POWER SPECTRA INC /CA/
10-K, 1996-03-29
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K
(Mark one)
       |X|      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995

                                             OR

       |_|      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                         For the transition period from         to

                         Commission File Number 0-16672

                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

               CALIFORNIA                                 94-2687782
    (State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)

                                919 HERMOSA COURT
                               SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
           (Address of principal executive offices including zipcode)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 737-7977

           Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                   Common Stock, no par value (Title of Class)
        Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past ninety days. YES  X   NO
                                          ----


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of Registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ X ]


As of March  22,  1996,  the  aggregate  market  value of voting  stock  held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant was $22,461,734,  based upon the average of the
closing  ask and bid  prices  as  reported  on the  non-NASDAQ  over-the-counter
bulletin board. For purposes of this disclosure,  shares of Common Stock held by
persons who hold more than 5% of the  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock,  and
shares held by officers and directors,  have been excluded, in that such persons
may be  deemed  to be  "affiliates"  as that  term is  defined  in the rules and
regulations  promulgated  under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934.  This
determination is not necessarily conclusive for other purposes.

As of March 22, 1996,  15,008,768  shares of the Registrant's  Common Stock were
issued and outstanding.



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                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE


         Items 10, 11, and 12 of Part III of the Form 10-K are  incorporated  by
reference from the Company's  Definitive Proxy Statement (the "Proxy Statement")
for  the  1996  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders.  With  the  exception  of the
information specifically incorporated in Items 10, 11, and 12 of Part III of the
Form 10-K,  the Company's  Proxy  Statement is not to be deemed filed as part of
this report.



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                                     PART I

         This Report contains  forward-looking  statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933 and  Section  21E of the  Securities
Exchange  Act of  1934.  Actual  results  could  differ  materially  from  those
projected in the forward-looking  statements as a result of the risk factors set
forth below and elsewhere in this Report.  The Company has attempted to identify
forward-looking  statements  by placing an asterisk  immediately  following  the
sentence or phrase that contains the forward-looking statement.

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

GENERAL

         Power Spectra,  Inc. ("Power Spectra" or the "Company") is a California
corporation organized in 1979 and operates as a single business segment.

         The Company  develops,  designs,  and markets a family of products that
use proprietary high-speed semiconductor devices which generate extremely rapid,
high-power   electromagnetic   impulses.  Prior  to  1990,  the  Company  was  a
development stage company. The primary business of the Company is related to the
Bulk Avalanche  Semiconductor  Switch  (BASS(TM)) and  PSIristor(TM).  These are
optically   triggered   high-power   switches   which  have   applicability   in
high-resolution  radar,  electronic  warfare,  communications,   and  industrial
applications such as level control, positioning,  velocity measurement, obstacle
detection and  avoidance,  and many other  industrial  uses.  Although  BASS(TM)
development and applications have primarily addressed military  requirements and
historically  have  accounted  for roughly 90% of the  Company's  revenues,  the
Company  believes its new family of powerful,  reliable,  cost effective  pulsed
optical and impulse  generating  switches  also have growing  applications  in a
number of existing and emerging commercial markets.

BULK AVALANCHE SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH (BASS(TM))

         The degree to which extremely rapid, high-power  electromagnetic pulses
can  be  generated   has  been  a  limiting   factor  in  the   improvement   of
high-resolution  radar and electronic warfare systems.  Generation of very short
duration,  high peak power pulses is not possible with existing  devices such as
krytrons, spark gaps, thyratrons, planar triodes, and avalanche transistors. All
these devices are limited by fundamental physics in turn-on time. It is also not
possible  to  generate  the high  peak  power,  very  short  duration,  time and
frequency  domain  coherent RF pulses  with other  devices  such as  magnetrons,
klystrons, or gyrotrons.

         The BASS(TM)  device has been  developed and patented by Power Spectra.
The creation of BASS(TM) technology has resulted from two important factors: the
evolution of gallium  arsenide  (GaAs)  technology for high-speed  semiconductor
applications,  and the  patented  Bulk  Avalanche  process,  developed  by Power
Spectra founder Stephen Davis.

         Gallium arsenide technology has well-established advantages for certain
semiconductor applications.  GaAs allows significantly faster electron travel in
semiconductors  and is much more  resistant to radiation  bombardment,  a factor
that is important in military and space applications.

         The BASS(TM) is a solid-state  gallium arsenide device roughly the size
of a  conventional  power  transistor  and  is  triggered  by a  small  external
semiconductor  laser diode. In its "off" state,  very high impedance is achieved
by the  high-purity  GaAs.  Switching is achieved  when  electrons and holes are
rapidly  accelerated within the field of the device. By this means, the BASS(TM)
changes  from  a  non-conducting  to a  conducting  state  in  approximately  20
trillionths  of  one  second.  Because  conduction  is  enabled  and  controlled
throughout  the  volume  of  the  BASS(TM),   extremely  high  voltages  can  be
controlled,  presently in excess of 15  kilovolts.  In addition,  because of the
uniform turn-on  throughout the bulk of the BASS(TM),  very rapid turn-on,  high
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generated. The Company believes that the BASS(TM) could in the future enable the
development  of high  resolution  imaging  radar,  a new  system  of  electronic
warfare, and other applications.

BOEING PROGRAM

         Effective  January  1,  1989,  Power  Spectra  and The  Boeing  Company
("Boeing")  entered into a development and marketing  agreement  relative to the
Company's BASS(TM) products (the "Boeing Agreement").  Funding under the initial
2 1/2-year development term of that agreement was based on the Company's ability
to meet certain milestones in the development of the BASS(TM) technology and the
demonstration of manufacturable BASS(TM) devices.

         The initial phase of the Boeing Agreement was completed in 2 1/4 years.
A new agreement,  which continued through June 30, 1994, was negotiated pursuant
to which Boeing funded development costs of $4,200,000 in 1991 and $3,500,000 in
1992.  In  1991  and  1992,   the  Company   completed   significant   technical
demonstrations  of  capability  with Boeing in the areas of wide-band  radar and
electronic warfare.

         In March 1993, the Company  announced that Boeing would fund $3,100,000
for research  activities which were performed  entirely in 1993, and that Boeing
would fund  $1,600,000 for activities to be completed in 1994. In February 1994,
Boeing and Power Spectra  finalized the 1994  statement of work and extended the
research  agreement to August 31, 1994.  All work under the Boeing  statement of
work was completed and no additional funding is being provided by Boeing.

         The Boeing research period of performance  expired in June 1994.  Under
the terms of the amended  agreement,  Boeing  continues  to  provide,  on a loan
basis,  $2.8 million of equipment and has agreed to allow the Company  continued
rent-free  use of this  equipment,  subject  to annual  review.  If the  Company
desires to acquire title and ownership to the equipment,  the Company and Boeing
will negotiate appropriate consideration in return for such title and ownership.
         Under the amended agreement,  and in exchange for having provided $23.5
million  in  research  and  development  funding,  Boeing  retains a  perpetual,
non-exclusive license to use the technology developed during the agreement,  and
to market systems containing BASS(TM) devices. In addition, the Company will pay
Boeing a royalty  of 4% of  BASS(TM)  product  sales up to a maximum  cumulative
royalty  payment of $10 million.  The Company  retains the right to  manufacture
BASS(TM) devices for incorporation into larger systems to be marketed by Boeing.

AIR FORCE CONTRACT

         In 1990,  the  Company  was  awarded  the  first  phase of a  two-phase
competitive  contract for the development of a solid-state  high-power microwave
source for the United States Air Force (the "Air Force  Contract").  This source
was designed to exploit the  capabilities  of the  BASS(TM)  device and is being
used by the Air Force to test the effects of high power microwave pulses.

         The  Phase  I   cost-plus-fixed-fee   contract  value  was  $5,192,744,
including  $957,688  awarded in 1992  pursuant  to an  amendment  to Phase I. In
January 1993,  the Air Force  exercised an option (Phase II) to have the Company
manufacture  a  nine-element  antenna  array  for  a  total  contract  price  of
$3,537,510 over an 18-month period. An additional  modification relating to site
support and training was added in June 1993,  bringing the total  contract value
to  $8,739,290.  At the  end of  1993,  an  aggregate  of  $7,697,548  had  been
recognized as revenue and $1,041,742 remained in backlog.  The Company delivered
the nine-element array in mid-1994.  Subsequent to this delivery,  the Air Force
has extended the contract to upgrade the prototype  equipment delivered in Phase
I to a  technology  level  similar to that  provided in Phase II. This  contract
extension raised the aggregate contract value to $9,533,771.  Subsequent to year
end, the US Army contracted through the Air Force using the Air Force's existing
contract with the Company to deliver a Phase II-type technology  transmitter for
use in  foliage  and  ground  penetrating  radar  testing,  and  perform  a risk
reduction  assessment to make the technology  suitable for use onboard aircraft.
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was increased to  $10,517,881  on February 8, 1995, and as of February 28, 1996,
the value  remaining  on the contract  was  $607,421.  The contract is currently
scheduled to expire on June 1, 1996.

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

         As part of the Company's  diversification  efforts in 1992, the Company
entered  into a  technology  license and  development  agreement  with the Ioffe
(pronounced  "yahf-ah")  Physical-Technical  Institute (Ioffe),  St. Petersburg,
Russia (the  "Ioffe  Agreement").  Ioffe and the Company are jointly  developing
advanced gallium arsenide  semiconductor  devices. To accelerate the development
of such  devices,  Russian  scientists,  sponsored in part by the United  States
Department of Commerce Special  American  Business  Internship  Training (SABIT)
Program,  were brought to work at the Company's  Sunnyvale  facility for varying
periods to facilitate the technology transfer.

         Development  of a new line of  semiconductor  products,  using advanced
gallium  arsenide  switching  technology to enhance the  Company's  laser driver
technology,  was  launched.   Initially  undertaken  to  support  the  Company's
BASS(TM)-based  systems,  the  Company  believes  that such a  product  line has
broader  applications,  and the  Company's  goals for this  product line are now
focused  on mass  industrial  and  military  markets  not  associated  with  the
BASS(TM).

         Several new products have been  developed for the  industrial  markets.
The Company  introduced  two products  during late 1993 and an additional two in
the first  quarter  of 1994.  Promotion  of these  products  has  included  news
releases, advertising in trade publications,  direct mailings, and exhibition at
trade conferences.
         The first product, called the BASS-01X, is a compact,  high-peak power,
ultra-wideband pulse generator based on the Company's BASS(TM) technology.  This
unit  generates  a  0.5-megawatt,  600-picosecond  video  pulse  waveform.  This
waveform has a fast leading edge of less than 120 picoseconds, which provides an
ultra-wideband  frequency spectrum extending from D.C. to in excess of 3GHz. The
unit is  meant  to  serve  as a  reasonably  priced  demonstrator  that  permits
customers to explore  high-power  ultra-wideband  pulse  technology in their own
applications.  The Company believes, as was exemplified by the sale of the first
unit,  that small size and ruggedness will enable the BASS-01X to be used in the
field for such commercial  objectives as underground  site surveying,  since its
high peak power makes it useful for airborne and deep ground penetration units.*

         The second product,  called the Pulsed Optical Source  (POS(TM)),  is a
device that integrated a pulsed laser diode and GaAs driver  circuitry  directly
within a  windowed  TO-5 can  measuring  0.33  inches in  diameter.  Performance
features are high peak power and  5-nanosecond  pulses at pulse repetition rates
up to 20  KHz.  Potential  applications  include  laser  rangefinders,  position
sensors, motion sensors, and communications. Sales to date for such applications
have been for small  quantities,  typically for  evaluation  and  integration in
larger  systems,  and the Company  knows of one large  system  design  which has
incorporated a prototype into the product.

         In mid-1995, the Company introduced an industrial laser-ranging product
based on the Pulsed  Optical  Source  (POS(TM)) to address  existing  industrial
markets. Although the initial prototype experienced difficulty in its ability to
calculate  range  accurately,  a new design is presently  being tested and shows
promise of lower manufacturing costs.

