Spectrolab, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, is the world's leading manufacturer of high-efficiency multijunction space solar cells and panels currently providing power to hundreds of satellite and interplanetary spacecraft, and terrestrial concentrator solar cells for the emerging alternative energy market. Spectrolab's product portfolio includes these world class semi-conductor products, as well as, photodetectors and sensors, solar simulators and airborne searchlight systems for military, maritime, and search and rescue operations. Courtesy of Spectrolab

Sylmar, Calif., USA - August 01, 2012

Boeing (NYSE: BA) subsidiary Spectrolab Inc. has named Troy Dawson - a leader with more than 25 years of satellite project management, engineering, and development experience - as president of the solar cell and panel manufacturer.

A record 3 million gallium-arsenide solar cells delivered to more than 225 spacecraft. At Boeing Spectrolab, we’re proud of this important milestone and all it demonstrates about our continued passion for innovation, quality and unmatched production capability. It’s also a measure of the confidence customers place in our advanced technology to help them grow their business. Courtesy of Spectrolab

"Troy's proven track record of efficiently and effectively leading high-performance teams will be valuable to Spectrolab," said Craig Cooning, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems.
"He understands that continuous improvements, such as Spectrolab's ongoing factory modernization and automation, are important to reducing production time and costs, and lead to increased customer satisfaction."

Troy Dawson Courtesy of Boeing

Prior to this assignment, Dawson was director of satellite bus products at Boeing, managing overall engineering and operations for satellite infrastructure.

German Rivera inspects a semiconductor wafer freshly coated with an antireflection surface in a Spectrolab vacuum chamber. The coating will enhance transmission of concentrated sunlight into multijunction photovoltaic cells cut from the wafer. Courtesy of Spectrolab

He also has served as deputy program director for the Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM Block II program and held management and engineering roles on key Boeing satellite product lines.

David Lillington, Spectrolab president, holds a semiconductor wafer made by his company. A single one of the 50 terrestrial solar cells to be cut from this many-layered wafer will yield 15 watts of electricity in a concentrator solar system, converting 35 percent of the light spectrum. By comparison, a standard five-inch-square (13-centimeter-square) silicon cell yields 2.5 watts with around 15 percent efficiency. Courtesy of Spectrolab

Dawson replaces Dave Lillington, who is retiring after more than 28 years with Boeing and Spectrolab.
His appointment is effective immediately.

Ana Escobar uses a vacuum wand to place concentrator photovoltaic cells during the process of welding interconnects to them. Robotic welding will soon free her to do other work in the factory. Courtesy of Spectrolab

Spectrolab manufactures products for terrestrial applications and solar simulators, and is the world’s leading supplier of high-energy efficiency multijunction cells and panels for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) spacecraft power, in addition to being the world's leading provider of airborne searchlight systems.

Gabriel Rivas uses a bar-code scanner to keep a record of silver used on a batch of semiconductor wafers (foreground). The wafers - which will be cut into smaller photovoltaic cells – were imprinted with a fine grid composed of silver alloyed with other precious metals. The metal lines collect the electric current generated by light absorbed in the solar cells. Courtesy of Spectrolab

Spectrolab's CPV cells can be found on every continent of the world, and in nearly every CPV system currently in operation worldwide.

Courtesy of Spectrolab

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft.

Courtesy of Spectrolab

Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 61,000 employees worldwide.

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