BAE SYSTEMS SEMICONDUCTOR FACILITY ACCREDITED AS DoD TRUSTED SUPPLIER
19 Aug 2009 | Ref. 135/2009
NASHUA, New Hampshire — The Pentagon’s Defense Microelectronics Activity has accredited BAE Systems’ microelectronics foundry in Nashua as a trusted supplier of microelectronics for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government customers.
The company’s Microelectronics Center is the second BAE Systems semiconductor facility to achieve trusted status. The company’s Semiconductor Technology Center in Manassas, Virginia, which develops and produces radiation-hardened and other silicon-based technologies, was accredited as a trusted source in December 2006.
“Achieving trusted supplier status recognizes the Microelectronics Center’s continuing role as a provider of critical semiconductor components for the DoD,” said Scott Powell, director of the New Hampshire facility. The foundry’s capabilities include monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and other devices based on two compound semiconductor materials — gallium arsenide and gallium nitride.
The DoD established the Trusted-Foundry Program in response to the industry-wide migration of semiconductor fabrication facilities offshore and the need for qualified domestic sources to develop and produce the specialized integrated circuits required for national security applications.
BAE Systems has produced compound semiconductor MMICs and devices in its Nashua facility for more than 20 years for use in the company’s electronic warfare, communications, radar, and weapon systems.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defense, security and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £18.5 billion (US $34.4 billion) in 2008.
For more information, please contact:
Marianne Murphy, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 603 885 2812 Mobile: +1 603 315 1536
marianne.murphy@baesystems.com
Shannon Smith, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8257 Mobile: +1 703 967 3854
shannon.n.smith@baesystems.com
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