (cables, adapters, connectors), Power Management (inductors, resistors, thermal solutions), Design Kits, and Test & Measurement equipment. Featured products include components from manufacturers like Qorvo, Marki Microwave, Knowles/DLI, Pasternack, CML Micro, Spectrum Control/Powerfilm, San-tron, dB Control, and TTM. RFMW serves commercial, industrial, defense, aerospace, satellite, and public safety markets worldwide.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- RFMW Amplifiers Distribution of RF and microwave amplifiers including broadband amplifiers, CATV amplifiers, evaluation boards, RF power amplifier modules, variable gain amplifiers, and RF power transistors for defense, aerospace, telecom, and commercial applications.
- RFMW Passives Distribution of passive components including capacitors, chip capacitors, inductors, baluns, filters (band pass, high pass, low pass, diplexer, multiplexer, notch), RF attenuators, couplers, power dividers/combiners, terminations, transformers, resonators, and waveguide components.
- RFMW Control Components Distribution of signal control components including RF switches, digital phase shifters, RF synthesizers, frequency multipliers, modulators, demodulators, RF mixers, beamformers, clock generators, and power management devices.
- RFMW Signal Generation Distribution of oscillators and timing components including crystal oscillators, MEMS clock oscillators, OCXOs, VCOs, VCXOs, TCXOs, PLL modules, RF signal generator ICs, and RF comb generators.
- RFMW Integrated Modules and Chipsets Distribution of integrated solutions including front-end modules, RF transceivers, wireless modems, RFID reader modules, UWB modules, WLAN modules, power control modules, and wireless data ICs.
- RFMW Discrete Semiconductors Distribution of discrete semiconductor products including PIN, Schottky, varactor, limiter, tunnel, step recovery, and Zener diodes, RF power transistors, and transistors.
- RFMW RF Interconnect Distribution of interconnect solutions including RF cables, RF cable assemblies (95,768+ items), RF coaxial adapters, RF connectors (13,515+ items), RF connector tools, bias-tees, butler matrices, programmable attenuators, rotary joints, and RF power dividers/combiners.
- RFMW Power Management
- RFMW Design Kits Distribution of design and evaluation support products including RF design kits, RF evaluation boards, and RF evaluation kits for product development and prototyping by RF engineers.
- RFMW Test and Measurement
- GaN RF and Microwave Solutions High-power GaN-based RF and microwave solutions distributed globally under the RFHIC partnership, including discrete GaN HEMTs, MMICs, power amplifiers, and complete RF subsystems for radar, wireless infrastructure, and RF energy applications.
Quantifiable outcome
- RF market projected to reach $5.4 billion by 2030, growing at 4.3% CAGR
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Companies that use RFMW
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
RFMW technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
RFMW partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Innovative Power Products (IPP)coreExpanded partnership from regional European agreement to full global distribution agreement, making RFMW the worldwide channel for IPP's entire portfolio of RF and microwave passive components. Effective immediately, this positions RFMW to capture larger market share in the $5.4B RF market.
- RFHICcoreGlobal distribution agreement for high-power GaN-based RF and microwave solutions. RFMW provides global technical sales support, component selection assistance, and fulfillment services for RFHIC's portfolio spanning discrete GaN HEMTs, MMICs, power amplifiers, and complete RF subsystems for radar, wireless infrastructure, and RF energy applications.
- JARO ThermalminorDistribution agreement for advanced thermal management solutions, expanding RFMW's portfolio in the power management category.
- OhmiteminorDistribution agreement for high-power resistors and thermal management solutions, expanding product reach and capabilities.
- PasternackcoreGlobal expansion of distribution agreement to deliver Pasternack's full RF portfolio including connectors, cables, adapters, antennas, and assemblies with added emphasis on test and measurement solutions such as RF calibration kits, VNA cables, and test adapters.
