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Date Announced: 31 Mar 2011
Defense contractor shares 2011 prize with Teledyne.
GOLETA, Calif., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) has received its fifth Herschel Award since 1987 in recognition of technological breakthroughs.
The award, presented recently at the 2011 Military Sensing Symposia held in Orlando, Fla., recognizes the development of state-of-the-art hybrid visible FPA (focal plane arrays) solutions based on Silicon P-i-N detector technology. These FPAs have superior performance in quantum efficiency, radiation hardness and spectral response relative to other more conventional imaging arrays.
"The receipt of the 2011 Herschel Award highlights the importance of our Silicon P-i-N technology and emphasizes our leadership position in high-performance visible detection capabilities," said Mike Prout, RVS general manager. "Raytheon's new Silicon P-i-N focal plane arrays are being utilized in space-based surveillance applications that encompass stringent performance requirements in terms of sensitivity, uniformity and operability."
This is a joint award shared with Teledyne Imaging Sensors.
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