Ad-hoc | 1 March 2004 08:05

Silicon Sensor Int. AG:Sunsensor for the Galileo-System starts off successful…

Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Sunsensor for the European GPS-System Galileo starts off successful into production After intensive R&D Silicon Sensor succeeded in creating sunsensors for the European GPS-System Galileo in a production process. Silicon Sensor is the exclusive manufacturer worldwide for this kind of highly complicated sunsensor. Aided by those sunsensors the 30 european satellites will be lined up synchronous. Silicon Sensor has received orders for its subsidiary companies Silicon Sensor GmbH and Lewicki microelectronik GmbH to participate in the European GPS-System Galileo. The sunsensors produced by Silicon Sensor GmbH, Berlin, are processed at the Lewicki microelectronik GmbH, Oberdischingen, in especially developed complex and highly reliable Hybrids. GALILEO is Europe’s initiative for a state-of-the-art global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. While providing autonomous navigation and positioning services, GALILEO will at the same time be interoperable with GPS and GLONASS, the two other global satellite navigation systems. A user will be able to take a position with the same receiver from any of the satellites in any combination. By offering dual frequencies as standard, however, GALILEO will deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the metre range, which is unprecedented for a publicly available system. It will guarantee availability of the service under all but the most extreme circumstances and will inform users within seconds of a failure of any satellite. This will make it suitable for applications where safety is crucial, such as running trains, guiding cars and landing aircraft. The combined use of GALILEO and other GNSS systems will offer much improved performances for all kinds of user communities all over the world. The fully deployed GALILEO system will consist of 30 satellites and the associated ground infrastructure. GALILEO should be operational by 2008. For more information see our website http://www.silicon-sensor.com or call +49 (0) 30-63 99 23-99. Berlin, March 1, 2004 Silicon Sensor International AG Board of Directors end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 01.03.2004 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 720190; ISIN: DE0007201907; Index: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover und Stuttgart 010805 Mär 04