- Sonoma ScientificminorDistribution agreement enabling RFMW to expand portfolio of high-power RF and microwave components with ferrite isolators and circulators spanning frequencies from 40 MHz to 50 GHz, supporting defense, aerospace, satellite, and public safety sectors.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
RFMW competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- Heico: Aerospace and defense electronics specialist (HEICO Electronic Technologies). Adjacent rather than directly competitive — Heico manufactures RF/microwave subsystems and serves the same defense/aerospace end-customers that RFMW's linecard targets.
Broad incumbents
- Avnet: Top-tier global broad-line distributor serving industrial, aerospace/defense, and communications customers. Overlaps with RFMW in the RF component category but competes mainly via volume programs rather than specialty FAE support.
- Arrow Electronics: Global broad-line distributor with a significant RF franchise and the recent acquisition of Richardson RFPD — making Arrow a hybrid broad-line/specialty competitor overlapping with RFMW across both spectrums.
- Future Electronics: Privately held global broad-line distributor with strong wireless-infrastructure and IoT franchises that intersect with RFMW's wireless segment. Less specialty RF focus than RFMW but comparable mid-market engineering-customer relationships.
- Mouser Electronics: Global broad-line distributor with one of the deepest RF/microwave catalogs online. Competes with RFMW for new-design sockets and small-quantity orders, though it lacks RFMW's dedicated FAE bench for complex defense/aerospace programs.
- Digi-Key Electronics: World's largest broad-line electronic component distributor by SKU count. Competes with RFMW on catalog breadth, parametric search, and small-order fulfillment, but does not match RFMW's pure-play RF/microwave specialization.
Direct peers
- Richardson Electronics (RFPD): Richardson's RFPD division is the closest historical direct competitor to RFMW as a specialty RF/microwave component distributor serving defense, aerospace, and telecom OEMs. Operates a similar linecard-plus-FAE model targeting the same customer verticals.
- TTI Inc. Sibling specialist distributor within the TTI Family of Specialists under Berkshire Hathaway. While TTI focuses on passives, connectors, and electromechanical components rather than RF/microwave, it operates the same specialty-distribution-plus-FAE model that defines RFMW.
- Infinite Electronics: Parent of Pasternack, Fairview Microwave, L-com, and PolyPhaser — a specialty RF/interconnect distributor that competes directly with RFMW for defense, aerospace, and wireless-infrastructure customers, while also being a supplier to RFMW through Pasternack.
Regional players
- Rhopoint Components: UK-based specialty distributor of RF/microwave, power, and sensing components serving European defense, telecom, and industrial customers — a regional analogue to RFMW's UK/European footprint.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
RFMW social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
RFMW financial estimates
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RFMW leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
RFMW subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
RFMW funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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RFMW M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about RFMW
What does RFMW do?
RFMW is a pure-play technical distributor of RF, microwave, and power components for the electronics industry. The company resells semiconductors, passives, interconnect, modules, power management components, and test/measurement equipment from more than 95 manufacturers, providing component selection, technical design support, and global fulfillment to commercial, industrial, and defense customers.
Is RFMW a public or private company?
RFMW is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was RFMW founded?
RFMW was founded in 2003. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is RFMW based?
RFMW is headquartered in San Jose, United States, in the North America region.
How does RFMW make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Component Distribution is the primary driver. The others are value Add Services.
Who are RFMW's main competitors?
Heico is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Avnet, Arrow Electronics, Future Electronics, Mouser Electronics and Digi-Key Electronics. Direct peers are Richardson Electronics (RFPD), TTI Inc. and Infinite Electronics. Rhopoint Components is listed as a regional player.
Does RFMW have an API?
No public API is recorded for RFMW.
What industry is RFMW in?
RFMW's product category is RF & Microwave Component Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAJAG, RF & Wireless Components/Modules (RF front-end, antennas, industrial wireless modules), with a secondary code of HDAHAMAE, RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth). Its NAICS code is 334290 and its SIC code is 5063.