HRL Laboratories
HRL Laboratories, LLC
Malibu, California, United States
About
Founded in 1948, HRL Laboratories is a defense component supplier based in Malibu, United States working in optronics, radar & sensors, communications & satcom +2 more.
HRL Laboratories is a research and development company working in physical and information sciences, delivering technologies for automotive, aerospace and defense customers. It was founded in 1948 as Hughes Research Laboratories and organized as a limited liability company in 1997. HRL is privately owned jointly by Boeing and GM. Its work spans photonics, infrared hardware, RF and GaN semiconductors, quantum computing and communications, AI and autonomy, advanced materials, and thermal solutions. The company operates a semiconductor foundry and quality-managed microfabrication facility, and it has a new infrared hardware manufacturing facility in Camarillo, California. HRL developed the first working laser in 1960 and holds over 1100 patents. Its defense-related work includes RF-GaN manufacturing technology reaching Manufacturing Readiness Level 6 through the Office of the Under Secretary of War, and a quantum communication subassembly for Boeing's Q4S satellite mission.
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Defense domains
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Commercial MMIC Products
Monolithic microwave integrated circuits
Commercial microwave monolithic integrated circuit products.
T3L 40nm GaN-on-SiC process
Semiconductor process technology
40-nanometer gallium nitride on silicon carbide RF process for defense and high-performance applications, licensed to MACOM for manufacture.
Low-Chill
Liquid cooling system
Single-phase direct liquid cooling technology for GPU and rack power densities in data centers.
spinQICK
Quantum control software and firmware
Open-source extension to the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit for controlling semiconductor spin-qubits.
SPARES
Structural reliability analysis software
Analysis method for fatigue performance of additively manufactured metal parts without destructive testing.
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Defense standards
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ISO 9001
AS9100
Awards
Best Places to Work Awards (Best Places to Work in Los Angeles, Best Large Companies in Los Angeles)
Physics Historic Site
