LANCASTER, Pa., Oct 07, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- 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.

SOURCE Thermacore, Inc.

http://www.thermacore.com

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