Advanced Photonix, Inc. Awarded ISO 9001 Certification.Business Editors CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2000 Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R)(ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ), a leading supplier of innovative, silicon-based electro-optical products and technology solutions to a worldwide OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customer base, today announced that it has received ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certification. ISO 9000 is the internationally accepted series of standards concerning quality management and quality assurance. Specifically, the ISO 9000 standards deal with a company's processes and systems and what a company does to ensure that its products conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the customer's requirements. Advanced Photonix Inc. received certification under ISO 9001, which is the quality assurance model applied to organizations whose business processes range all the way from design and development to production, installation and servicing. Compliance with the ISO 9000 standard is completely voluntary. To receive certification, a company must successfully undergo an intensive audit process to ensure they are in compliance with the standards set forth by the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. . API's audit was conducted by an independent third party, who will perform follow-up audits every six months to ensure that the Company remains in compliance. In announcing the recent certification, Paul Sharman, API's Vice President of Operations, stated: "We are very proud to have received the ISO 9001 certification. It is the culmination of the exceptional effort consistently put forth by our entire work force, and it reinforces our continued dedication to the quality of our products and the expectations of our customers. In the international marketplace especially, we believe the ISO 9001 certification will allow us entry to companies previously unwilling to work with us, due to the lack of an internationally recognized quality assurance program." Advanced Photonix, Inc. is a high-technology company, which designs and manufactures silicon photodetectors, optoelectronic hybrid assemblies and proprietary solid-state large area avalanche photodiodes Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are photodetectors that can be regarded as the semiconductor analog to photomultipliers. By applying a high reverse bias voltage (typically 100-200 V in silicon), APDs show an internal current gain effect (around 100) due to impact ionization (avalanche . More information on Advanced Photonix is available at http://www.advancedphotonix.com. The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, but are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, unforeseen technological obstacles, which may prevent or slow the development and/or manufacture of new products, limited (or slower than anticipated) customer acceptance of new products which have been and are being developed by the Company, and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic products. |
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