Semicoa awarded Silver from Northrop Grumman

COSTA MESA, Calif. March 16, 2006 –- Semicoa attains the Silver level for quality award from Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology sector

Northrop Grumman Space Technology today honored Semicoa with the Silver quality level for consistently demonstrating excellence in product quality and on-time performance. “These suppliers are valued partners in helping us develop and build the world’s most sophisticated, leading-edge space systems,” said Jim Myers, NGST Vice President, Payloads and Sensors. “This recognition by Northrop Grumman is a reflection of the continuous improvement efforts made by the members of the Semicoa team to exceed our customer’s expectation by providing the highest quality components with the lowest total cost of ownership’” stated Rich Moore, Semicoa CEO & President.

About Semicoa

Semicoa simplifies the process of measuring and interpreting visible and near-infrared light by designing, manufacturing and marketing silicon optoelectronics. The company’s growing product line of photodetectors is used in medical imaging, homeland security and military aerospace applications. Semicoa was recently ranked among the Top 10 Semiconductor Makers by Orange County Business Journal. Semicoa has successfully capitalized upon its proven high reliability transistor heritage by bringing this level of expertise and quality to emerging applications.

Semicoa is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California within Orange County's technology center. More information may be obtained by contacting Semicoa directly at (714) 979-1900 or by visiting its website at www.Semicoa.com.

EDITORIAL CONTACT:
John Park
Vice President of Strategic Marketing
Tel: (714) 242-3028
jpark@semicoa.com