For Immediate Release
June 18th, 2001

SOLID STATE OPTRONICS OFFERS HIGHEST VALUE IN AC RELAYS IN THE MARKET TODAY

Continuing to break price barriers, SSO announces best price point for its full line of sub 1 Ampere SSRs.

SAN JOSE, California (June 18, 2001)…Solid State Optronics, Inc. (SSO), an award-winning designer and manufacturer of miniature solid state relays (SSRs), announced today it has slashed prices of its entire line of SSRs.

SSO was the first to break the $1 price barrier for a 1 Ampere SSR. As a continuation of this process, SSO is dedicated to providing the highest quality AC SSRs at the most competitive pricing in the industry. Current pricing reflects a price advantage of 30% when compared to SSO's closest competitors.

“We have experienced a significant growth in our customer base for AC relays,' said Juan Kadah, Optoelectronics Division Manager. 'This, coupled with our continuing process improvements, has enabled us to dramatically reduce our prices for all Customers”.

SSO’s line of AC Relays provides isolated switching of AC loads up to 1 Ampere, using low, logic-level signals. Typical applications include industrial control applications such as process control, temperature control, and in switching larger relays, solenoids, motors and heaters.

SSO’s AC relays provide the functionality of a triac driver and triac. This integration allows for reduced component count and cost, saving board space and money.

Pricing and Availability
Leadtimes for SSO’s line of AC Relays are stock to 6 weeks, depending on order quantity. Examples of standard pricing, for 10,000 piece quantities are as follows:

S106: 6 pin DIP/SMD, 400V, 500mA ($1.09)
S642: 14/16 pin DIP/SMD, 400V, 1.1A ($1.07)

For additional cross-reference information, or a complete catalogue of Solid State Optronics products, please visit our Website at www.ssousa.com. Engineering samples or quotations for any SSO products can be obtained by contacting SSO Sales at (888) 377-4776 or by email at sales@ssousa.com.

About Solid State Optronics
Founded in 1982, Solid State Optronics is an award-winning designer and manufacturer of high-quality, high-value optoelectronic devices including miniature solid-state relays, optocouplers, and integrated telecom switches for applications in Telecommunications, Industrial Control, and Instrumentation. SSO brings new products from concept, prototype and production with unparalleled speed and cost effectiveness. SSO is an approved supplier to many industry-leading companies such as Alcatel, IBM, Marconi, Nokia, and more.

The company has its headquarters in San Jose, Ca., and can be contacted at (888) 377-4776, or www.ssousa.com.

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