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*This statement is a forward-looking  statement reflecting current expectations.
Actual future  performance  may differ  materially  from the  Company's  current
expectations.  The  reader is  advised to review  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"  for  additional
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         The PGS-401,  a 2.5 KW impulse  transmitter,  was  introduced  early in
1994.  At the end of the year,  a lower cost,  lower  performance  version,  the
PGS-402,  was  introduced.   The  Company  believes  that  these  products  have
applications for ground  penetrating  radar,  test  instrumentation,  electronic
warfare, and communications.

         Several  variants of the BASS-01X  were  produced and sold during 1995.
The BASS-02X and BASS-03X produce  waveforms and power levels different from the
basic BASS-01X.  These were developed to match specific  customer needs.  All of
the BASS-0XX series are packaged in a common, 81-cubic inch, six-pound package.

         During 1995,  the  Company's  participation  in both Army and Air Force
foliage-  and  ground-penetrating  radar  programs  exposed  an  opportunity  to
construct a small,  lightweight  mine-finding radar that promises the ability to
address the humanitarian  aspects of the more than 100 million mines left in the
ground  worldwide since World War I. The Company is  aggressively  pursuing this
opportunity at this time.

         There  can be no  assurance  that the  Company  will be  successful  in
developing additional new products,  that the Company will not experience delays
in developing  such  products,  or that such  products  will achieve  commercial
success. A sustained failure to successfully develop and sell new products would
have a material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business  and its results of
operations.

MANUFACTURING

         The  Company  manufactures  all  of  its  products  at  its  Sunnyvale,
California  manufacturing  facility. In 1991, the Company completed construction
and put into operation a modern semiconductor  fabrication facility for BASS(TM)
development.  Boeing  provided  the funds to complete  the  construction  of the
facility and owns the facility and most of the equipment. This facility was used
as a prototype facility to identify the manufacturing requirements for BASS(TM).
The  facility  and  equipment  are  suitable  for  moderate  volume   pilot-line
production of devices to meet current application requirements.  This capability
has facilitated significant  improvements in product performance and reliability
as well as  productivity  of the staff.  During 1994,  the Company  installed an
epitaxial  furnace to a design  specified by Ioffe that  completed the principal
objective of the Ioffe Agreement technology transfer.  Additional  manufacturing
capacity,  when required, is available through out-sourcing.  The Company's sole
manufacturing  facility  is  located  in an area  adjacent  to major  earthquake
faults.  The  destruction  of the  Company's  facility due to fire or earthquake
would have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.

         Boeing has  granted the  Company  the right to use its  equipment  on a
loaned  basis  for  the   Company's   purposes,   subject  to  annual   renewal.
Additionally,  should the Company  desire to acquire  title and ownership of the
loaned equipment,  Boeing and the Company will attempt to negotiate  appropriate
consideration in return for the transfer of title and ownership.  However, there
is no assurance that an agreement  satisfactory to the Company could be reached.
If Boeing  chooses to no longer loan the equipment to the Company,  as it may do
in its sole discretion,  and an acceptable  agreement for the Company's purchase
of the  equipment  cannot be  attained,  the  Company  would be required to find
alternative sources of equipment,  either for purchase or rent, or would have to
outsource  its  manufacturing  while  still  in  possession  of a  manufacturing
facility.  Any of these  circumstances could cause delays in the manufacture and
delivery of the Company's  products and could have a material  adverse impact on
the Company's results of operations.

         Materials  and  components  used  in the  manufacture  of  devices  are
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SALES, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION

         In order to meet changing market  conditions,  the Company's  marketing
efforts were expanded during l995.  Prior to 1996, the Company was almost solely
dependent on military-related  contracts.  The level of marketing effort towards
the solicitation of new military contracts intensified in 1995 and, in addition,
the Company placed more emphasis on sales of industrial and standard products.

         The  marketing  goals  of  the  Company  include   obtaining   advanced
development contracts for new hardware based on equipment successfully delivered
to the Air Force and other  military  customers  while  continuing to expand its
industrial/standard  product line. Product  attractiveness  continued to improve
during 1995 in several areas through  miniaturization and increased  reliability
resulting from ongoing  developmental work. The Company believes that the unique
characteristics  of the BASS(TM)  make the product  attractive  for a variety of
potential new applications.

         The Company seeks a balance  between  commercial or standard  products,
and the major research and development  efforts for military  applications  that
have  sustained  the Company in the past.  In the military  sector,  the Company
believes  that the  markets  for  systems in which the  Company's  BASS(TM)  and
PSIristor(TM)  technologies  could play a major role may experience less drastic
cutbacks than weapons systems suitable only for strategic  warfare.  The Company
also  believes  that U.S.  Government  spending is being  increasingly  directed
towards  research  and  development  of  innovative  technologies  such  as  the
BASS(TM).* Also,  advanced radar and electronic warfare systems were shown to be
particularly  effective in "Desert Storm." The military publicly  recognizes the
value of high  technology  for both  leveraging  strike force  effectiveness  in
regional  conflicts,   and  for  protecting  forces  from  battlefield  hazards.
Currently,  mine detection  capabilities  are being evaluated and debated by the
military and in the national press.

         The Company's  marketing  activities for its gallium arsenide  products
are conducted by an internal marketing staff. The Company's marketing activities
include  advertising in selected trade  publications and  participation in trade
shows,  symposia, and conferences.  As a result,  inquiries were received during
the year, resulting in sales of over 100 units of standard products.

COMPETITION

BASS(TM)

         The  capabilities of the BASS(TM) device have attracted other companies
with light-activated  semiconductor  technologies to compete in this market. The
major  competitive  technology in this area is the  linear-mode  light-activated
switch.  This device does not utilize  the unique  avalanche  phenomenon  of the
BASS(TM) and, therefore,  requires a large laser for its operation.  The Company
believes that system end-users will not consider these systems  attractive since
the large  lasers are  generally  unreliable,  inefficient,  and do not have the
pulse repetition capability needed for some applications.

         In addition,  other companies and government  laboratories are studying
semiconductor devices like the BASS(TM).

         The Company faces intense  competition  for  government  contracts from
larger companies with conventional technology,  which have substantially greater
financial  resources than the Company.  The largest  competitors include Hughes,
Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, TRW, Tracor, and Northrop Grumman.

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*This statement is a forward-looking  statement reflecting current expectations.
Actual future  performance  may differ  materially  from the  Company's  current
expectations.  The  reader is  advised to review  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"  for  additional
factors that could affect future performance.


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Pulsed Optical Source

         Power Spectra is addressing a niche market for  industrial  measurement
devices using  short-pulse  diode lasers which have integrated driver circuitry.
The industrial  measurement  market is currently  served  primarily by expensive
high-performance  laser-based  systems  at the  top  end of the  market,  and by
inexpensive, lower performance ultrasonic-based systems on the lower end.

         The only close competitor in the pulsed-laser  based measurement system
market  currently is Laser Diode Products,  Inc.,  which offers a product which,
while not a direct replacement, is a possible substitute.  Future competition is
expected to develop  from EG&G,  Inc. The  Company's  management  believes  that
neither company will push  leading-edge  technology  development,  leaving Power
Spectra as the technology leader in the integrated  short-pulse niche.* However,
there can be no  assurances  that these  companies  or others  will not  attempt
technology development sufficient to become the technology leader in this niche.

         Power Spectra will also be competing  with the major  proximity  sensor
vendors in the industrial  measurement market,  including Electro, Micro Switch,
Massa  Products,  and  Siemens,  which had a combined  share of 67% of the world
market in 1993.

Pulse Generator Source

         In  order to  compete  for  other  niche  markets,  Power  Spectra  has
developed a family of  PSIristor(TM)-based  impulse  transmitters  that send out
high-power,  ultra-wide bandwidth signals through an antenna. These products are
sold  to  system  vendors  for  use in a  number  of  potential  industrial  and
environmental  applications  such as  geographical  exploration,  mine clearing,
pipeline mapping and leak detection, environmental cleanup, pavement assessment,
and airport ground surveillance.

PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

         The Company  relies  primarily  on its  technological  and  engineering
capabilities  for the development of its business.  The Company does not believe
that the grant of patents for concepts and processes  developed by its employees
is a critical  element of its future  growth.  However,  the  Company  does file
patent  applications  for such concepts and processes.  The Company has a patent
for a nanosecond  pulse generator  (planer  triode)  expiring in 2002, and three
patents for various aspects of BASS(TM)  technology  expiring in 2001, 2005, and
2006. The Company was also granted a patent for its Bulk Avalanche Semiconductor
Laser, which expires in 2007.

                  The patent  positions of  technology  companies  such as Power
Spectra are uncertain and involve complex legal issues and factual questions. No
assurances  can be given  that any  future  patent  applications  will  issue as
patents or that any issued  patents  will  provide  the  Company  with  adequate
protection  with  respect to the covered  products,  technology,  or  processes.
Moreover,  it is possible  that other  companies  may assert that their  patents
cover the Company's  technologies or expected products. If patents are issued to
other  companies  that contain  claims that conflict with or cover the Company's
technologies,  products or  expected  products,  and such claims are  ultimately
determined to be valid, no assurance can be given that the Company would be able
to obtain  licenses  to any such  patents on  acceptable  terms,  if at all,  or
develop or obtain alternative  non-infringing technology. In addition, there can
be no assurance that litigation will not be initiated against the Company or its
customers,  regardless of merit, alleging infringement of patents held by others
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*This statement is a forward-looking  statement reflecting current expectations.
Actual future  performance  may differ  materially  from the  Company's  current
expectations.  The  reader is  advised to review  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"  for  additional
factors that could affect future performance.


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challenging the Company's  patents.  Such litigation could result in substantial
cost to and diversion of effort and management time by the Company,  which could
have a material adverse effect on the Company,  regardless of the results of the
litigation.

         The Company,  with the  assistance of Boeing,  has attempted to protect
its rights to the BASS(TM)  technology  by acquiring  licenses to other  patents
which could be relevant to the BASS(TM)  technology.  These license  rights,  as
provided  in  the  Boeing  Agreement,  belong  to  the  Company.  The  Company's
agreements  with the U.S.  Government  provide that the  Company's  research and
development   activities  entitle  the  government  to  limited  rights  to  the
applications  developed by the Company in the  performance of  government-funded
contracts.  However,  the government  does not obtain any rights to the BASS(TM)
technology itself.

         In an effort to maintain  the  confidentiality  and  ownership of trade
secrets and other  confidential  information,  the Company  requires  employees,
consultants,  and certain collaborators to execute confidentiality and invention
assignment  agreements upon commencement of a relationship with the Company. The
agreements  are  intended  to enable the  Company to  protect  the  confidential
information  by the  disclosure and use of technology to which it has rights and
providing  for  ownership  by or  assignment  to  the  Company  of  confidential
technology developed at the Company or with the Company's  resources.  There can
be  no  assurance,  however,  that  these  agreements  will  provide  meaningful
protection for the Company's trade secrets or other confidential  information in
the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of such information.

BACKLOG

         As of December 31, 1995,  the Company's  backlog was  $801,261,  versus
$1,261,338  at December  31, 1994,  and  $1,308,409  at December  31, 1993.  The
Company  expects to complete all of its current  backlog  within the next twelve
months.*

         Sales of the Company's  products are made pursuant to standard purchase
orders that are cancelable without significant penalties. In addition,  purchase
orders are  subject to price  renegotiations  and to  changes in  quantities  or
products and delivery schedules caused by changes in customers' requirements. As
a result of the foregoing factors,  the Company does not believe that backlog at
any given time is a meaningful indicator of future sales.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MATTERS

         A material  portion of the Company's  business  results from  contracts
with or for federal government agencies.  Government contracts generally provide
for the  termination  or adjustment of material  terms of such  contracts at the
election  of  the  government,   and  the  government  may  pursue  contractual,
administrative,  civil, and criminal remedies for improper or illegal activities
associated  with obtaining and performing  government  contacts.  Administrative
remedies include the suspension, debarment, or ineligibility of all or part of a
company   from   receiving   government   contracts   and    government-approved
subcontracts.  As is the case with any company that performs material amounts of
business with the federal  government,  any such action by the government  could
have a material impact upon the Company's business.

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*This statement is a forward-looking  statement reflecting current expectations.
Actual future  performance  may differ  materially  from the  Company's  current
expectations.  The  reader is  advised to review  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"  for  additional
factors that could affect future performance.


