What Exceed Microwave does

Exceed Microwave is a privately held, Torrance, California-based designer and manufacturer of passive RF and microwave components, founded around 2013 and operating with 1-10 employees. The company specializes in high-performance filters and related components — including waveguide bandpass, bandstop, and lowpass filters, coaxial cavity filters, microstrip filters, circulators and isolators, diplexers, group delay/phase equalizers, and waveguide-to-coax adapters — covering frequencies up to 67 GHz. Core technology centers on proprietary designs such as TE01 mode resonators that deliver 0.5 dB insertion loss versus a typical 1.2 dB for standard waveguide filters, compact WC-Series filters roughly half the length of conventional designs, and Invar-based temperature-stable narrowband products.

The business is engineering-led and sales-led, with RF engineers working directly with customers through a quote-based process to design custom solutions. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of custom and standard components, with published pricing on standard alumina microstrip filters ranging from $2,200 to $5,200 and custom work priced per quote under multi-year relationships. The firm holds AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 aerospace quality certification and ITAR registration, enabling participation in US defense and satellite programs, and sells primarily to satellite and space systems integrators, defense and military electronics manufacturers, and commercial RF/microwave system builders. Distribution is direct with the support of an exclusive partnership with HASCO for in-stock catalog items, and the company is led by President Hajime Yokota and Chief Engineer Shigetoshi Yokota (PhD, UC Berkeley), both of whom previously held senior engineering roles at Boeing Satellite Systems, COMDEV USA, and Teledyne.

Name

Exceed Microwave

Legal name

Exceed Microwave

Website

https://exceedmicrowave.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Exceed Microwave designs and manufactures high-performance passive RF and microwave filters and components for satellite, defense, and aerospace customers, leveraging proprietary TE01 resonator technology from its Torrance, California headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RF/Microwave Components

NAICS

Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing (334416)

SIC

Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663)

akta.pro primary industry

Passive Filters & RF Passives (LC Filters/Diplexers/Baluns/Attenuators) (HDAHANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

RF & Microwave Connectors and Coaxial Assemblies (HDAHAOAD), EMI/RFI Suppression Components (Ferrite Beads/Cores/Filters) (HDAHANAE)

Keywords

• Passive RF components
• Microwave filters
• Waveguide filters
• Coaxial cavity filters
• Microstrip filters

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom RF/Microwave Component Sales: Sale of custom-designed and standard passive RF/microwave components including waveguide filters, coaxial filters, microstrip filters, circulators, isolators, diplexers, and adapters. Products are sold as one-time purchases with custom engineering services included in product development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Exceed Microwave designs and manufactures passive RF/Microwave components, with a primary focus on high-performance filters. The product portfolio includes waveguide filters, coaxial cavity filters, microstrip filters, as well as complementary components such as circulators, isolators, and adapters serving aerospace, satellite, defense, and commercial wireless markets.

Product overview

Exceed Microwave is a manufacturer of passive RF/Microwave components specializing in high-performance filters. Their product portfolio includes two flagship waveguide filter series: WZ-Series (ultra-low insertion loss using TE01 mode resonators) and WC-Series (compact size, half the length of traditional filters). Beyond these core lines, they offer WD-Series dual-mode filters, waveguide bandstop/notch filters, waveguide lowpass filters, circulators/isolators, coaxial cavity filters (bandpass, notch, and lowpass with 0.2% to 60% bandwidth range), microstrip filters (library of edge-coupled alumina-based designs), group delay/phase equalizers, power combiners/dividers, and waveguide-to-coax adapters. All products are designed to achieve highest performance through deep knowledge of electromagnetics and push physics to its limits. The company holds AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 certification and is ITAR registered, serving aerospace, satellite, and defense applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waveguide Filters High-performance waveguide-type RF/microwave filters used for frequency selection in aerospace, satellite, defense, and commercial wireless systems.
• Coaxial Cavity Filters Coaxial cavity RF/microwave filters designed for high-frequency signal conditioning, serving defense, aerospace, satellite, and wireless infrastructure applications.
• Microstrip Filters Compact microstrip-based RF/microwave filters for integration into modern wireless and high-frequency electronic systems.
• Circulators Passive RF/microwave circulators for signal routing in high-frequency systems across aerospace, defense, and commercial wireless markets.
• Isolators Passive RF/microwave isolators that protect sensitive components from reflected signals in high-frequency electronic systems.
• Adapters RF/microwave adapters providing interface compatibility between different connector and transmission-line formats in high-frequency systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Insertion loss reduced from 1.2 dB (typical) to 0.5 dB (WZ-Series)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HASCOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 October 2018HASCO serves as the exclusive distributor for Exceed Microwave's in-stock products. The partnership provides broader market access and enables customers to purchase standard catalog items through HASCO's distribution network. Customers can browse and purchase in-stock items through HASCO's website.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wainwright Instruments: German specialist manufacturer of RF and microwave filters, diplexers, and multiplexers across coax, waveguide, and microstrip formats. Comparable custom-engineered passive RF filter portfolio aimed at communications, aerospace, and defense customers.
• K&L Microwave: Manufacturer of RF and microwave filters (waveguide, coaxial, cavity) serving defense, aerospace, and commercial markets. Part of Dover Corporation. Directly comparable product portfolio to Exceed's WZ/WC/WD series waveguide filters and coaxial cavity filters, with similar target customer base in satellite and electronic warfare programs.
• TTE Filters: Manufacturer of RF and microwave filters (LC, cavity, waveguide) and filter-based assemblies for commercial, military, and space applications. Closely comparable specialty filter catalog and small-form-factor engineering orientation to Exceed Microwave.
• Reactel: US-based niche manufacturer of RF and microwave filters, diplexers, multiplexers, and integrated assemblies for military, aerospace, satellite, and homeland security markets. Same core specialty as Exceed with custom-engineered filter products targeting satellite and EW customers.
• RLC Electronics: US manufacturer of RF and microwave filters, switches, attenuators, and integrated subassemblies for military, commercial, and space customers. Same form factors (coaxial, waveguide) and similar defense/satellite customer profile as Exceed Microwave.
• MECA Electronics: Manufacturer of RF and microwave passive components including attenuators, terminations, couplers, dividers, and filters for in-building wireless, defense, and aerospace. Comparable passive RF product mix with similar coaxial and waveguide filter offerings.
• Pole/Zero Corporation: Specialist in RF filters, switched filter banks, and cosite mitigation products for defense communications and electronic warfare. Now part of Crane Aerospace & Electronics. Direct overlap with Exceed in custom RF filter design for defense and aerospace platforms.
• Lorch Microwave: Manufacturer of RF and microwave filters, diplexers, and custom passive components for defense, aerospace, and commercial wireless markets. Direct product overlap in waveguide and coaxial filters serving satellite and EW programs.

Broad incumbents

• Mercury Systems: Public defense electronics company offering RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave components, subsystems, and integrated solutions to aerospace and defense primes. Much broader portfolio than Exceed, but competes directly in mission-critical RF filtering and signal conditioning for radar, EW, and satellite payloads.
• Anritsu: Large Japanese test and measurement, RF/microwave component, and communications equipment manufacturer. Sells filters and passive components used in test equipment and wireless infrastructure. Much broader portfolio but overlapping customer base in commercial wireless and component-level RF.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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