RADIO ANALOG MICRO ELECTRONICS SRL

What RADIO ANALOG MICRO ELECTRONICS SRL does

Radio Analog Micro Electronics SRL (RAME) is a Rome-based limited-liability research company founded in September 2014 under Italian law 221/2012 as a High-Technology Content Innovative start-up. The firm provides end-to-end custom ASIC design services — covering analog base-band, RF/microwave circuits in CMOS, BiCMOS, SiGe and FD-SOI technologies down to 22nm, plus physical implementation, digital synthesis and electromagnetic structure analysis — to fabless design houses, semiconductor system companies, equipment manufacturers and service providers. Beyond design services, RAME sells a portfolio of space-grade RF products (UHF and S-band n256 antennas, band-pass filters, a 4W High Power Amplifier with proprietary redundancy), a 5G FR2 Terrestrial/Non-Terrestrial Network Multiplexer in GaAs MMIC, the RAMEChemu NTN channel emulator, and a 3GPP Release 17 NTN-adapted NB-IoT protocol stack. Patented IP (RF VCOs, digital buck controllers, ultra-low-power LDOs/ADCs, proprietary sensors) is available for licensing and technology porting.

The company's go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with contact-based pricing and a flexible engagement model ranging from full-chip outsourcing to on-site short-term contracting (typically ≤6 months). Revenue mechanics span professional services (ASIC/IP design, consulting, end-of-life technology migration), IP licensing and royalties, and Cal/Val-as-a-service at the Leonessa Sentinel site under ESA Contract 400136824/21/I-BG. Primary customer segments are aerospace and space technology (ESA, Copernicus, CubeSat integrators like Tyvak and GAUSS, Thales Alenia Space Italia), with secondary segments in semiconductor companies, biomedical, automotive, and academic research (Sapienza Università di Roma, Università della Tuscia). The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified (Dec 2023), holds Italian Anagrafe Nazionale delle Ricerche 100% rank, and French CIR accreditation for 2018-2020.

Name

RADIO ANALOG MICRO ELECTRONICS SRL

Legal name

Radio Analog Micro Electronics srl

Website

https://ramesrl.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RAME is a Rome-based ASIC design firm offering end-to-end IC design services and a portfolio of space-grade RF components, NTN test equipment, and patented IP for aerospace, satellite communications, and semiconductor clients in Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor IP & Design Services

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413), Satellite Telecommunications (517410), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardware/Chip Design IP Cores (Processor, Interface, Analog, Security) (HDAHAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth) (HDAHAMAE), Satellite Broadband Terminals & Gateways (VSAT/LEO CPE) (HDAFAIAM)

Keywords

• ASIC design services
• RF integrated circuits
• Satellite communication components
• Semiconductor IP licensing
• 5G NTN hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ASIC Design Services: Full-service ASIC design from specifications definition through system-level design and verification, technology-level design, physical implementation and verification, prototyping and testing, to extensive documentation. End-to-end IC design services provided to fabless design houses, semiconductor system companies, equipment manufacturers and service providers.
2. IP Licensing: Portfolio of patented IPs in VCOs and PLLs, ADCs and DACs, RF receiver frontends, RF transceiver frontends, linear regulators, switching regulators, and digital controllers for Power Management ICs. Architectures can be ported to several technologies depending on customer needs.
3. Consulting Services: Feasibility studies and market surveys on specific subjects.
4. End-of-Life Technology Migration: Porting of existing designs into different technologies or platforms.
5. Short Contracting Services: RAME resources provided on-site by customer, typically not more than 6 months.
6. GateWay Service for SATComs: Hosting radio-link validations at the Leonessa Cal/Val site. Mechanical tracking GateWay station operating in L-band, S-band, C-band, K-band and Ka-band with realized gains of 18-45 dBi.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RAME provides end-to-end custom ASIC and IP design services for analog base-band and RF/microwave circuits in CMOS, BiCMOS, SiGe and FD-SOI technologies down to 22nm, targeted at fabless design houses, semiconductor system companies and aerospace integrators. The company also sells a portfolio of space-grade RF hardware products (CubeSat antennas, S-band band-pass filters, 4W high-power amplifier, 5G FR2 GaAs MMIC TN/NTN multiplexer), the RAMEChemu NTN channel emulator, a 3GPP Release 17 NB-IoT satellite protocol stack, and operates a Sentinel Calibration/Validation site in Leonessa, Italy.