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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

         The  nature of the  business  subjects  the  Company  to a  variety  of
federal,  state,  and local  provisions  which  have  been  enacted  or  adopted
regulating  the  discharge  of  materials  into the  environment,  or  otherwise
relating to the protection of the environment.  The Company has not incurred any
material  operating  expenses nor been required to make any significant  capital
expenditures  to comply  with these  provisions.  Management  believes  that the
Company is not subject to any  outstanding  issues on past  non-compliance,  and
that the  Company  is  currently  in  compliance  with all  known  environmental
provisions.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

         For the fiscal years ending  December 31,  1995,  1994,  and 1993,  the
Company's  research  and  development  expenses  were  $213,667,  $332,612,  and
$309,172,  respectively.  See  "Management  Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations," for further discussion of this topic.

EMPLOYEES

         As of December 31, 1995, the Company had 24 full-time  employees,  with
15 in technical  positions and nine in  administrative  capacities.  None of the
Company's  employees are represented by a labor union. The Company considers its
relations  with its employees to be good. The Company's  success  depends on its
ability  to hire  and  retain  highly  specialized  engineers,  scientists,  and
management personnel, and competition for such personnel is intense.

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

         In late February 1992, the Company moved its headquarters from Fremont,
California,  to Sunnyvale,  California,  to combine all operations at a new site
where the Company's semiconductor processing facility was installed. The Company
leases 25,000 square feet of space at 919 Hermosa Court, Sunnyvale,  California,
under a five-year  lease (with an option to renew for a two-year  period)  which
commenced  February 3, 1992.  Payments  under the lease total $250,413 per year.
The Company  believes that its current site is sufficient to house the Company's
operations for the next twelve months.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         None.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         None.


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                                     PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY AND
         RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

         The Company's Common Stock is traded in the non-Nasdaq over-the-counter
market  and,  prior to  December  17,  1992,  had been  quoted  on the  National
Association of Securities  Dealers  Automated  Quotation  (Nasdaq)  System.  The
Company's  Preferred Stock is not publicly  traded.  The Company's  Common Stock
commenced  trading on December  17,  1992,  on the  non-Nasdaq  Over-the-Counter
Bulletin  Board.  On December 31, 1995,  there were 709 holders of record of the
Company's Common Stock, 14 holders of record of the Company's Series A Preferred
Stock,  and 25 holders of record of the Company's  Series B Preferred Stock. The
following  table  sets  forth the high,  low,  and  closing  bid  prices for the
Company's Common Stock as reported by the National Quotation Bureau of Automatic
Data Processing for each quarter of 1995 and 1994.  Prices reflect  inter-dealer
prices,  without retail markup or commissions,  and do not necessarily represent
actual  transactions.  For the period from  December 17, 1992, to July 31, 1994,
only bid and ask prices of the Company's Common Stock were available.

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                               1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Quarter                                            Closing
      Ended       High                  Low               Bid
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mar. 31        1 - 5/16                11/16              7/8
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 June. 30       1 - 5/8                   3/4          1 - 3/8
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 Sept. 30       1 - 5/8                   7/8          1 - 1/16
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 Dec. 31        1 - 1/4                   1/2             11/16
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                               1994
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     Quarter                                             Closing
      Ended       High                  Low                Bid
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 Mar. 31         1 - 3/8                 11/16          1 - 3/16
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 June. 30        1                         5/8              5/8
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 Sept. 30        1 - 3/4                   1/2          1 - 1/4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dec. 31         1 - 9/16                  5/8             11/16
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         No cash  dividends on Common Stock have been paid by the Company  since
its inception.  The Company has no plans for payment of cash dividends on Common
Stock in the foreseeable future, and intends to retain its earnings, if any, for
the  development of its business.  The Company is required to pay cash dividends
on its Series A Preferred  Stock  issued in 1994,  and on its Series B Preferred
Stock issued in 1995. Dividends payable on both series of the Preferred Stock on
December 31, 1995 were $49,201 and were paid subsequent to year end.


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<TABLE>

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

         The  following  table  reflects  selected  financial  data for the five
fiscal years ended December 31, 1995. The selected  financial data as of and for
each of the years in the five-year  period ended  December 31, 1995, are derived
from the audited financial  statements of the Company.  The financial statements
as of December 31, 1995, and for the year then ended, have been audited by Grant
Thornton,  LLP,  independent  accountants,  and are  included  elsewhere in this
Report.  The balance  sheet as of December 31, 1994,  and related  statements of
operations,  stockholders'  equity, and cash flows for the two years then ended,
have been  audited  by Ernst & Young LLP,  and are  included  elsewhere  in this
Report.  The 1993 balance sheet data,  and the 1992 and 1991 selected  financial
data  presented  below,  were  derived  from  the  Company's  audited  financial
statements  for those periods,  but are not presented  elsewhere in this report.
The data set  forth  below  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial
statements  and  related  notes and  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of
Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"  included  elsewhere  in this
Report.

                                              STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         1995                 1994                   1993             1992                   1991
<S>                                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>                 <C>                  <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenues                       $  1,429,625         $  3,060,098         $  6,052,692        $  5,635,697         $  6,958,899
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss)
   applicable to
   common shares                      ($2,751,425)         ($1,216,907)        $    146,293           ($786,139)        $    262,408
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss)
per common share                           ($0.25)              ($0.12)        $       0.01              ($0.08)        $       0.03
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted average
shares outstanding                     11,181,541           10,014,163            9,890,553           9,801,598           10,056,027
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

<TABLE>

                                                   BALANCE SHEET DATA:
<CAPTION>
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                                             1995               1994                1993               1992                 1991
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Current assets                            $2,929,050          $  661,045          $1,908,681          $1,794,321          $2,565,759
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current liabilities                       $  962,314          $  585,769          $  524,393          $1,729,520          $1,102,283
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Working capital                           $1,966,736          $   75,276          $1,384,288          $   64,801          $1,463,476
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                              $3,442,208          $1,289,955          $2,362,679          $2,339,927          $3,206,205
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Long term debt                                    $0                  $0                  $0                  $0          $  800,000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stockholders'
   equity                                 $2,479,894          $  704,186          $1,838,286          $  610,407          $1,303,922
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         1995 COMPARED TO 1994

         Revenues for the year ended  December 31, 1995 were  $1,429,625,  which
were  $1,630,473  less than  revenues  of  $3,060,098  for the prior  year.  The
decrease  in the  Company's  revenues  in  1995  compared  to  1994  was  due to
expiration  of the  agreement  with The Boeing  Company on June 30, 1994,  which
provided $1,600,000 of revenue in 1994, and no additional revenue in 1995.


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<PAGE>

         The  Company  recognized  revenues  of  $814,285  under  the Air  Force
Contract in 1995,  versus  $1,233,829  for the  contract in 1994.  This  revenue
accounted for 57% of the Company's revenue in 1995 and 40% in 1994. During 1995,
the Company was unable to add  significant new contract  revenues and,  although
operating  expenses  have been  reduced,  the  Company's  revenues,  results  of
operations, and financial condition have been materially adversely affected.

         The net loss for the  year  ended  December  31,  1995 was  $2,562,230,
compared to a net loss of $1,112,507 in 1994.  After adjustment for dividends on
Preferred  Stock of  $189,195,  the net loss  applicable  to common  shares  was
$2,751,425  or $0.25 per share as  compared  with a net loss for the year  ended
December 31, 1994 of $1,216,907 or $0.12 per share.

         Sales and marketing  expenses were  $494,804 in 1995,  representing  an
increase  of $64,693 or 15% over sales and  marketing  expenses  of  $430,111 in
1994. Due to reduced Boeing and Air Force revenues, marketing and advertising of
the Company's product  diversification efforts continued to expand in 1995 in an
attempt to obtain new military  contracts  and to sell  industrial  and standard
products.

         Research  and  development  costs  decreased  by  $118,945  in  1995 to
$213,667  from $332,612 in 1994, a 36%  decrease,  primarily  because of reduced
technical  costs due to the  completion of the transfer of the gallium  arsenide
semiconductor technology from the Ioffe Physical-Technical  Institute during the
year. Spending continued on new product development.

         General and administrative  expenses increased 9% or $85,048 in 1995 to
$1,062,589 from $977,541 in 1994 primarily due to increased personnel costs.

         The  Company  had  interest  expense of $18,126  in 1995,  compared  to
interest expense of $895 in 1994, due to short-term financing.

         1995 continued the transition period for the Company,  as it moved from
research and development of laboratory hardware to  application-specific  design
and testing. The Company continues contacts with a number of contractors as well
as Army,  Air Force  and Navy  research  laboratories  regarding  potential  R&D
contracts.   One  such   application   envisions  a  BASS(TM)  product  that  is
appropriately  designed  and  packaged to  penetrate  foliage or earth.  An Army
Research Laboratory foliage penetration (FOPEN) contract for $984,000 was signed
February 8, 1995,  and is scheduled to expire on June 1, 1996. The expiration of
this  contract will have a material  adverse  impact on future  revenues  unless
other contracts are signed.

         1994 COMPARED TO 1993

         Revenues for the year ended  December 31, 1994 were  $3,060,098,  which
were  $2,992,594  less than  revenues  of  $6,052,692  for the prior  year.  The
decrease in the Company's revenues in 1994 compared to 1993 was primarily due to
expiration of the agreement  with The Boeing  Company,  completion of the second
phase of the contract  with the Air Force,  and delays in the  authorization  of
funding for an extension of the Air Force contract.

         The  Company  recognized   revenues  of  $1,600,000  under  the  Boeing
Agreement and $1,233,829 under the Air Force Contract in 1994 versus  $3,088,958
and  $2,847,225  for the two  contracts  in 1993,  respectively.  Such  revenues
accounted for 93% of the Company's revenue in 1994 and 98% in 1993. The decrease
in revenues from such contracts was largely  attributable  to completion of both
the Boeing  Agreement and Phase II of the Air Force  contract  before the end of
the third quarter of 1994.  During the fourth  quarter of 1994,  the Company was
unable to replace  the Boeing and Air Force  revenues  and,  although  operating
expenses have been reduced, the Company's revenues,  results of operations,  and
financial condition have been materially adversely affected.


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<PAGE>

         Sales and marketing  expenses were  $430,111 in 1994,  representing  an
increase  of $122,279  or 40% over sales and  marketing  expenses of $307,832 in
1993. Due to reduced Boeing and Air Force revenues, marketing and advertising of
the Company's product  diversification efforts expanded in 1994 in an attempt to
obtain new military contracts and to sell commercial and standard products.

         Research and development costs increased by $23,440 in 1994 to $332,612
from $309,172 in 1993,  an 8% increase,  in an effort to both hasten the gallium
arsenide  semiconductor  technology  transfer from the Ioffe  Physical-Technical
Institute  and to bring new products to market such as those  introduced in late
1993 and throughout 1994.

         General and  administrative  expenses decreased 17% or $206,591 in 1994
to $977,541  from  $1,184,132  in 1993  primarily  due to reduced  personnel and
reduced expenditures for consultants.

         The Company had interest expense of $895 in 1994,  compared to interest
expense of $95,411 in 1993.  The  Company  retired  all  long-term  debt in 1993
through the issuance of Preferred Stock.

         The net loss for the year ended December 31, 1994 was $1,112,507. After
adjustment for dividends on Preferred Stock of $104,400, the net loss applicable
to common  shares was  $1,216,907 or $0.12 per share as compared with net income
for the year ended December 31, 1993 of $146,292 or $0.01 per share.

         LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Working  capital at December 31, 1995 was  $1,966,736,  representing an
increase of $1,891,460  from $75,276 at December 31, 1994. This increase was due
primarily to net proceeds of $1,121,836  from the sale of the Series B Preferred
Stock and net proceeds of $3,320,922  from the sale of Common  Stock,  offset by
the net cash used in operating activities of $2,037,211.

         The Company  closed new financings of its Common Stock in the aggregate
amount of $1,186,590 from January 1, 1996, through March 22, 1996.

         The Company's  growth  strategy  includes the successful  completion of
products  under  development,  development  of  new  product  applications,  and
development of marketing  strategies.  The Company continues its efforts to seek
new strategic partner(s) and/or debt or equity investors. There can, however, be
no assurances that the Company will be able to successfully obtain financing, or
that if  completed,  the terms of any such  financing  would be favorable to the
Company.

