What Lucix Corporation does

Lucix Corporation designs and manufactures radio-frequency (RF) active and passive hardware for satellite communications payloads, as well as airborne and ground communications systems. The company operates across the 0.01 to 70 GHz frequency range, spanning UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, Q, and V bands, and supplies GEO, MEO, and LEO programs for commercial, civil, and defense customers. Its Active Products Group covers RF converters/receivers, low-noise amplifiers, oscillators (including dielectric resonator oscillators), beacons, power monitors, central power supplies, solid-state power amplifiers, integrated assemblies, transceivers, and software-defined radios; its Passive Products Group supplies multiplexers, high-power diplexers, isolators and circulators, transmit/receive array filters, band-pass filters, and ancillary hardware. A dedicated New Space line targets high-volume LEO and MEO small-satellite constellations, while a Defense and Commercial group ships ground and airborne DROs and amplifiers.

All design, manufacturing, testing, and shipping is performed at Lucix's 10,000 sq.ft. Class 10,000 clean-room facility in Camarillo, California, including in-house MIL-PRF-38534 Class K hybrid manufacturing, MIL-STD-883 environmental screening, nine thermal-vacuum test stations with capacity for up to 170 RF chains per month, and multipactor, corona, and passive intermodulation (PIM) high-power test services. The company is ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 certified, holds NASA facility certification, and has more than 350 years of combined engineering and management experience in space payload RF hardware.

Lucix sells exclusively through direct enterprise engagement to satellite manufacturers, defense contractors, and government customers (Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Maxar, Thales Alenia Space, Viasat, L3Harris, Raytheon, NASA, IAI, Mitsubishi MELCO, SSTL, Hughes, and others). Pricing is quote-based, with no e-commerce or self-serve channels and multi-year program contracts typical of the satellite payload cycle. The company was founded in 1999 by Mark Shahriary (founder, CEO, and president) and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of HEICO Corporation since 2013, operating within HEICO's Electronic Technologies Group.

Name

Lucix Corporation

Legal name

LUCIX Corporation

Website

https://lucix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lucix Corporation designs and manufactures space-grade RF active and passive hardware, including converters, low-noise amplifiers, oscillators, multiplexers, filters, and software-defined radios, serving commercial, civil, and defense satellite payload programs across GEO, MEO, and LEO orbits from its Camarillo, California facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Satellite RF/Microwave Payload Hardware

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (33429)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Communications Equipment, Nec (3669)

akta.pro primary industry

Space Payloads & Instruments (Sensors, Comms, EO/IR) (IMABACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial) (IMABACAB), Spacecraft Avionics, Flight Computers & Software (IMABACAI)

Keywords

• RF payload electronics
• Satellite communications hardware
• Space-grade RF components
• Microwave subsystems
• Defense electronics

Headquarters

HQ city

Camarillo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RF Hardware Sales: Sale of RF active and passive hardware components, units, and subsystems for space, airborne, and ground applications. Products include amplifiers, oscillators, frequency converters, filters, multiplexers, and integrated assemblies. Revenue is generated through direct enterprise sales with no e-commerce or self-serve channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lucix Corporation designs, develops, and manufactures radio frequency (RF) active and passive hardware used inside satellite communication payloads. The company supplies space-grade RF/microwave components and subassemblies to satellite prime contractors and government space agencies for commercial, defense, and scientific missions.

Product overview

Lucix Corporation offers a comprehensive portfolio of RF (radio frequency) hardware solutions organized into three product groups: Active Products Group (Space Actives), Passive Products Group (Space Passives), and Commercial Products Group. The Active Products Group provides RF converters/receivers, low noise amplifiers, oscillator products (including DROs), beacons, power monitors, central power supplies, solid state power amplifiers, integrated assemblies, transceivers, and software defined radios. The Passive Products Group supplies multiplexers, high power diplexers, isolators & circulators, TX/RX array filters, band pass filters, ancillary hardware, and high power test services. The Commercial Products Group provides dielectric resonator oscillators (DROs) and amplifiers for commercial, civil, and defense non-space applications. The company manufactures hardware spanning 10 MHz through UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, Q, and V frequency bands. All hardware is designed, qualified, manufactured, tested, and shipped from Lucix facilities in Camarillo, California, USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RF Active and Passive Payload Hardware

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput capacity of >100 units per month for standard testing and up to 170 units/RF chains per month in thermal-vacuum testing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Teledyne Technologies (Teledyne Microwave Solutions / Teledyne Defense Electronics): Teledyne's defense electronics and microwave solutions group manufactures RF/microwave components, subsystems, and integrated assemblies for space payloads, radar, and EW — directly overlapping Lucix's space active and passive RF product lines and competing for the same prime contractor sockets.
• CAES (formerly Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions): CAES designs and manufactures RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave components and subsystems for space, defense, and aerospace applications, including payload electronics, converters, and filters. It is a head-to-head competitor to Lucix on satellite payload RF content.
• MACOM Technology Solutions: MACOM supplies high-performance RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave semiconductors and modules used in space and defense communications payloads. It competes with Lucix in active RF components such as amplifiers and converters at the device and module level.
• Qorvo: Qorvo's defense and aerospace business provides RF systems-on-chip, power amplifiers, and front-end modules for satellite communications and defense applications, competing with Lucix in active RF payload content.
• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems designs and builds mission-critical RF, microwave, and digital subsystems for aerospace and defense, including space payload electronics — directly comparable to Lucix in scope and customer set.
• Smiths Interconnect: Smiths Interconnect manufactures RF/microwave components, filters, and subsystems for space and defense applications, including multiplexers, diplexers, and integrated RF assemblies that overlap directly with Lucix's passive payload portfolio.
• Filtronic: Filtronic designs and manufactures RF/microwave subsystems and high-frequency components for space, defense, and telecoms — including filters, diplexers, and transceivers used in satellite payloads — competing with Lucix in millimeter-wave space hardware.

Broad incumbents

• Analog Devices (Aerospace & Defense): Analog Devices supplies a broad portfolio of RF, microwave, and converter ICs and modules for space and defense applications. As a much larger incumbent, it competes at the component and module level across many of Lucix's active product categories.
• Crane Aerospace & Electronics: Crane A&E is a diversified supplier of RF, microwave, and power products for aerospace and defense, including space-qualified components and subsystems. It overlaps with Lucix in payload RF and is a larger, broader-line incumbent.

Others

• Keysight Technologies: Keysight provides RF/microwave test and measurement equipment used by satellite payload manufacturers and component suppliers. While not a direct competitor, it is an enabling supplier whose test platforms Lucix and its customers rely on for RF validation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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