Exhibit 20

AMP AND M/A-COM ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT TO SERVE WORLDWIDE, HIGH-GROWTH
TELEPHONY MARKET

HARRISBURG, PA, March 9, 1995 - AMP Incorporated(NYSE-AMP),the world's
leading supplier of interconnection products and services and M/A-COM, Inc.
(NYSE-MAI), a world leader in the design and manufacture of microwave,
millimeter wave, wireless telephone and radio frequency interconnection
components to the wireless data and telecommunications industries, today
jointly announced that the directors of both companies have approved a
definitive merger agreement.

The proposed merger will be conducted as an exchange of stock, with the
stockholders of M/A-COM receiving 0.280 AMP common shares of each M/A-COM
share.  This exchange will be structured as a tax-free reorganization for
federal income tax purposes and as a pooling of interests for accounting
purposes.

This merger will enhance AMP's strategic presence in the high-growth market
for advanced wireless components.  William J. Hudson, president and CEO of
AMP Incorporated, said "M/A-COM's Microelectronic Division presents an
exciting opportunity for AMP to immediately obtain a broad range of proven
wireless products, as well as world-class manufacturing and engineering
capabilities in this rapidly-growing field.  M/A-COM serves major OEMs
worldwide by providing solutions to microwave, wireless telephony and radio
frequency interconnect applications in the form of discrete semiconductors,
integrated circuits, multi-function assemblies, cables, connectors, antennas
and other related devices and components.  This customer base is a subset of
the same customers to which AMP provides interconnect solutions worldwide.
Consequently the merger of our two companies will enable us to offer a much
broader range of product solutions to a wide base of customers."

James E. Marley, chairman of AMP, noted the following additional attributes
of M/A-COM that make this acquisition a particularly good fit for AMP: "M/A-
COM has achieved a broad presence as a component supplier to OEMs across the
wide range of emerging wireless applications and technologies.  This multi-
customer, multi-market strategy mirrors the practice which as made AMP so
successful with our traditional interconnection products and value-added
systems.  Additionally, M/A-COM's Interconnect Division and Antenna & Cable
Division will provide direct synergistic benefits to AMP's core terminal and
connector business.  Their radio frequency connectors and antenna and cable
offerings will significantly broaden AMP's position in those important
markets."

M/A-COM's Chairman and CEO Thomas A. Vanderslice was equally enthusiastic
about the proposed merger: "This linkage with AMP's global infrastructure
will dramatically accelerate M/A-COM's ability to service the component needs
of leading wireless OEMs worldwide, all of whom are already AMP customers.
AMP's strong technical and financial resource base will also enable us to
maintain a leading-edge presence in the design and development of advanced
wireless components for emerging applications far into the next century."

On a pro forma basis, the combined sales of the two companies for calendar
year 1994 was approximately $4.5 billion.  It is anticipated that the
transaction will not have a significant impact on AMP's 1996 earnings per
share.


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The merger is expected to close in June, subject to the timing requirements
associated with the required regulatory filing and approval by the
shareholders of M/A-COM.  AMP anticipates incurring certain transactional and
restructuring expenses relating to the acquisition in 1995; however, in
whole, these charges are not expected to be material to AMP's 1995 earnings.

M/A-COM will be set up as a wholly-owned AMP subsidiary, serving as the
cornerstone of a new AMP business group dedicated to the wireless industry.
The leadership of this new organization, the Global Wireless Products Group,
will report directly to Bill Hudson.  This independent structure will support
the growth of the company's combined presence in the wireless market, while
providing flexibility over time to selectively integrate or realign
particular business elements of M/A-COM or AMP to fully capitalize on the
synergistic opportunities presented by this merger.

AMP, headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, supplies connectors and interconnection
systems to a wide range of markets around the world.  Employing 30,400 people
in 36 countries, the company ranks within the top 150 of the Fortune 500 list
and had a record $4.03 billion sales in 1994.  M/A-COM, headquartered in
Lowell, MA, is a leading worldwide supplier of high performance components
for wireless applications.  M/A-COM, with 3,500 employees, reported sales of
$342 million in its fiscal year 1994 which ended October 1, 1994.




































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