         Accounts  receivable  increased at December 31, 1995,  by $260,418 over
year end 1994, while unbilled accounts decreased by $65,762 over the same period
for a net increase of $194,656. The large increase in billed accounts receivable
reflects  increased  standard  products  sales  activity  during the last fiscal
quarter of 1995, offset by the decrease in unbilled  accounts  receivable due to
reduced  government  contract activity billable which is typically billed in the
month following actual contract activity.

         Inventories  decreased by $97,765 over 1994 year-end  levels due to the
completion  and  shipment  of a  line-item  under  the Air  Force  contract  and
increased standard product sales.

         Accounts payable increased by $64,834 over 1994 year-end levels also as
a result of the increased level of sales activity at the end of 1995.

         Deferred  contract  revenues  increased  by  $238,704  as a  result  of
overpayments by a customer.


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<PAGE>

         The Company's  current cash position,  together with  anticipated  cash
flows from  operations  and new financing  through the issuance of Common Stock,
are expected by management to be sufficient to finance the Company's  operations
through  December  31,  1996.*  However,  if the  Company is not  successful  in
replacing the revenue and cash generated by the Boeing  Agreement and the United
States Air Force contract,  the Company,  as presently sized,  would continue to
experience significant operating losses.

ITEM 8.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

         For financial  statements and supplementary  data, see pages 18 through
32.

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

         On January 19, 1996,  the Registrant  dismissed the accounting  firm of
Ernst & Young  LLP,  which  had  previously  been  engaged  as the  Registrant's
independent accountant to audit the Registrant's  financial statements.  Ernst &
Young's  reports on the  Registrant's  financial  condition for the fiscal years
ended  December  31, 1993 and  December  31,  1994,  did not contain any adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion,  and such reports were not otherwise  modified
or qualified as to uncertainty,  audit scope, or accounting  principles,  except
that Ernst & Young's  report on the  Registrant's  financial  condition  for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, 1994,  contained an  explanatory  paragraph with
respect to the Company's ability to continue as a going-concern. Furthermore, to
the  knowledge of current  management,  during the last two fiscal years and any
interim period,  the Registrant had no  disagreements  with Ernst & Young on any
matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing  scope  or  procedure,  which  disagreements,  if not  resolved  to the
satisfaction  of Ernst & Young,  would have caused it to make  reference  to the
subject  matter of the  disagreements  in  connection  with its  report(s).  The
decision  to dismiss  Ernst & Young was  approved by the  Registrant's  Board of
Directors.

         On January 19, 1996,  the Registrant  retained the  accounting  firm of
Grant  Thornton  LLP as its  principal  accountant  to  audit  the  Registrant's
financial statements in the future.


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*This statement is a forward-looking  statement reflecting current expectations.
Actual future  performance  may differ  materially  from the  Company's  current
expectations.  The  reader is  advised to review  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"  for  additional
factors that could affect future performance.



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                                    PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

         Information  regarding the Company's directors required by this item is
included under the heading  "Election of Directors - Nominees," in the Company's
Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

         Information regarding the Company's executive officers required by this
item is included under the heading "Election of Directors - Executive Officers,"
in the Company's Proxy Statement,  which  information is incorporated  herein by
reference.

         Information  regarding the filing of reports by insiders  under Section
16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 is  included  under the  heading
"Election of Directors - Compliance  with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act," in
the Company's  Proxy  Statement,  which  information is  incorporated  herein by
reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

         Information  regarding  the  Company's  remuneration  of its  executive
officers  and  directors  required  by this item is  included  under the heading
"Election of Directors - Executive Compensation," "Election of Directors - Board
Meetings  and  Committees,"  and  "Election of Directors - Employee and Director
Benefit Plans," in the Company's Proxy Statement, which information is
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
         AND MANAGEMENT

         Information  regarding  the security  ownership  of certain  beneficial
owners  and  management  required  by this item is  included  under the  heading
"Election of Directors - Security  Ownership of  Management,"  in the  Company's
Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN  RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

         Not applicable.


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                                     PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND
         REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

a)       1.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                  Reports of Independent Auditors

                  Balance Sheets
                      December 31, 1995 and 1994

                  Statements of Operations
                      Three years ended December 31, 1995

                  Statement of Stockholders' Equity
                      Three years ended December 31, 1995

                  Statements of Cash Flows
                      Three years ended December 31, 1995

                  Notes to Financial Statements

         2.       FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

                  All schedules are omitted  because they are not required,  are
                  not  applicable,   or  the  information  is  included  in  the
                  financial statements or notes thereto.

         3.       EXHIBITS

                     3.0     Amended and Restated  Articles of  Incorporation of
                             the  Registrant,   as  filed  with  the  California
                             Secretary of State, November 28, 1988. (1)

                     3.1     Certificate  of  Amendment  of Amended and Restated
                             Articles of Incorporation  of Power Spectra,  Inc.,
                             as filed with the  California  Secretary  of State,
                             August 30, 1993. (2)

                     3.2     Certificate  of  Determination  of  Preferences  of
                             Series A Preferred Stock of Power Spectra, Inc., as
                             filed  with  the  California  Secretary  of  State,
                             August 30, 1993. (2)

                     3.3     Certificate  of  Determination  of  Preferences  of
                             Series B Preferred Stock of Power Spectra, Inc., as
                             filed  with  the  California  Secretary  of  State,
                             January 4, 1995. (8)

                     3.4     By-Laws of Registrant.  (3)

                    10.0     1986  Incentive  Stock  Option  Plan as amended and
                             forms of incentive and  non-statutory  stock option
                             agreements. (2) (6)

                    10.1     Research   Agreement  between  Registrant  and  The
                             Boeing Company. (4)

                    10.2     Form of Indemnification Agreement,  entered into by
                             the Registrant with each of its executive  officers
                             and directors. (3)

                    10.3     1989 Director Incentive Stock Plan. (3) (6)

                    10.4     1991 Director Stock Plan. (6)

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                    10.5     Director Option Plan. (5) (6)

                    10.6     Power Spectra,  Inc.  Series A Securities  Purchase
                             Agreement, dated April 7, 1993.

                    10.7     Power Spectra,  Inc.  Series B Securities  Purchase
                             Agreement, dated January 13, 1995.

                    11.1     Statements,  RE:  Computation of Per Share Earnings
                             (Loss).

                    13.1     This Form 10-K  constitutes the  Registrant's  1995
                             Annual Report to Shareholders.

                    16.1     Letter of Ernst & Young  dated  January  22,  1996,
                             regarding the disclosure contained in Part II, Item
                             9, of this report.

                    24.1     Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.

                    24.2     Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

                    ---------------------
                    (1)      Incorporated  by  reference  from the  Registrant's
                             Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the  fiscal  year
                             ended December 31, 1988.

                    (2)      Incorporated  by  reference  from the  Registrant's
                             Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed September
                             1, 1989 (No. 33-30855).

                    (3)      Incorporated  by  reference  from the  Registrant's
                             Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the  fiscal  year
                             ended December 31, 1989.

                    (4)      Incorporated  by  reference  from the  Registrant's
                             Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the  fiscal  year
                             ended  December  31, 1988.  Confidential  treatment
                             granted as to portions of this agreement.

                    (5)      Incorporated  by  reference  from the  Registrant's
                             Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on January
                             21, 1993 (No. 33-57280).

                    (6)      Managerial   contract  or   compensatory   plan  or
                             arrangement  in which the  Company's  directors  or
                             officers participate.

                    (7)      Incorporated   by   reference   from   exhibit   to
                             Registrant's  current  report  on Form 8-K filed on
                             January 24, 1996.

                    (3)      Incorporated  by  reference  from the  Registrant's
                             Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the  fiscal  year
                             ended December 31, 1994.

b)      REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

        None.

c)      EXHIBITS

        See response to Item 14 a) 3.

d)      FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

        See response to Item 14 a) 2.



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                              150 Almaden Boulevard
                                  P.O. Box 6779
                             San Jose, CA 95150-6779
                                  408 275-9000

                                FAX 408 275-0582

               REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

                                GRANT THORNTON
                                GRANT THORNTON LLP  Accountants and
                                                    Management Consultants

                             The U.S. Member Firm of
                          Grant Thornton International

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Power Spectra, Inc.

We have  audited  the  accompanying  balance  sheet of Power  Spectra,  Inc.  (a
California  corporation) as of December 31, 1995, and the related  statements of
operations,  stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. These
financial  statements are the  responsibility of the Company's  management.  Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statment  presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the  financial  position of Power  Spectra,  Inc. as of
December 31, 1995,  and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.




/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

San Jose, California
February 29, 1996


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                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS


                                                    December 31,
                                        ----------------------------
                                            1995          1994
                                        ----------------------------
ASSETS
Current assets:

           Cash and cash equivalents     $2,395,372      $214,693
           Accounts receivable              290,832        30,414
           Unbilled accounts receivable      44,989       110,751
           Inventories                      124,818       222,583
           Other current assets              73,039        82,604
                                        ----------------------------
                   Total current assets   2,929,050       661,045



Equipment and improvements, at cost
           Furniture and fixtures           192,647       192,647
           Equipment                      1,016,094       984,500
           Leasehold improvements            70,487        67,483
                                        ----------------------------
                                          1,279,228     1,244,630


Accumulated depreciation and
           amortization                    (860,049)     (715,758)
                                        ----------------------------
       Net equipment and improvements       419,179       528,872


Patents, less accumulated amortization
           of $47,503 and $40,370 in
           1995 and 1994 respectively        67,904        75,038
Deposits                                     26,075        25,000






                                        ----------------------------
                                         $3,442,208    $1,289,955
                                        ============================



                                                                December 31,
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                        1995          1994
                                                    ----------------------------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current
liabilities:
          Accounts payable                             $202,877      $138,043
          Accrued compensation expense                  178,148       161,191
          Allowance for contract losses                 100,000       100,000
          Deferred contract revenue                     311,320        72,616
          Accrued professional fees                      72,162        59,909

          Preferred stock dividend payable               49,201        26,315
          Other accrued expenses                         48,606        27,695
                                                  ----------------------------
                       Total current liabilities        962,314       585,769


Stockholders' equity
          Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000
                   shares authorized; issuable in
                   series
               Series A convertible,  1,500 shares authorized, 799 shares issued
                   and   outstanding   (1994--   1,044   shares    outstanding),
                   liquidation
                   preference of $799,000               674,473       881,289
               Series B convertible, 1,200 shares
                   authorized, 1,153 shares issued
                   and outstanding, liquidation
                   preference of $1,153,000           1,006,536            --
          Common stock, no par value,
               30,000,000 shares authorized;
               13,875,235 shares issued and
               outstanding (1994 - 10,047,550)       11,878,089     8,150,676
          Accumulated deficit                       (11,079,204)   (8,327,779)
                                                    ----------------------------
                       Total stockholders' equity     2,479,894       704,186
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    $ 3,442,208    $1,289,955
                                                    ============================


See accompanying notes



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<TABLE>

                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


<CAPTION>

                                                                            Year ended December 31,
                                                                            -----------------------
                                                                  1995                    1994                   1993
                                                          --------------------     ------------------     -----------------
<S>                                                             <C>                    <C>                      <C>
Revenues:
        Product sales                                               $87,877                $82,365               $37,122
        Contract revenue                                          1,341,748              2,977,733             6,015,570
                                                          --------------------     ------------------     -----------------
                     Total revenues                               1,429,625              3,060,098             6,052,692


Costs and expenses
        Cost of revenue                                           2,235,623              2,468,379             4,002,354
        Sales and marketing                                         494,804                430,111               307,832
        Research and development                                    213,667                332,612               309,172
        General and administrative                                1,062,589                977,541             1,184,132
                                                          --------------------     ------------------     -----------------
                Total costs and expenses                          4,006,683              4,208,643             5,803,490
                                                          --------------------     ------------------     -----------------


Income (loss) from operations                                    (2,577,058)            (1,148,545)              249,202

Interest expense                                                    (18,126)                  (895)              (95,411)
Interest income                                                      37,083                 25,611                22,117
Other income (expense)                                               (4,129)                11,322                (3,300)
                                                          --------------------     ------------------     -----------------
Net income (loss)                                               ($2,562,230)           ($1,112,507)             $172,608
                                                          ====================     ==================     =================