Product overview

RAME offers a comprehensive portfolio of products for enabling next-generation Satellite Communications (SATComs) from UHF to Ka bands. The product lineup includes: Space-grade antennas (UHF, S-band n256 Up-Link and Down-Link) designed for CubeSat installation; S-band Band Pass Filters for both Up-Link and Down-Link frequencies; a Space Grade 4W High Power Amplifier for S-band Down-Link; a 5G FR2 Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Network Multiplexer in GaAs MMIC technology; the RAMEChemu NTN Channel Emulator System for satellite link testing; and a 3GPP Release 17 NTN-adapted NB-IoT protocol stack software. These products are designed for aerospace, satellite communications, and NTN applications, with full compliance to 3GPP Release 17/18 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Space Grade UHF antenna Patch antenna with circular polarization designed for installation on a single face of a 1U CubeSat satellite, with SMA connector and 8 installation recesses for screw mounting. Targeted at CubeSat integrators and aerospace OEMs.
• Space Grade n256 Up-Link (S-band) antenna Patch antenna with circular polarization operating in the 5G NTN S-band Up-Link (1980-2010 MHz), compliant with 3GPP Release 17/18 n256, designed for 1U CubeSat installation. For satellite integrators deploying 5G NTN payloads.
• Space Grade n256 Down-Link (S-band) antenna Patch antenna with circular polarization operating in the 5G NTN S-band Down-Link (2170-2200 MHz), compliant with 3GPP Release 17/18 n256, designed for 1U CubeSat installation and characterized by TIM LAP Laboratory per UNI 17025. For satellite integrators deploying 5G NTN payloads.
• n256 Up-Link (S-band) Band Pass Filter Interdigital microstrip band pass filter covering 1970-2100 MHz for 5G NTN S-band Up-Link (1980-2010 MHz), compliant with 3GPP Release 17/18 n256, in a compact design for easy integration. For satellite RF front-end designers.
• n256 Down-Link (S-band) Band Pass Filter Interdigital microstrip band pass filter covering 2170-2290 MHz for 5G NTN S-band Down-Link (2170-2200 MHz), compliant with 3GPP Release 17/18 n256. For satellite RF front-end designers.
• Space Grade 4W n256 and SOS Down-Link (S-band) High Power Amplifier High power amplifier covering 2170-2290 MHz, designed for 0.2U CubeSat installation, compliant with 5G NTN S-band Down-Link and 3GPP Release 17/18 n256; features proprietary redundancy technique for extended lifetime and in-orbit reliability plus integrated filter to limit out-of-band emissions. Manufactured per ECSS guidelines with Certificate of Conformity. For satellite prime contractors.
• 5G FR2 Terrestrial Network and Non Terrestrial Network Multiplexer World's first 5G FR2 TN/NTN multiplexer fabricated in GaAs MMIC technology and delivered in QFN28 6x6mm package, operating in 5G n258 TN (24.25-27.5GHz TDD) and n511 NTN Up-Link/Down-Link bands, compliant with 3GPP Release 17/18. For hybrid terrestrial/satellite 5G user terminal designers.
• RAMEChemu Non-Terrestrial Network Channel Emulator System Cost-effective platform for replicating satellite links in real time, supporting multi-channel emulation with extensible satellite channels, real-time Doppler shift/delay/attenuation modeling and a user-friendly interface for 5G NTN trials, satellite communication research and IoT network validation. For NTN researchers, terminal makers and satellite operators.
• 3GPP Release 17 NTN adapted NB-IoT protocol stack Software-defined implementation supporting NB-IoT UE Rel.17 attaching to eNB/EPC in bent-pipe LEO/GEO scenarios with Doppler compensation and long round-trip delay adaptation; NB-IoT eNB Rel.17 modified to broadcast satellite ephemeris over system information blocks. For satellite IoT integrators and modem vendors.
• ASIC Design Service End-to-end custom ASIC design from specifications definition through system-level design and verification, technology-level design, physical implementation and verification, prototyping, testing and documentation, delivered to fabless design houses, semiconductor system companies and aerospace integrators in CMOS, BiCMOS, SiGe and FD-SOI down to 22nm.
• IP Design and Licensing Service Licensed portfolio of patented IPs covering RF VCOs and PLLs, ADCs and DACs, RF receiver and transceiver frontends, linear regulators, switching regulators, and digital controllers for Power Management ICs; architectures portable across multiple foundry technologies depending on customer needs.
• Consulting and End-of-Life Technology Migration Service Feasibility studies, market surveys on specific subjects, and porting of existing designs into different technologies or platforms for fabless design houses and semiconductor companies facing process migration or end-of-life issues.
• Short Contracting Service RAME engineering resources provided on-site at customer premises, typically for engagements of up to 6 months, supporting design teams needing temporary specialized IC/RF expertise.
• GateWay Service for SATComs Hosting of radio-link validations at the Leonessa Cal/Val site using a mechanical-tracking GateWay station operating in L-band, S-band, C-band, K-band and Ka-band with realized gains of 18-45 dBi. For satellite operators, terminal makers and research institutions needing in-orbit radio-link validation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Active Radar Calibrator achieves sigma0 standard deviation down to 0.2dB
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature17 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IMTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Prime Contractor for CUBIOT project developing SDR-based platform for 5G NB-IoT via satellite in collaboration with Università della Tuscia. FESR Fondo Europeo di Sviluppo Regionale funded project targeting LEO CubeSat/Microsat applications.
• RINAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Prime Contractor for ESA Inlcuser Activity Code 7B.069 (integrated wideband multiplexer for hybrid satcom/terrestrial 5G user terminals) and ESA NB-IoT4Space Activity Code 3A.1063. RAME involved as main technology developer of MMIC integrated wide-band multiplexer and main technological partner for NB-IoT satellite integration.
• Tyvak InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Prime Contractor for ESA 5G Activity Code 2-.021 demonstrating direct 5G broadband access from LEO to small aperture terminals. RAME involved as technology developer for experimental 5G VSAT ground terminals for CubeSat live demonstration.
• SBAI (Scienze di Base e Applicate per l'Ingegneria), Sapienza Università di RomacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021SBAI Department commissioned RAME as main technological partner for design of CMOS-based innovative THz detector cells array in STORM THz Detector project. Design submitted for fabrication in LFoundry LF11IS technology.
• CLScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Prime Contractor for ESA Contract No 400136824/21/I-BG 'Copernicus Space Component, Sentinel-3 Land Altimetry Mission Performance Cluster'. RAME built, operates and maintains Sentinel Calibration/Validation Site 'Frank Silvio Marzano' in Leonessa under this contract. Site performs radiometric calibration of SRAL instrument for Copernicus Sentinel 3 fleet.
• GAUSS srlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020GAUSS Srl operates the UNISAT-7 mission for Pluto in Space project. RAME developed prototype payload (transceiver and antenna based on ADALM-Pluto from Analog Devices) to be integrated in the UNISAT-7 platform for S-band NB-IoT radiolink validation. Payload successfully launched in March 2021.
• ItalspaziominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration for Tracking Receiver for MPR project developing SDR-based platform for processing Mono Pulse Radar signal for non-GEO satellites tracking receivers.
• Space Geomatica ltdminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Sub-contractor of Space Geomatica ltd in SeRAC project for upgrade of ESA Envisat RA-2 calibration transponder for ESA Sentinel 3A and 3B SRAL instrument mission. Field tests successfully performed during 2020.
• Università della TusciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in CUBIOT project for SDR-based 5G NB-IoT via satellite development.
• NITELcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member for ESA NB-IoT4Space Activity Code 3A.1063 (3GPP NB-IoT user sensor integration into satellite networks).
• CNITcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member for ESA NB-IoT4Space Activity Code 3A.1063 (3GPP NB-IoT user sensor integration into satellite networks).
• Thales Alenia Space ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member for ESA NB-IoT4Space Activity Code 3A.1063. Hosted final presentation on July 27th, 2023. RAME leading technical player for on-board transceiver prototype.
• IPC2 srlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAME sub-contractor of IPC2 srl in eMoviti project for development of traction control system for innovative family of electric vehicles for mass transport in urban environment (project suspended).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Synopsys: US-based EDA and semiconductor IP giant with a broad chip design IP catalog including analog, RF, and interface IP — represents the upper bound of RAME's addressable market for chip design IP licensing, though Synopsys operates at vastly different scale.
• STMicroelectronics: Franco-Italian integrated semiconductor manufacturer with deep space-grade IC and RF product lines; an incumbent supplier to European aerospace with overlapping RF, analog, and power IP — relevant competitor and potential acquirer or partner for RAME's IP portfolio.
• Tesat-Spacecom: German supplier of satellite communications equipment including high-power amplifiers and payload RF subsystems — overlaps with RAME's space-grade HPA and RF front-end business but at much larger scale and broader portfolio across GEO/LEO.

