Thermacore to Solve Thermal Challenges in Future High-Power Radars

LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Thermacore, Inc. has been awarded $1.1 million subcontract, if all options are exercised, from the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to assist in overcoming thermal challenges in semiconductors designed for next-generation high-power radars and other electronic systems. The award is for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Radio Frequency Thermal Ground Plane (TGP) program. The full TGP three-phase program is designed to run 45 months through the fourth quarter of 2011.

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"We are very excited to be part of the Raytheon TGP team. Thermacore's contribution to the Thermal Ground Plane program includes our innovative, ultra thin vapor chamber heat pipe technology and our 38 years of heat pipe design, development, and manufacturing experience," said Gregg Baldassarre, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Thermacore, Inc. "Thermacore's vapor chamber heat pipe technology and manufacturing experience will enable the next-generation high power radars and other electronic systems to overcome heat flux, total heat dissipation, mass and volume limitations to achieve up to 100 times the effective thermal conductivity of conventional thermal solutions."

In addition to Thermacore and Raytheon, other TGP team members from academia and industry include researchers from Purdue University, Georgia Tech Research Institute, University of Minnesota, and Illuminex.

About Thermacore, Inc.

Founded in 1970, Thermacore specializes in the custom design, development, and manufacturing of highly engineered thermal management systems and components for a variety of OEM applications across a diversified set of global markets that includes Military/Aerospace, Computer, Communication, Energy Conversion, Medical, Transportation, Test Equipment, and Automotive. With over 38 years of experience in the design, development, and manufacturing of passive two-phase systems, Thermacore brings unparalleled engineering design expertise and thermal solution performance, quality, and reliability to these markets. Thermacore employs more than 175 employees at 2 facilities located in the United States (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) and the United Kingdom (Ashington, Northumberland). Both facilities are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, with AS 9100 certification pending. For information about Thermacore, visit www.thermacore.com.

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