Net income (loss) applicable to common shares                   ($2,751,425)           ($1,216,907)             $146,293
                                                          ====================     ==================     =================
Net income (loss) per common share                                   ($0.25)                ($0.12)                $0.01
                                                          ====================     ==================     =================
Number of shares used in share computation                       11,181,541             10,014,163             9,890,553
                                                          ====================     ==================     =================

<FN>

See accompanying notes

</FN>
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>

                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                        Statement of Stockholders' Equity

            For the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995

<CAPTION>

                                                                                                  Preferred Stock
                                                                                     -------------------------------------
                                                            Common Stock                Class A                 Class B
                                                    ---------------------------      -------------           -------------
                                                       Shares        Amount       Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount
                                                    ----------   ------------   ---------  -----------  --------- ------------
<S>                                                 <C>          <C>              <C>      <C>             <C>     <C>
Balances at January 1, 1993                          9,821,197    $7,867,572         --          --           --           --
     Common stock issued in payment of services
         at $1.06 to $1.13 per share                    13,706        15,750         --          --           --           --
     Exercise of stock options
         at $0.88 per share                              5,883         5,147         --          --           --           --
     Directors' stock grant
         at $0.88 to $1.38 per share                    68,814        75,000         --          --           --           --
     Common stock issued in conjunction with
         debenture placement at $1.35 per share         38,810        52,200         --          --           --           --
     Warrants to purchase 38,810 shares of common
         stock issued in conjunction with
         debenture placement                                --        52,200         --          --           --           --
     Debentures net of issuance costs of $162,711
         exchanged for preferred stock at
         $1,000.00 per share                                --            --      1,044    $881,289           --           --
     Dividends on preferred stock                           --            --         --          --           --           --
     Net income for the year                                --            --         --          --           --           --
                                                    ----------   ------------   ---------  -----------  --------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 1993                        9,948,410     8,067,869      1,044     881,289           --           --
     Common stock issued in payment of services
         at $0.94 to $1.25 per share                     9,000         9,375         --          --           --           --
     Exercise of stock options
         at $0.88 per share                              3,922         3,432         --          --           --           --
     Directors' stock grant
         at $0.62 to $1.25 per share                    90,924        75,000         --          --           --           --
     Repurchase of common stock
         at $1.06 per share                             (4,706)       (5,000)        --          --           --           --
     Dividends on preferred stock                           --            --         --          --           --           --
     Net loss for the year                                  --            --         --          --           --           --
                                                    ----------   ------------   ---------  -----------  --------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 1994                       10,047,550     8,150,676      1,044     881,289           --           --
     Issuance of 1,153 shares of Series B Preferred
         net of issuance costs of $31,164 and
         finders fees of $115,300 paid in
         common stock at $0.78 per share               147,631       115,300         --          --        1,153   $1,006,536
     Exercise of stock options
         at $0.88 to $1.13 per share                    32,650        28,663         --          --           --           --
     Common stock issued to directors
         for directors' fees                            89,065        84,375         --          --           --           --
     Private placement of common stock at $1.10
         less issuance costs of $407,900             3,358,326     3,292,259         --          --           --           --
     Conversion of 245 shares of Class A
         Preferred to common at $1.22 per share
         net of allocated preferred issuance cost      200,013       206,816       (245)   (206,816)          --           --
     Dividends on preferred stock                           --            --         --          --           --           --
     Net loss for the year                                  --            --         --          --           --           --
                                                    ----------   ------------   ---------  -----------  --------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 1995                       13,875,235   $11,878,089        799    $674,473        1,153   $1,006,536
                                                    ==========   ============   =========  ===========  ========= ============

</TABLE>


<PAGE>

                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                  Statement of Stockholders' Equity (continued)

            For the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995


                                                                       Total
                                                    Accumulated    stockholders'
                                                      deficit         equity
                                                   --------------- -------------
Balances at January 1, 1993                          ($7,257,165)      $610,407
     Common stock issued in payment of services
         at $1.06 to $1.13 per share                           --        15,750
     Exercise of stock options
         at $0.88 per share                                    --         5,147
     Directors' stock grant
         at $0.88 to $1.38 per share                           --        75,000
     Common stock issued in conjunction with
         debenture placement at $1.35 per share                --        52,200
     Warrants to purchase 38,810 shares of common
         stock issued in conjunction with
         debenture placement                                   --        52,200
     Debentures net of issuance costs of $162,711
         exchanged for preferred stock at
         $1,000.00 per share                                   --       881,289
     Dividends on preferred stock                          (26,315)     (26,315)
     Net income for the year                               172,608      172,608
                                                     --------------- -----------
Balances at December 31, 1993                           (7,110,872)   1,838,286
     Common stock issued in payment of services
         at $0.94 to $1.25 per share                           --         9,375
     Exercise of stock options
         at $0.88 per share                                    --         3,432
     Directors' stock grant
         at $0.62 to $1.25 per share                           --        75,000
     Repurchase of common stock
         at $1.06 per share                                    --        (5,000)
     Dividends on preferred stock                         (104,400)    (104,400)
     Net loss for the year                              (1,112,507)   1,112,507)
                                                     --------------- -----------
Balances at December 31, 1994                           (8,327,779)     704,186
     Issuance of 1,153 shares of Series B Preferred
         net of issuance costs of $31,164 and
         finders fees of $115,300 paid in
         common stock at $0.78 per share                       --     1,121,836
     Exercise of stock options
         at $0.88 to $1.13 per share                           --        28,663
     Common stock issued to directors
         for directors' fees                                   --        84,375
     Private placement of common stock at $1.10
         less issuance costs of $407,900                       --     3,292,259
     Conversion of 245 shares of Class A
         Preferred to common at $1.22 per share
         net of allocated preferred issuance cost              --            --
     Dividends on preferred stock                         (189,195)    (189,195)
     Net loss for the year                              (2,562,230)  (2,562,230)
                                                     --------------- -----------
Balances at December 31, 1995                         ($11,079,204)  $2,479,894
                                                     =============== ===========



See accompanying notes


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<TABLE>
                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<CAPTION>
                                                                                   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                    -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                         1995               1994               1993
                                                                    ----------------    --------------    ---------------
<S>                                                                   <C>               <C>                  <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)                                                      (2,562,230)      ($1,112,507)          $172,608
Adjustments to  reconcile  net  income  (loss)  to cash  provided  by (used  in)
      operating activities:
           Depreciation and amortization                                  151,425           145,242            168,228
           Common stock issued for services and
                director compensation                                      84,375            84,375             90,750
           Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                Accounts receivable                                      (260,418)          875,643           (558,631)
                Unbilled accounts receivable                               65,762           (35,834)           546,053
                Inventories                                                97,765          (186,120)            17,687
                Other current assets                                        9,565           (30,631)            62,579
                Accounts payable                                           64,834            49,427           (297,892)
                Accrued expenses                                           73,007            14,206              6,804
                Deferred contract revenue                                 238,704            (2,257)           (14,354)
                Note payable                                                   --                --           (126,000)
                                                                    ----------------    --------------    ---------------
Total adjustments                                                        $525,019           914,051           (104,776)
                                                                    ----------------    --------------    ---------------
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities                 ($2,037,211)         (198,456)            67,832

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Equipment and improvements
      Additions                                                           (34,598)         (318,204)           (81,233)
      Disposals                                                                --             3,050                265
Patent costs incurred                                                          --            (5,000)               --
Increase (decrease) in deposits                                            (1,075)              --               4,348
                                                                    ----------------    --------------    ---------------
Total cash used in investing activities                                   (35,673)         (320,154)           (76,620)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of stock
      issuance costs and repurchases                                    3,320,922            (1,568)             5,147
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of stock
      issuance costs and repurchases                                    1,121,836                --                 --
Dividends on preferred stock                                             (189,195)         (104,400)                --
Proceeds from sale of convertible debentures                                   --                --          1,044,000
Issuance costs of convertible debentures                                       --                --            (58,311)
Repayment of 9% convertible debentures                                         --                --           (800,000)
                                                                    ----------------    --------------    ---------------
Total cash provided by (used in) financing activities                   4,253,563          (105,968)           190,836
                                                                    ----------------    --------------    ---------------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                        2,180,679          (624,578)           182,048
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                            214,693           839,271            657,223
                                                                    ----------------    --------------    ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                               $2,395,372          $214,693           $839,271
                                                                    ================    ==============    ===============

Supplemental schedule of noncash financing activities:
      Conversion of convertible debentures to preferred stock                  --                --         $1,044,000
                                                                    ================    ==============    ===============
      Conversion of preferred stock to common stock                      $206,816                --                 --
                                                                    ================    ==============    ===============
      Common stock and warrants issued in connection with
           issuance of preferred stock and debenture financing           $115,300                --           $104,400
                                                                    ================    ==============    ===============
      Accrual of preferred stock dividends                                $49,201           $26,315            $26,315
                                                                    ================    ==============    ===============
      Cash paid during the period for:
           Interest                                                       $18,126              $895            $95,411
                                                                    ================    ==============    ===============
           Income taxes                                                      $800              $800             $1,000
                                                                    ================    ==============    ===============

<FN>
See accompanying notes
</FN>
</TABLE>


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                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                                December 31, 1995


1.  THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  Company  develops,  designs,  and  markets  a family of  products  that use
proprietary  high speed  semiconductor  devices which generate  extremely rapid,
high-power  electromagnetic  impulses.  The  primary  business of the Company is
related to the Bulk Avalanche Semiconductor Switch (BASS(TM)) and PSIristor(TM).
These switches have applicability in high-resolution radar,  electronic warfare,
communications,  and industrial applications such as level control, positioning,
velocity measurement, and obstacle detection and avoidance.  Historically,  over
90% of the Company's revenues have come from research and development  contracts
with U.S. Government agencies.  The Company has historically not experienced any
significant credit losses.

In  preparing  financial   statements  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting  practices  (GAAP),  management  is  required to make  estimates  and
assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of  contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the financial
statements,  and revenues  and  expenses  during the  reporting  period.  Actual
results could differ from these estimates.

The    Company    accounts    for   its    long-term    contracts    using   the
percentage-of-completion   method.  The  Company  currently  has  one  long-term
contract  that is  scheduled  for  completion  in the second  quarter of 1996. A
reserve of $100,000 has been set up to handle any  contingencies,  which at this
time are unknown, related to completion of this contract.

A material portion of the Company's  business results from contracts with or for
government  agencies.  There  can be no  assurances  that  the  Government  will
continue to fund such  contracts  or that the Company  will  prevail and capture
such contracts if funded.  Additionally,  government contracts generally provide
for the  termination  or adjustment of material  terms of such  contracts at the
election  of  the  government,   and  the  government  may  pursue  contractual,
administrative,  civil, and criminal remedies for improper or illegal activities
associated with obtaining and performing  government  contracts.  Administrative
remedies include the suspension, debarment, or ineligibility of all or part of a
company   from   receiving   government   contracts   and    government-approved
subcontracts.  As is the case with any company that performs material amounts of
business with the federal  government,  any such action by the government  could
have a material impact upon the Company's business.

The Company's  current cash position,  together with anticipated cash flows from
operations  and new financing  through the issuance of Common Stock and Series B
Preferred  Stock,  are expected by  management  to be  sufficient to finance the
Company's  operations through December 31, 1996.  However, if the Company is not
successful in replacing the revenue and cash  generated by the Boeing  Agreement
and the United States Air Force contract, the Company, as presently sized, would
continue to experience significant operating losses.



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<PAGE>

                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


1.  THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

UNBILLED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Unbilled accounts receivable consists of the following:

                                                                DECEMBER 31
                                                            ------------------
                                                            1995          1994
                                                            ------------------

December 1995 and 1994 charges on cost plus contracts not
         billed until January 1996 and 1995, respectively   $44,989    $110,751
                                                            =======    ========

INVENTORIES

Inventories,  which are stated at the lower of cost (first-in,  first-out basis)
or market, consist of the following:


                                   DECEMBER 31
                                                     ------------------------
                                                     1995                1994
                                                     ------------------------

Work in progress                                     $  12,692      $  97,923
Purchased parts                                        112,126        124,660
                                                     ---------       --------
                                                      $124,818       $222,583
                                                     =========       ========

DEPRECIATION

Depreciation  is provided  using the  straight-line  method  over the  estimated
useful lives of the assets (3 to 10 years).


