Advanced Photonix, Inc. Adds ISO 9001:2008 Certification

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix Company (NYSE Amex: API), today announced that it has achieved International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001 certifications of its quality systems for the design, development, manufacturing and servicing of its broad portfolio of high-speed optical receivers and terahertz instrumentation. As a result both of API's locations, Michigan and California, are now ISO certified.

The standards of ISO 9001:2008 specify requirements in documentation, procedures and operations for a quality management system. The standards apply uniformly to companies in any industry and of any size. In achieving ISO certification, Picometrix has demonstrated its ability to consistently provide products that meet customer specification, satisfaction and applicable regulatory requirements.

"ISO 9001:2008 certification is an important validation of our commitment to delivering the highest quality products with superior customer satisfaction," says Robin Risser, president and general manager of Picometrix. "ISO registration supports our pursuit of continuous improvement and an on-going commitment to provide our customers assurance of product quality."

About Advanced Photonix, Inc.

Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R)  (NYSE Amex: API) is a leading supplier of optoelectronic semiconductor components and subsystems and terahertz instrumentation to a global OEM customer base. Products include patented indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) and silicon (Si) based APD, PIN, and FILTRODE(R) photodetectors; high-speed optical receivers; and terahertz instrumentation. More information on Advanced Photonix can be found at http://www.advancedphotonix.com/.

The information contained herein includes forward looking statements that are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable but are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, unforeseen technological obstacles which may prevent or slow the development and/or manufacture of new products; potential problems with the integration of the acquired company and its technology and possible inability to achieve expected synergies; obstacles to successfully combining product offerings and lack of customer acceptance of such offerings; limited (or slower than anticipated) customer acceptance of new products which have been and are being developed by the Company; and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic products.

  Contact:
  Richard Kurtz, Advanced Photonix, Inc., [phone]
  Cameron Donahue, Hayden IR, [phone], 

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CONTACT:  Richard Kurtz, of Advanced Photonix, Inc., [phone]; or

Cameron Donahue of Hayden IR, [phone], , for

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