AMI Semiconductor Becomes First ASIC Company to Achieve TL9000 Telecommunications Quality Certification.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers POCATELLO, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Telecom Customers Assured of Robust, Reliable Supply of Highest Quality Components AMI Semiconductor AMI Semiconductor is a company engaged the design and manufacture of customer specific integrated circuit solutions, including solutions for the automotive, medical and industrial markets. Among its products are products that integrate processing of analog and digital signals. (AMIS A·mis , Kingsley 1922-1995. British writer best known for his novels, including Lucky Jim (1954) and Jake's Thing (1978). ) and the leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. management systems registrar BSI BSI - British Standards Institute , Inc. announced today that AMIS has become the first pure play semiconductor company to achieve TL9000 certification. TL9000 is a globally recognized quality management system designed specifically for the development, production, delivery, installation and maintenance of telecommunication products and services worldwide. "Companies in the telecommunications industry must meet some of the most rigorous quality requirements of any industry segment worldwide," said Jim Young This article is about the Canadian football player. For other uses, see Jim Young (disambiguation). James Norman "Dirty Thirty" Young (born June 6, 1943 in Hamilton, Ontario)[1] is a former professional American football and Canadian football player. , director of quality for AMI Semiconductor. "We make it easier for our customers to do business in the demanding telecommunications arena because of our TL9000 certification, which assures them of a robust reliable supply of the highest quality components for use in their end equipment and systems." TL9000 is based around international ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 quality standards and was developed by members of the Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST) Leadership Forum to promote a culture for continuous improvement in the telecommunications industry. Members of QuEST include such internationally recognized companies as AT&T, British Telecommunications, Nippon Telephone & Telegraph, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , Cisco and Lucent Technologies. To achieve TL9000 status, AMIS completed a rigorous three-month certification process administered by BSI, Inc., the North and South American hub of BSI, the world's leading international standards, testing, registration and certification organization. BSI offers a wide assortment of management registration and assessment services worldwide, covering virtually every industrial and commercial sector including automotive, aerospace, chemical manufacturing and telecommunications. "AMI Semiconductor should be congratulated on its achievement," said Ronald D. Mathis, senior vice president, marketing and sales at BSI, Inc. "Completion of the rigorous registration process sends a signal to customers of AMIS that the company is dedicated to excellence in every phase of its business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets ." TL9000 certification is an example of AMI Semiconductor's ability to meet one of the industry's toughest quality standards. BSI auditors visited AMI Semiconductor's test and packaging facility in the Philippines and spent another five days auditing processes and procedures at the AMIS manufacturing facilities in Pocatello. AMIS invested more than three months of effort in obtaining the TL9000 certification, which included simultaneous ISO 9001:2000 and QS9000 audits. As part of these efforts AMIS put in place a system for collecting and assessing customer satisfaction that goes beyond conventional surveys. AMIS also developed a system to collect, compile, and report Quality System Metrics data to the QuEST Forum. As a result of the TL9000 requirements, AMI Semiconductor has established a practice to have regular Corporate Business Review meetings, quantitatively reviewing past and present performance. These meetings will help set the future direction of the business relationship with each customer. About AMIS AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) designs, manufactures, markets and sells application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Experts in digital and mixed-signal technologies, AMIS is committed to providing customers with the best total integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for solution. The company provides a broad range of industry-leading FPGA-to-ASIC and ASIC-to-ASIC conversion services, and state-of-the-art mixed-signal ASICS, all with unprecedented manufacturing flexibility and dedication to customer service. AMI Semiconductor is based in Pocatello, Idaho Pocatello (IPA: [po kə tɛ lo]) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock CountyGR6 , and maintains a strong global presence through design and sales operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. The company recently announced its plans to acquire the mixed-signal business of Alcatel, including two mixed-signal fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. facilities located in Belgium. This acquisition will significantly strengthen AMI Semiconductor's leading position in the digital and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. market for telecommunications, automotive and industrial applications. Visit AMI Semiconductor's web site at www.amis.com. |
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