SATC Satcon Technology Corp. (MM)

SatCon Technology Corporation(R) (Nasdaq NM: SATC) today announced that Gregg Davis from SatCon's Electronics division, located in Marlboro, MA, will present a paper on Silicon/Silicon Carbide (Si/SiC) packaging at the International Military & Aerospace/Avionics COTS Conference in Portsmouth, VA this week. "Silicon Carbide technology holds great promise for dramatically reducing the weight and volume of electronic systems and also improving their reliability and ruggedness in severe environment applications," said SatCon President Millard Firebaugh. "This has been realized by the DOD who have funded device research over the last decade bringing the technology close to maturity. As attention is now being turned to applications, SatCon is in a position to contribute in many areas and we have identified this as a strategic focus going forward. One critical area is packaging, as today's packaging technology has restricted power levels, temperature ranges and operating frequency. Engineers from our Applied Technology and Electronics Divisions, working together on a Government sponsored Si/SiC packaging program have developed novel techniques to advance the state of the art in these critical areas. The combination of skills offered by our power electronics engineers working with our high-reliability manufacturing engineers allows us to address this challenging task." The COTS paper describes a new double-sided, hi-reliability package for a hybrid Si/SiC power device, developed under an active ONR/DARPA Phase II SBIR contract. The packaging technology addresses the critical issues of device reliability, heat transfer, materials matching and attachment (particularly wire-bond) reliability. For more information please visit www.cotsconference.com. About SatCon Technology Corporation SatCon Technology Corporation is a developer and manufacturer of power electronics and control systems for alternative energy, high-reliability industrial automation applications and critical military systems. For further information, please visit the SatCon website at www.satcon.com. Statements made in this document that are not historical facts or which apply prospectively are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as "believes," "expects," "plans," "anticipates" and similar expressions. Investors should not rely on forward looking statements because they are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectation. There can be no assurance that the company will continue to maintain this level of new orders or that it can successfully deliver the components and systems ordered. Additional information concerning risk factors is contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update the information contained in this release.