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CesiumAstro Acquires Jariet Technologies
to Advance Vertically Integrated
Communications and ISR from Silicon to
Missions
CesiumAstro Inc.,
has announced the acquisition of Jariet
Technologies, a leading mmWave RF
System-on-Chip (RF-SoC) semiconductor
company specializing in leading
integrated solutions for SATCOM,
electronic warfare (EW), and radar
systems.
This advances
CesiumAstro’s strategy to build the
industry's most vertically integrated
satellite communications company.
Bringing semiconductor design in-house
gives CesiumAstro greater control over
performance across the RF signal chain
and enables tighter integration of
silicon, hardware, software, and mission
systems. This approach is designed to
accelerate innovation while reducing
size, weight, power, cost, and system
complexity across space and terrestrial
applications.
“This acquisition
brings a foundational semiconductor
capability into CesiumAstro,” said Shey
Sabripour, Founder and CEO of
CesiumAstro. “Combined with our
expertise in software-defined
communications, active phased arrays,
payloads, and satellite platforms,
Jariet strengthens our ability to
deliver differentiated, high-performance
systems at scale.”
Jariet Technologies
is a leader in direct RF
signal-processing ICs and high-speed
data converter technologies that enable
highly flexible, software-defined
systems with multi-band, multi-function
capabilities. The company has developed
a robust U.S.-based semiconductor supply
chain and pioneered high-volume,
high-performance RF chiplet production
for heterogeneous integrated solutions.
Its engineering team, semiconductor
intellectual property, and high-volume
RF production expertise will strengthen
CesiumAstro’s technology portfolio and
support future payloads, active
phased-array terminals, gateways,
airborne systems, and advanced
communications networks.
“By combining our
advanced semiconductor innovation in
high-speed data converter transceivers
and digital beamforming technologies
with CesiumAstro’s world-class defense
and satellite systems expertise, we will
accelerate the delivery of
next-generation phased array satellite
solutions,” said Charles Harper, CEO of
Jariet Technologies. “As a wholly owned
subsidiary, Jariet customers can rely on
complete continuity, benefit from more
highly optimized designs, an expanded
semiconductor R&D pipeline, and faster
time to market, all built on the
technology foundation that our customers
depend on.”
Together, the
companies will bring a host of new
Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
(ASICs) to the broader market, combining
Jariet’s deep semiconductor and RF
expertise with CesiumAstro’s extensive
experience in software-defined
communications, active phased arrays,
payloads, and space systems. The
combined technology roadmaps will
accelerate the delivery of
next-generation semiconductor and
system-level capabilities for
commercial, government, and defense
applications.
The company’s
earlier acquisition of Vidrovr, an AI
company specializing in real-time
multimodal signal analysis, further
expands CesiumAstro’s ability to
integrate AI into space communications
and ISR systems.
With Jariet,
CesiumAstro extends that strategy
further down the technology stack—from
RF semiconductors and high-speed signal
conversion to communications payloads,
satellites, onboard processing, and
intelligent mission systems. Together,
these investments strengthen
CesiumAstro's ability to deliver
resilient, software-defined
communications and ISR systems at scale.
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