Motorola 8167 User Manual - Page 25

Government Electronic* Oroup Sales decreased 2% to $685 million and orders were down 16%. Operating profits rose to 160 million from 146 million in 1989, reflecting the benefits of costcontainment programs. The group's productivity improvement strategy is designed to improve competitiveness in its core businesses while penetrating related new domestic and international markets that have potential for producing commercial business opportunities. We introduced the latest model of our Lightweight Satellite Terminals. The LST-5C radio provides full power to establish and maintain a worldwide satellite communications link with the use of only a lithium battery. Weighing only 8.5 pounds, the product also can be operated in a line-of-sight mode. Our radio frequency subsystem on board the Magellan spacecraft has been successfully transmitting scientific data to tracking stations on Earth. Magellan's goal is to provide the first global view of Venus that is detailed enough to show the planet's geological features. Equipment designed and produced at GEG is also providing the primary communications link to the Hubble Space Telescope. This first generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) User Transponder will provide the communication link that allows scientists to control the telescope. GEG s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS) Ground Station Module successfully completed an operational field demonstration in Europe. The J-STARS system consists of the U.S. Air Forces E-8A airborne sensor radar and the U.S. Army's Ground Station Module. New orders for the year included a $78.5 million contract for the FMU-139 fuze as well as an $8.5 million contract for the FMU-140 fuze. A $36.9 million contract for the MK45 target detecting device used on the Standard missile was also received. A secure telecommunications business unit is being established within GEG. It produces equipment that protects information transmitted over voice and data networks for both commercial and government markets, including the SECTEL™ Secure Telephone Unit. Automotive and Sales were flat and orders rose 2%, despite a decline in Industrial the North American automotive market and general •tectronics Group softness in other regional markets. Operating profits were higher. We continued to expand product offerings and service to original equipment manufacturers in worldwide motor vehicle and industrial equipment markets. AIEG received production orders for diesel engine control modules for both U.S. and European application. We also were awarded production orders for windshield wiper control modules and vehicle security devices, both of which are designed for U.S. automotive application, and received several orders for manifold absolute pressure sensors from European and U.S. customers. In addition, the group was awarded a production order for a control module from the U.S. plant of a Japanese automotive manufacturer. We began production on several new programs for passenger car and light vehicle applications, including Chrysler/Jeep gasoline engine control modules, electronic distributorless ignition systems for Ford Motor Company and a polyimide-based ignition assembly for Ford's European Automotive Operations. The group also started shipping diesel engine control modules to Cummins Engine Co. and began production shipments of Vehicle Management and Control (V-MAC) modules to Mack Trucks, Inc. We entered the chassis electronics market by shipping our first anti-lock braking system (ABS) control modules. Development efforts continued for advanced vehicular systems in response to emerging multiplex applications in the automotive industry. All AIEG Taiwan operations were relocated to our new state-of-the-art hybrid manufacturing facility in Elma,N.Y. 23