GLENROTHES, Scotland, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Business
Unit of Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) has just announced two major contracts
for mixed signal ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Chips) semiconductors
for sensor applications.
    The first order, worth 4m pounds sterling, is for the continued supply
during 2003 of sensor signal conditioning devices for a European automotive
sensor company.  The company is showing continued growth in key automotive
safety and industrial applications.
    The second order, worth 2m pounds, is for the continued supply of sensor
interface ASICs designed to offer fire protection within intelligent building
systems.  This RSL customer is a world leader in the supply of intelligent
building protection systems.
    Jim Trail, RSL Glenrothes General Manager said "These two major business
wins were achieved as a direct result of the quality and reliability of our
products and our record for on-time delivery.  This is a major boost to our
semiconductor business."
    The Semiconductor Business Unit of RSL has been bucking the trend against
the semiconductor industry backdrop of lower sales and profits by focusing on
key long-term growth markets, world-class customer service and six sigma
management and process philosophy.  RSL designs and manufactures analog and
mixed-signal ASICs utilizing on-chip non-volatile memory to provide digitally
calibrated functions ideal for calibrating real world sensors.  The company
also provides semiconductor obsolescence re-manufacturing services to
industrial and defense companies.

    Raytheon Systems Limited, the UK-based subsidiary of Raytheon Company,
employs over 1900 people throughout the country.  The company is a major
supplier to the UK Ministry of Defense and has won programs such as ASTOR
(Airborne Stand-Off Radar) and SIFF (Successor Identification Friend or Foe).
As either prime or as a team member, RSL is involved in bids for other
programs such as the Royal Navy's Future Carrier (CVF) and the RAF's Precision
Guided Bomb.  RSL also designs, develops and manufactures ATC radar,
identification systems and anti-jam navigation systems.  It has a software
engineering facility and is a specialist supplier of power and control
systems.  The company also undertakes aircraft servicing and modification.

    With headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts, Raytheon Company is a
global technology leader in defense, government, and commercial electronics,
and business and special mission aircraft.

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