PATENTS

The cost of patents is being  amortized  over their  statutory  lives  using the
straight-line method.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT REVENUE

Contract revenues are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method based on
costs incurred.

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Net income  (loss) per common share is based on the  weighted  average of common
shares  outstanding  for all periods  presented,  computed  using the net income
(loss) after deducting  Series A and Series B Preferred Stock dividends in 1995,
and after  deducting  Series A Preferred  Stock  dividends in 1994 and 1993. The
weighted  average  number of shares  outstanding  in 1993 consist of only Common
Stock outstanding  because the Common Stock equivalents were  anti-dilutive.  In
1994 and 1995,  shares  issuable  upon  exercise of stock  options have not been
included in the calculation as the effect would be  anti-dilutive.  The Series A
and Series B Preferred Stock are not included as their effects are anti-dilutive
on an as-if-converted basis.


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<PAGE>

                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


1.  THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company's cash and cash equivalents balance consists of bank demand deposits
and money market accounts,  none of which has a maturity over three months.  The
Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments  purchased with an original
maturity date of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

401(K) PLAN

The Company  has adopted a defined  contribution  plan under the  provisions  of
Section 401(k) of the Internal  Revenue Code covering all  employees.  Employees
may contribute to the plan and Company  contributions are determined annually by
the  Board  of  Directors.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  1995,  Company
contributions to the plan were $12,457 (1994--$8,785; 1993--$16,630).

2.  CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES

During the period ended June 30, 1993,  the Company  completed  the placement of
$1,044,000  of 8%  convertible  debentures  due  September  30,  1998  (the  "8%
Debentures").  Costs incurred in conjunction  with this issue were $162,711,  of
which  $58,311 was cash for  services,  and the  remainder was paid in shares of
Common  Stock and  warrants to  purchase  Common  Stock.  The primary use of the
proceeds was to retire the Company's  $800,000  principal  amount 9% Convertible
Debentures due September 30, 1993. The Company  converted the 8% Debentures into
Series A Preferred Stock on September 30, 1993.

3.  SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

In July 1993, the stockholders  approved an amendment to the Company's  Articles
of  Incorporation to create 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, and the Company
designated  1,500 shares of the  Preferred  Stock as Series A. On September  30,
1993, the Company issued 1,044 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company
in exchange for all of the  outstanding  Convertible  Debentures at a conversion
rate of one  share of the  Series A  Preferred  for  each One  Thousand  Dollars
($1,000)  principal amount of Debentures.  The holders of the Series A Preferred
are entitled to receive cumulative  dividends at the rate of 10% of the original
purchase  price of the  Series A  Preferred  per  annum,  payable  on a calendar
quarterly basis, in preference to any dividends on the Common Stock.

The Series A Preferred is convertible,  at the option of the holder, at any time
after the date of issuance, into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of
$1.225.  Each share of the Series A Preferred  will be  automatically  converted
into  Common  Stock if at any time the holders of at least  sixty-seven  percent
(67%) of the  outstanding  Series A Preferred vote to convert all such Preferred
into Common Stock.

The  Series A  Preferred  is now  subject  to  redemption  at the  option of the
Company.  In the event that the Company  redeems  the Series A  Preferred  on or
before April 7, 1998, the redemption price will be equal to 106% of the original
purchase price of the Series A Preferred  ($1,000),  plus accumulated but unpaid
dividends to the date of redemption;  thereafter,  the redemption price shall be
equal to the  original  price of the Series A  Preferred  plus  accumulated  but
unpaid dividends to the date of redemption.

Each  holder of the  Series A  Preferred  has the  right to vote that  number of
shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
such  holder's  Series A Preferred.  The Series A Preferred  shall vote with the
Common Stock on all matters,  except as may be required under applicable law and
as follows. The Company is precluded,  without first obtaining the approval of a
majority  of the  outstanding  shares  of the  Series A  Preferred,  voting as a
separate class, from (1) engaging in any merger, consolidation, sale of



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                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


3.  SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK (CONTINUED)

substantially all of its assets, or other reorganization in which the holders of
Series A Preferred  would not receive  their full  liquidation  preference;  (2)
declaring any dividends on the Common Stock (except  dividends payable solely in
Common Stock) while any Series A Preferred is  outstanding;  (3)  authorizing or
issuing shares of any class or series having rights,  preferences, or privileges
senior to the Series A Preferred  with  respect to  dividends,  liquidation,  or
redemption,  or issuing any  convertible  debt  instruments or debt  instruments
together with warrants  which if converted or exercised  would have a preference
or priority as to dividends,  liquidation,  or redemption senior to the Series A
Preferred; (4) amending the rights, preferences,  privileges, or restrictions of
the Series A Preferred;  or (5)  reclassifying any shares of Common Stock or any
other shares of capital stock into shares  having any  preference or priority as
to dividends, liquidation, or redemption superior to the Series A Preferred.

In the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the
Series A Preferred  are  entitled to receive,  in  preference  to the holders of
Common Stock, an amount equal to the original  purchase price per share ($1,000)
of the Series A Preferred plus accumulated but unpaid dividends.

On December 31, 1995, 245 shares of the Series A Preferred  Stock were converted
into 200,013 shares of Common Stock.

4.  SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK

In September 1994, the Company designated 1,200 shares of the Preferred Stock as
Series B. The Company closed new  financings of its Series B Preferred  Stock in
the aggregate  amount of $1,153,000  (1,153  shares) in 1995.  Costs incurred in
conjunction  with the Series B issuance totaled  $146,464,  of which $31,164 was
paid in cash for services,  and the remainder,  $115,300,  was paid in shares of
the Company's Common Stock at the Series B conversion price of $0.781 per share.
All  holders of the  Series B  Preferred  are  entitled  to  receive  cumulative
dividends  at the rate of 10% of the  original  purchase  price of the  Series B
Preferred per annum,  payable on a calendar  quarterly basis, after any dividend
payments  required to be made to the Series A Preferred Stock, and in preference
to any dividends on the Common Stock.

The Series B Preferred is convertible,  at the option of the holder, at any time
after the date of issuance, into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of
$0.781 per share.  Each share of the Series B  Preferred  will be  automatically
converted  into Common Stock if at any time the holders of at least  sixty-seven
percent (67%) of the outstanding Series B Preferred approve the conversion.

The  Series B  Preferred  will be  subject  to  redemption  at the option of the
Company at any time on or after  January 13, 1997. In the event that the Company
redeems  the Series B Preferred  on or after  January  13,  1997,  but not after
January 13,  2000,  the  redemption  price will be equal to 106% of the original
purchase price of the Series B Preferred  ($1,000),  plus accumulated but unpaid
dividends to the date of redemption;  thereafter,  the redemption price shall be
equal to the  original  price of the Series B  Preferred  plus  accumulated  but
unpaid dividends to the date of redemption.

Each  holder of the  Series B  Preferred  has the  right to vote that  number of
shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion.
The Series B Preferred Stockholders are entitled to vote with the holders of the
Series A Preferred  Stock and holders of Common Stock together as a single class
on all matters,  except as may be required under  applicable law and as follows.
The Company is precluded,  without first obtaining the approval of a majority of
the  outstanding  shares of the Series B Preferred,  voting as a separate class,
from (1) engaging in any merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of its
assets, or other reorganization in which the holders of Series B Preferred would
not receive their full  liquidation  preference;  (2) declaring any dividends on
the Common Stock (except dividends payable solely in Common Stock) while any


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                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

4.  SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK (CONTINUED)

Series B Preferred is  outstanding;  (3)  authorizing  or issuing  shares of any
class or series having rights, preferences, or privileges senior to the Series B
Preferred with respect to dividends,  liquidation, or redemption, or issuing any
convertible debt instruments or debt instruments together with warrants which if
converted or  exercised  would have a  preference  or priority as to  dividends,
liquidation,  or  redemption  senior to the Series B Preferred;  (4) amending or
repealing any  provision of, or adding any provision to, the Company's  articles
of   incorporation  or  by-laws  if  such  action  would  alter  or  change  the
preferences,  rights, privileges, or powers of, or the restrictions provided for
the  benefit  of,  the  Series B  Preferred  materially  and  adversely;  or (5)
reclassifying  any shares of Common Stock or any other  shares of capital  stock
into shares  having any  preference  or priority  as to  dividends,  liquidation
preference,  or redemption rights superior to any such preference or priority of
the Series B Preferred.

In the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the
Series B Preferred  are  entitled to receive,  in  preference  to the holders of
Common  Stock but  subject  to the  rights of the  Series A  Preferred  Stock on
liquidation,  an amount equal to the original  purchase price per share ($1,000)
of the Series B Preferred plus accumulated but unpaid dividends.

5.  TAXES ON INCOME

A reconciliation  between the Company's effective tax rate and the United States
("U. S.") statutory rate (34%) is as follows:

                                         Year ended December 31,
                               -----------------------------------------
                                 1995             1994            1993
                                --------        -------         -------
Tax (benefit) at U. S.
     statutory rate            ($871,158)     ($378,252)        $58,687
Operating losses,
     not utilized (utilized)     871,158        378,252         (58,687)
                                --------        -------         -------
Provision for income taxes      $   --         $    --          $   --
                                ========        ========        =======

At December  31,  1995,  the Company has net loss  operating  carryforwards  for
federal  and  state  income  tax  purposes  of   approximately   $9,800,000  and
$3,300,000,  respectively.  The Company also has research and development credit
carryforwards  for  federal  tax  purposes of  approximately  $132,000.  The net
operating loss and credit  carryforwards  expire in varying  amounts through the
year 2009.

Pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986,  use of the Company's net operating loss
and research and development credit  carryforwards may be substantially  limited
if a  cumulative  change  in  ownership  of more  than  50% of the  value of the
Company's stock occurs within any three-year period.



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                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

5.  TAXES ON INCOME (CONTINUED)

Significant  components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities for
U. S. federal and state income taxes are as follows:

                                                         December 31,
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                    1995                1994
                                              ------------         -----------
Deferred tax assets:
   Reserves not deductible for tax purposes       $120,724             $109,265
   Book and tax depreciation and
        amortization differences                    (7,094)              20,769
   Net operating loss carryforwards              3,647,742            2,655,228
   Tax credit carryforwards                        144,790              144,790
   State taxes                                    (115,106)             (66,540)
                                              ------------         -----------
Total deferred tax assets                        3,791,056            2,863,512
   Valuation allowance                          (3,791,056)          (2,863,512)
                                              ------------         ------------
Net deferred tax assets                       $       --            $       --
                                              =============        ============

The  valuation  allowance  increased  by $927,544 and $388,848 in 1995 and 1994,
respectively.

6.  COMMON STOCK

In August 1995 the Company  initiated a private  placement  of its Common  Stock
with a maximum gross proceeds to be raised from the offering of $6,000,000.  The
placement  currently is scheduled  to close at March 31,  1996.  Gross  proceeds
raised through  December 31, 1995 were $3,694,160 and proceeds through March 22,
1996 are $4,880,750.

The Company  issued units in lieu of single  shares of Common  Stock.  Each unit
consists of one share of Common Stock and one Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the
"Units").  Each Warrant  entitles the holder to purchase  one-half of a share of
Common Stock and is exercisable for ten years from the date of original issuance
of the Warrants at the initial closing of the Private  Placement ( the "Original
Issuance Date"), subject to two vesting conditions described below. Two Warrants
are  required  to  purchase  one  share.  The Units are  offered  to  accredited
investors only and are offered at $1.10 per Unit (the "Unit Offering Price").
There was no minimum offering amount.

The Warrants, which are issued as a component of the Units, are exercisable only
under the following circumstances and only to the following extent:

         (i) 50% of the  total  number of  Warrants  held by the  investor  will
become  exercisable  if, within three years of the Original  Issuance  Date, the
Company  issues  Common Stock or securities  convertible  into Common Stock at a
price below the Unit Offering Price.  The exercise price of such Warrants vested
in accordance  with this paragraph (i) will be equal to the price offered to the
investors in the subsequent financing.