Direct peers

• ISIS Space (Innovative Solutions In Space): Dutch CubeSat components and subsystems supplier including communication boards and antennas — directly comparable to RAME's CubeSat subsystem portfolio targeting ESA and commercial smallsat integrators.
• ICsense: Belgian fabless analog/mixed-signal IC design house offering ASIC design services and IP across automotive, medical, and industrial — directly comparable to RAME's ASIC and IP design services business in CMOS/SiGe/FD-SOI technologies.
• ANYWAVES: French manufacturer of space-grade antennas (S-band, X-band, GNSS) for CubeSat and small satellite platforms — directly competes with RAME's space-grade patch antenna product line for 1U CubeSat integration.
• S3 Semiconductors: Ireland-based fabless ASIC design services provider focused on aerospace, satellite communications, and high-performance mixed-signal ICs — most directly comparable peer given its aerospace/satellite ASIC design services overlap with RAME.
• Synapse Design: US-based fabless ASIC design services company covering analog, RF, mixed-signal, and digital across multiple foundries — directly comparable to RAME's end-to-end ASIC design services offering to fabless design houses and equipment manufacturers.
• EnduroSat: Bulgarian CubeSat manufacturer and subsystem provider including communication modules and antennas for small satellites — overlaps with RAME in CubeSat RF subsystems and end-customers in the European smallsat ecosystem.
• NanoAvionics (Kongsberg NanoAvionics): Lithuanian smallsat bus and subsystem manufacturer serving LEO constellation customers — comparable to RAME as a European smallsat hardware supplier addressing similar ESA/commercial constellations, though NanoAvionics is broader and bus-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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