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			ILX Lightwave Corporation 31950 East Frontage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715 Tel: (406) 586-1244 Fax: (406) 586-9405
	Test and Measurement World Awards ILX Lightwave Test System with Honorable Mention
	ILX Lightwave’s LRS-9424 Receives Honorable Mention in the 2005 Best in Test Awards
	BOZEMAN, MT, 14 Feb 2005 – Each year, through its annual Best in Test awards, Test & Measurement World's technical editors honor products and services in the electronics test and measurement industry that they feel are important and innovative. One product the editors noted as both important and innovative was ILX Lightwave’s LRS-9424 Laser Reliability and Burn-In Test System, which received an honorable mention in the 2005 Best in Test Awards. Company President, Dr. Lawrence Johnson, remarked, “We are excited that the 9424 was recognized through the 2005 Best in Test Awards. I believe that the success of this system has resulted from a product definition that was based on over 70 voice-of-the-customer interviews of laser diode reliability test engineers throughout the world backed up by ILX Lightwave’s 19 years of experience in supplying laser diode instrumentation and test systems.” Released in January of 2004, the LRS-9424 was designed from the ground up to meet the flexibility, reliability, and low cost of test requirements of laser diodes and LEDs used in FTTx and other cost sensitive applications. Flexibility is provided by the 9424's unique heated fixture design that allows up to 32 different temperatures in a single chamber. Reliability and serviceability are assured through the use of ILX Lightwave's proven laser control technology and the 9424's rear mounted, modular electronics. The 9424's low initial purchase price was achieved by limiting the system design specifically to low power emitters. By using the LRS-9424, a user can lower his overall cost of test by accommodating up to 1024 devices in a single system capable of running multiple test scenarios, each at a different temperature. For more information about the LRS-9424 Laser Reliability and Burn-In Test System, visit the 9424B product page.
	About ILX Lightwave Corporation: ILX Lightwave is a market and technology leader in laser diode instrumentation and test systems for research, development, and manufacturing. ILX Lightwave customers include Fortune 500 corporations, national research laboratories, government, and educational institutions. ILX Lightwave is headquartered in Bozeman, MT. As an industry leader for almost 20 years, ILX products offer customers the highest levels of performance and reliability. ILX Lightwave products are backed by over 60 application and technical notes and an extensive on-line knowledge base. For more information about ILX Lightwave, visit its website at www.ilxlightwave.com. About Test and Measurement World: Test & Measurement World, with a circulation of 65,000 qualified subscribers, covers the electronics testing industry, providing how-to information for engineers who test, measure, and inspect electronic devices, components, and systems. Test and Measurement World is online at www.reed-electronics.com/tmworld.