         (ii) 50% of the total  number of  Warrants  held by the  investor  will
become  exercisable  if,  within two years of the Original  Issuance  Date,  the
Company's  Common Stock is not quoted on the NASDAQ  SmallCap Market (or, at the
Company's sole discretion,  the NASDAQ National  Market).  The exercise price of
such Warrants vested in accordance with this paragraph (ii) will be equal to the
Unit Offering Price.



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                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

6.  COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)

The Company has further agreed that, for three years from the Original  Issuance
Date,  it will not grant any stock  options  under its  existing or future Stock
Option  Plans at an exercise  price less than 110% of the Unit  Offering  Price.
This plan  provision  may only be amended or  rescinded  by the  approval of the
outstanding shareholders.

The Company has reserved  652,299  shares of Common Stock for the  conversion of
the Series A  Preferred  Stock,  and  1,476,313  shares of Common  Stock for the
conversion  of the Series B Preferred  Stock.  Under several stock option plans,
the Company has granted options to key employees,  consultants, and directors to
acquire shares of the Company's  Common Stock at prices that are generally equal
to fair  value at the date of grant.  Options  generally  vest  over five  years
(three  years for grants  prior to January 1, 1991) and expire if not  exercised
within ten years of the date of grant. At December 31, 1995, 1,407,972 shares of
Common Stock were reserved for the issuance of shares under the Company's  stock
option plans.

During 1995 the Company reserved a total of 200,000  additional shares of Common
Stock under the 1991 Director Stock Plan. The Director  Option Plan provides for
the granting of options to directors to acquire  shares of the Company's  Common
Stock at prices  equal to fair  value at the date of grant.  These  options  are
fully  exercisable  upon grant and expire if not exercised within ten years from
the date of grant.  The Company  issued  89,065  shares under the Director  Plan
during 1995 (1994 -- 90,924 shares;  1993 -- 68,814 shares) and granted  options
to acquire 70,000 stock shares of Common Stock under the Director Option Plan in
1995 at $1.16 per share  (1994 -- granted  options to acquire  60,000  shares of
Common  Stock at $1.13 per  share;  1993 -- granted  options  to acquire  60,000
shares of Common Stock at $1.38 per share).

In 1993,  the Company had  reserved a total of 50,000  shares of Common Stock to
issue under the Advisory  Board Stock  Program.  The terms of the Advisory Board
Stock Program are similar to those of the 1991  Director  Stock Plan except that
advisory  board  members are awarded  1,000  shares per  meeting  attended.  The
Company  issued  4,000  shares of Common  Stock under the  Advisory  Board Stock
Program in 1995 at $0.88 per share. (1994 -- issued 9,000 shares of Common Stock
at $0.94 to $1.25 per  share;  1993 -- issued  4,000  shares of Common  Stock at
$1.13 per share).

Stock option  activity for the three years ended December 31, 1995 is summarized
as follows.

                                       OPTION PRICES           NUMBER OF SHARES
                                   --------------------       -----------------

Outstanding at December 31, 1992        $0.88 to $4.06             1,123,346
               Exercised                $0.88                         (5,883)
               Forfeited                $0.88 to $3.75              (150,695)
               Granted                  $0.84 to $1.44               188,750
                                                               ----------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1993        $0.84 to $4.06             1,155,518
               Exercised                $0.88                         (3,922)
               Forfeited                $0.69 to $3.44               (34,000)
               Granted                  $0.69 to $1.13               210,500
                                                               ----------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1994        $0.84 to $4.06             1,328,096
               Exercised                $0.88 to $1.13               (28,650)
               Forfeited                $0.84 to $3.44              (211,247)
               Granted                  $0.94 to $1.31               319,773
                                                               ----------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1995        $0.84 to $4.06             1,407,972
                                                               ================
Exercisable at December 31, 1995        $0.84 to $4.06             1,062,146



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                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

6.  COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)

During 1989 and 1991,  the Company  reserved  30,000 shares and 100,000  shares,
respectively,  of Common  Stock for issuance to certain  non-employee  directors
under the 1989 and 1991 Director Incentive Stock Plan (Director Plan). Directors
must meet certain  eligibility  requirements for stock awards under the Director
Plan.  All  stock  awards  are  fully  vested  at the time of grant  and are for
services rendered to the Company. The number of shares issued is calculated upon
a fixed dollar amount and the share price at the date of record.

In connection  with the issuance of the 8%  convertible  debentures in 1993, the
Company issued for services rendered warrants to acquire 38,810 shares of Common
Stock at $1.345  per  share.  The  warrants  are fully  exercisable  and  expire
December 14, 1996.

Common shares issued for services have been recorded at amounts that approximate
the fair value of the shares at time of issuance.

7.  DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING AGREEMENT

In 1991, the Company  received from The Boeing Company  ("Boeing")  $1.8 million
for equipment and the  construction  of a clean room  laboratory.  In connection
with the expiration of the agreement with Boeing in 1994, Boeing agreed to allow
the Company continued use of these assets at no cost. Accordingly,  these assets
are  considered  to be on loan from  Boeing  and have not been  recorded  in the
accompanying  balance  sheets.  On an  annual  basis,  Boeing  will  review  the
Company's  continued  use of these assets and such assets may either be returned
to Boeing or purchased, at the Company's option, for an amount to be negotiated.
In connection with the  construction of the clean room  laboratory,  the Company
entered into an agreement to rent office and  manufacturing  space in a building
owned by Boeing for $20,868 per month until February 1997.

In connection with an agreement with Boeing for the development of the Company's
Bulk Avalanche  Semiconductor  Switch (BASS) device, the Company recognized $1.6
million in revenue in 1994 (1993 -- $3.1 million).  This agreement  expired June
30, 1994.

8.  OPERATING LEASES

The Company has entered into operating leases for facilities and equipment.  The
future minimum payments under these leases are as follows:

            1996                               $258,549
            1997                                 29,001
            1998                                  4,745
                                               --------
            Total minimum payments             $292,295
                                               ========

For the year ended  December  31,  1995,  rent  expense  was  $250,413  (1994 --
$250,416; 1993 -- $244,340).



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                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

<TABLE>

9.  VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

The following are the valuation and qualifying  accounts for deferred tax assets
for December 1993, 1994, and 1995.

<CAPTION>
                                    ADDITIONS
                                             --------------------------------------------
                                                                       CHARGED
                                      BALANCE AT     CHARGED TO        TO OTHER                         BALANCE
                                      BEGINNING      COSTS AND         ACCOUNTS-        DEDUCTIONS-     AT END
                                      OF PERIOD      EXPENSES          DESCRIBE         DESCRIBE        OF PERIOD
                                      ---------      -------          ----------        ----------      ----------

<S>                                   <C>             <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>
Year ended December 31, 1995
    Valuation allowance on
        deferred tax assets           $2,864           $927            $      --         $      --        $3,791


Year ended December 31, 1994
    Valuation allowance on
        deferred tax assets           $2,475           $389            $      --         $      --        $2,864


Year ended December 31, 1993
    Valuation allowance on
        deferred tax assets           $2,609          ($134)           $      --         $      --        $2,475

</TABLE>

10.  NEW STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

The  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board has issued  Statement  of Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 123,  "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" ("SFAS
123"). SFAS 123 requires companies to account for stock-based compensation under
either the fair-value method, as defined, or continue the accounting  prescribed
by Accounting  Principle  Board Opinion No. 25,  "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees"  ("APB 25").  Under SFAS 123,  companies that elect to continue using
APB 25 are  required to present pro forma net earnings and earnings per share as
if the  fair-value  based  method of SFAS 123 was used.  The Company  intends to
continue  accounting for  stock-based  compensation  as prescribed by APB 25 and
present  the  disclosure  requirements  of SFAS 123 in 1996.  The only affect of
adopting SFAS 123 will be the new disclosure requirements.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized on this 28th Day of
March, 1996.


                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.


                                          By:           /s/Michael I. Gamble
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Michael I. Gamble
                          President, Executive Officer


                                          By:           /s/Edward J. Lamb
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Edward J. Lamb
                          Controller, Financial Officer



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         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
this  report has been  signed  below by the  following  persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/Gordon H. Smith
                                ---------------------------------------
                                Gordon H. Smith, Chairman of the Board

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/John Hewitt, Jr.
                                ----------------------------------------
                                John Hewitt, Jr., Director

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/Richard A. Williams
                                -----------------------------------
                                Richard A. Williams, Director

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/James A. Glaze
                                ----------------------------------
                                James A. Glaze, Director

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/John W. Pauly
                                ------------------------------
                                John W. Pauly, Director

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/Drury J. Gallagher
                                ---------------------------------------
                                Drury J. Gallagher, Director

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/Gene J. Kennedy
                                ---------------------------------------
                                Gene J. Kennedy, Director

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/Michael I. Gamble
                                ---------------------------------------
                                Michael I. Gamble
                                President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
                                Principal Executive Officer

Dated:  March 28, 1996                   /s/Edward J. Lamb
                                ------------------------------
                                Edward J. Lamb
                                Controller, Chief Financial Officer
                                Principal Financial and Accounting Officer



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<TABLE>

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<CAPTION>

Exhibit                                                                               Sequentially
Number                                  Exhibit                                      Numbered Page
- -------                                 -------                                      --------------
  <S>             <C>                                                                          <C>
    3.0(1)        Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the                        --
                  Registrant, as filed with the California Secretary of State,
                  November 28, 1988

    3.1(2)        Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated                             --
                  Articles of Incorporation of Power Spectra, Inc., as
                  filed with the California Secretary of State, August 30, 1993

    3.2(2)        Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series A                      --
                  Preferred Stock of Power Spectra, Inc., as filed with the
                  California Secretary of State, August 30, 1993.

    3.3(9)        Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series B                      --
                  Preferred Stock of Power Spectra, Inc., as filed with the
                  California Secretary of State, January 4, 1995.

    3.4(3)        By-Laws of Registrant                                                        --

  10.0(4)(7)      1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan as amended and                              --
                  forms of incentive and non-statutory stock option
                  agreements

  10.1(5)         Research Agreement between Registrant and The                                --
                  Boeing Company

  10.2(3)         Form of Indemnification Agreement, entered into by the                       --
                  Registrant with each of its executive officers and directors.

  10.3(3)(7)      1989 Director Incentive Stock Plan                                           --

  10.4(7)         1991 Director Stock Plan as amended                                          37

  10.5(6)(7)      Director Option Plan                                                         --

  10.6(2)         Power Spectra, Inc. Series A Securities Purchase Agreement,                  --
                  dated April 7, 1993

  10.7            Power Spectra, Inc. Series B Securities Purchase Agreement,                  --
                  dated January 13, 1995

  11.1            Computation of Per Share Earnings (Loss)                                     42

  13.1            This Form 10-K constitutes the Registrant's 1995                             --
                  Annual Report to Shareholders

  16.1(8)         Letter of Ernst & Young dated January 22, 1996, regarding the                --
                  disclosure contained in Part II, Item 9, of this report.

  24.1            Consent of Grant Thornton LLP                                                43

  24.2            Consent of Ernst & Young LLP                                                 44


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<FN>

- -----------------------------

(1)      Incorporated  by  reference  to  exhibits  filed with the  Registrant's
         Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987.

(2)      Incorporated  by  reference  to  exhibits  filed with the  Registrant's
         Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.

(3)      Incorporated  by  reference  to  exhibits  filed with the  Registrant's
         Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989.

(4)      Incorporated  by  reference  to  exhibits  filed with the  Registrant's
         Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on September 1, 1989 (No.
         33-30855)

(5)      Incorporated  by  reference  to  exhibits  filed with the  Registrant's
         Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988.
         Confidential treatment granted as to portions of the agreement.

(6)      Incorporated by reference from Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
         Form S-8 filed on January 21, 1993 (No. 33-57280)

(7)      Managerial  contract or  compensatory  plan or arrangement in which the
         Company's directors or officers participate.

(8)      Incorporated by reference from Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K
         for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991.

(9)      Incorporated by reference from Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K
         for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.

</FN>
</TABLE>

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                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.

                            1991 DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN

              (as amended by the Board of Directors March 17, 1995,
                and approved by the Shareholders on June 2, 1995)


1.       PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.

         The  purpose  of the  Plan  is to  provide  incentive  compensation  to
eligible  members  of the  Board  of  Directors  of  Power  Spectra,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  in order to  attract  and retain the  services  of highly  qualified
directors and to give such  directors a  proprietary  interest in the success of
the Company's business by granting them shares of the Company's Common Stock.

