Aug 28 2007
The National Security Administration's Trusted Access Program Office has accredited Raytheon Company's semiconductor foundry, Raytheon Radio Frequency Components (RRFC), as a Department of Defense Category 1 Trusted Foundry.
The agency's Category 1 designation, the highest awarded by the Department of Defense, recognizes Raytheon's support of defense systems vital to mission effectiveness or operational readiness of deployed or contingency forces, and indicates that the loss or degradation of these systems results in immediate and sustained loss of effectiveness.
"This accreditation reflects our capability to provide the stringent protection measures required by the National Security Administration for gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) foundries," said Mark Russell, vice president of Engineering for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.
The NSA defines trust as "the confidence in one's ability to secure national security systems by assessing the integrity of the people and processes used to design, generate and distribute national security critical components." Accreditation granted by the Trusted Access Program Office follows a stringent review and is a significant endorsement of RRFC's security processes.