2.       DEFINITIONS.

         As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

        (a) "Board" shall mean the Committee (as defined  below) or the Board of
Directors of the Company if no Committee is then designated.

        (b) "Business Day" shall mean any day other than  Saturday,  Sunday or a
federal holiday.

        (c)  "Committee"  shall have the meaning as specified in Section 4(a) of
the Plan.

        (d) "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of the Company.

        (e) "Company" shall mean Power Spectra, Inc., a California corporation.

        (f) "Date of Grant" shall mean,  with  respect to any calendar  quarter,
the last day of such calendar quarter.

        (g)  "Effective  Date of the  Plan"  shall  mean  the  date  the Plan is
approved by the Company's shareholders in accordance with Section 8 hereof.

        (h)  "Eligible  Director"  shall mean any director of the Company who is
not an employee or full time consultant of the Company or a Subsidiary.

        (i) "Plan" shall mean this 1991 Director Stock Plan.

        (j) "Share"  shall mean a share of Common  Stock  reserved  for grant or
granted under the Plan.

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<PAGE>

        (k) "Subsidiary"  shall mean a corporation of which not less than 50% of
the voting shares are held by the Company or a  Subsidiary,  whether or not such
corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a
Subsidiary.

3.       STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

         Subject  to the  provisions  of  Section  9 of the  Plan,  the  maximum
aggregate  number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan is 450,000 shares
of Common  Stock,  which may be  authorized  but unissued or  reacquired  Common
Stock.

4.       ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

        (a) Procedure.  The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors
of the Company. The Board of Directors may appoint a Committee consisting of not
less than two members of the Board of Directors to administer the Plan on behalf
of the Board of Directors,  subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of
Directors may prescribe.  Once appointed,  the Committee shall continue to serve
until otherwise directed by the Board of Directors.  From time to time the Board
of  Directors  may  increase the size of the  Committee  and appoint  additional
members thereof,  remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members
in substitution  therefor,  fill vacancies however caused, or remove all members
of the Committee and thereafter  directly  administer  the Plan.  Members of the
Board  who are  eligible  to  participate  in the Plan  may vote on any  matters
affecting the administration of the Plan.

        (b) Powers of the  Board:  Subject to the  provisions  of the Plan,  the
Board shall have the authority,  in its  discretion:  (i) to interpret the Plan;
(ii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan;
(iii) to determine eligibility to participate in the Plan; (iv) to authorize any
person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate
the Plan; and (v) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable
for the administration of the Plan.

        (c)  Effect of  Board's  Decision.  All  decisions,  determinations  and
interpretations  of the Board shall be final and  binding on Eligible  Directors
who have  acquired  Shares under the Plan,  or as to whom the issuance of Shares
under the Plan has been authorized.

5.       ELIGIBILITY.

         Shares may be issued  only to  Eligible  Directors.  The Plan shall not
limit the  authority of the  shareholders  of the Company to elect  directors in
accordance with applicable law and shall not confer any rights on  participating
directors  with respect to nomination by the Company for reelection or continued
representation on the Board.


                                       -2-
                                       38
                                    


<PAGE>

6.       PROCEDURE FOR STOCK GRANTS.

        (a)  All   grants   of  Shares   hereunder   shall  be   automatic   and
non-discretionary  and shall be made strictly in accordance  with the provisions
hereof.

        (b) No  person  shall  have any  discretion  to  select  which  Eligible
Directors  shall be granted  Shares or to  determine  the number of Shares to be
granted to Eligible Directors.

        (c) In  consideration  for services  rendered to the Company  during the
preceding  quarter,  each  member of the Board of  Directors  who is an Eligible
Director on any Date of Grant shall automatically be granted Shares on such Date
of Grant.  The number of Shares granted to each Eligible  Director  hereunder on
each such  Date of Grant  shall be equal to $3,125  divided  by the fair  market
value of one share of the Company's  Common Stock  determined as of such Date of
Grant; provided, however, that for Eligible Directors who were not directors for
the full quarter,  the number of shares  automatically  granted  pursuant hereto
shall be calculated as follows: (i) $3,125 times (ii) a fraction,  the numerator
of which  shall be the number of days which have  elapsed  between the date such
director first became a director and the Date of Grant,  and the  denominator of
which shall be 90, which product shall be divided by (iii) the fair market value
of one share of the Company's  Common Stock on such Date of Grant; and provided,
further, that if any director ceases to be an Eligible Director at any time, the
Company  shall,  within 90 days of the date he or she  ceases to be an  Eligible
Director,  issue to such  person  that  number  of shares  as is  determined  by
multiplying  $3,125 by a fraction,  the numerator of which is the number of days
from the last Date of Grant until the date such person  ceases to be an Eligible
Director and the  denominator  of which is 90, which product shall be divided by
the fair market value of one share of the Company's Common Stock on the last day
of the calendar quarter in which such person ceased to be an Eligible Director.

        (d) The fair market value of the Common Stock shall be determined by the
Board in its discretion;  provided, however, that where there is a public market
for the Common  Stock,  the fair market value per Share as of a particular  date
shall be the  closing  bid  price of the  Common  Stock in the  over-the-counter
market on such date,  as  reported  in The Wall  Street  Journal  (or, if not so
reported,  as  otherwise  reported by the  National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers  Automated  Quotation  ("NASDAQ")  System or by the National  Quotations
Bureau)  or, in the  event the  Common  Stock is traded on the  NASDAQ  National
Market System or listed on a stock exchange,  the fair market value per Share as
of a  particular  date shall be the closing  price on such system or exchange on
such date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal;  provided that if the date in
question is not a Business  Day, the fair market value shall be determined as of
the last Business Day immediately prior to such date.

        (e)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subsection  (c) hereof,  in the
event that a grant would cause the number of Shares granted to exceed the number
of Shares reserved for issuance hereunder,  then each such automatic grant shall
be for that number of Shares  determined  by dividing the total number of Shares
remaining  available for grant by the number of Eligible  


                                       -3-
                                       39

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Directors on such Date of Grant. Any further grants shall then be deferred until
such time,  if any, as additional  Shares  become  available for grant under the
Plan through action of the  shareholders  to increase the number of Shares which
may be issued under the Plan.

        (f) The Shares  granted to each Eligible  Director shall be fully vested
on the Date of Grant.

        (g) On the first Date of Grant following the Effective Date of the Plan,
each Eligible  Director shall be granted Shares (in addition to the Shares to be
granted  pursuant  to  Section  6(c)  above) in an amount  equal to (i)  $12,500
multiplied by a fraction,  (A) the numerator of which is the number of days from
the most recent anniversary of the date such Eligible Director became a director
(or, in the case of an Eligible  Director  who has been a director for less than
one year, the date such Eligible Director became a director) to the first day of
the calendar  quarter in which such Date of Grant occurs and (B) the denominator
of which is 365, (ii) divided by the fair market value per Share as of such Date
of Grant.

7.       TERM OF PLAN.

         The Plan shall become effective upon adoption by the Board and approval
by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan shall continue in effect for a term
of ten (10) years from such date unless  sooner  terminated  under Section 10 of
the Plan.

8.       SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.

         The Plan shall be approved  either (i) by the  affirmative  vote of the
holders of a majority of the Company's  securities  present or  represented  and
entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with applicable  state law
or (ii) by the written  consent of the  holders of a majority  of the  Company's
securities  entitled to vote. Such approval shall be solicited  substantially in
accordance  with  Section  14(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

9.       ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.

         Subject to any required  action by  shareholders  of the  Company,  the
number of shares of Common Stock  reserved for issuance  under the Plan shall be
proportionately  adjusted  if  any  recapitalization,   reclassification,  stock
dividend,  stock split or combination of shares of Common Stock is effected.  In
the event of the sale of all or  substantially  all the assets of the Company or
the  merger  of the  Company  with  or  into  another  corporation  whereby  the
shareholders  of the Company own less than 50% of the equity  securities  of the
surviving corporation, each Eligible Director shall receive immediately prior to
the consummation of such action the number of shares proportionately adjusted to
reflect the days served by the Eligible  Director since the  commencement of the
calendar  quarter in which the  consummation  of such action  occurs or, if such
person was not an Eligible  Director on the first day of such calendar  quarter,
then since the

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<PAGE>

date such Eligible Director became an Eligible  Director,  and the date on which
the fair market value of the Company's  Common Stock is determined  shall be the
first day of such calendar  quarter or, in the case of an Eligible  Director who
was not an Eligible Director on the first day of such calendar quarter, then the
date on which such Eligible Director became an Eligible Director.

10.      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

        (a) Amendment and Termination.

        The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan from time to time in
such  respects  as  the  Board  may  deem  advisable;  provided,  however,  that
shareholder  approval  shall be  required  for any  amendment  to the Plan which
would: (i) materially increase the benefits to participants under the Plan; (ii)
materially  increase  the  number of Shares  issuable  under the Plan;  or (iii)
materially  modify the  requirements as to eligibility for  participation in the
Plan and provided  further,  however,  that provisions of the Plan setting forth
the amount and price of the Shares to be issued hereunder,  the class of persons
eligible to be granted Shares  hereunder and the timing of such grants shall not
be amended  more than once every six months,  other than to comport with changes
in the Internal  Revenue Code, the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act, if
applicable, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

        (b) Effect of Amendment or Termination.

        Any such  amendment or  termination  of the Plan shall not affect Shares
already issued.

11.      COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

        Shares  shall not be issued  under  this Plan  unless the  issuance  and
delivery  of such  Shares  shall  comply with all  relevant  provisions  of law,
including  without  limitation the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and the
rules and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder,  state  securities laws and the
requirements of any stock exchange upon which Shares may then be listed.

12.     RESERVATION OF SHARES.

        The Company,  during the term of the Plan, will at all times reserve and
keep  available  such number of Shares as is reserved  for the Plan  pursuant to
Section 3 hereof.

13.     GOVERNING LAW.

        The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.


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                                                                    EXHIBIT 11.1

<TABLE>

                               Power Spectra, Inc.

                    Computation of Per Share Earnings (Loss)



<CAPTION>
                                                                            1995                   1994                  1993
                                                                     --------------------   -------------------    -----------------
<S>                                                                        <C>                   <C>                        <C>
Net income (loss)                                                          ($2,562,230)          ($1,112,507)               $172,608

Less:  accrual of preferred dividends                                          189,195               104,400                  26,315
                                                                     --------------------   -------------------    -----------------

Net income (loss) applicable to common shares                              ($2,751,425)          ($1,216,907)               $146,293
                                                                     ====================   ===================    =================

Earnings (loss) per common share:
Net income (loss)                                                               ($0.25)               ($0.12)                  $0.01
                                                                     ====================   ===================    =================


Weighted average shares of common stock
     outstanding                                                            11,181,541            10,014,163               9,890,533

Common stock equivalent shares from stock options
     using the treasury stock method                                                --                    --                      --
                                                                     --------------------   -------------------    -----------------

Number of shares used in the per share computation                          11,181,541            10,014,163               9,890,533
                                                                     ====================   ===================    =================

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


     CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP, INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Forms S-8 No.  33-57280)  pertaining to the 1991 Director Stock Plan,  Director
Option Plan, and Advisor Board Stock Program of Power Spectra,  Inc., and in the
Registration  Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-30855) pertaining to the Power Spectra,
Inc.,  1986 Incentive  Stock Option Plan, of our report dated February 29, 1996,
with respect to the financial statements of Power Spectra,  Inc. included in the
Annual Report (10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995.


GRANT THORNTON LLP


San Jose, California
February 29, 1996


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.2


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  33-57280)  pertaining to the 1991 Director Stock Plan,  Director Option
Plan  and  Advisor  Board  Stock  Program  of  Power  Spectra,  Inc.  and in the
Registration  Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-30855) pertaining to the Power Spectra,
Inc.  1986  Incentive  Stock Option Plan of our report  dated  February 17, 1995
(except  Note 4 as to  which  the date is April 7,  1995)  with  respect  to the
financial statements of Power Spectra,  Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP


San Francisco, California
March 27, 1996


<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
     financial  statements in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Power  Spectra,
     Inc. for the year ended  September 30, 1995 and is qualfied in its entirety
     by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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