Alpha Industries obtains ISO 9001 certification.WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1994--Alpha Industries Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : AHA) has received certification under the 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. 9001 Quality System Standard for its Woburn, Mass. operations covering Silicon and Gallium Arsenide An alloy of gallium and arsenic compound (GaAs) that is used as the base material for chips. Several times faster than silicon, it is used in high frequency applications such as cellphones, DVD players and fiber optics. wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers. , as well as semiconductor, component, and subassembly sub·as·sem·bly n. pl. sub·as·sem·blies An assembled unit forming a component to be incorporated into a larger assembly. development and manufacturing. The announcement was made today by Mr. Chuck Brunelas, Alpha's Quality Manager, who headed the company's certification effort. The International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. (ISO) is the official agency for global standardization comprising over 90 countries. ISO 9001 is the specific standard that is used to establish the certification of a quality system in terms of design, development, production, installation and service. To comply with the requirements of 9001, a company must demonstrate that it controls the quality of its products at all stages from initial design to after-sales support. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Brunelas, "being certified to ISO 9001 opens the door to doing business with any company globally since most companies around the world are trying to build their quality systems based on the ISO standard." Brunelas also noted that since less than one per 100 companies throughout the world have achieved this level of certification, the award represents a major milestone in Alpha's process of continuous improvement towards achieving world class manufacturing status. As such it provides Alpha with a "definitive advantage over its competition," Brunelas said. Serving a broad range of commercial and defense markets, Alpha is a world-leading manufacturer of microwave and millimeter-wave integrated circuits (MMICs), advanced microwave ceramic devices, semiconductor devices and subassemblies. Alpha is a supplier to all major commercial wireless markets including cellular telephone and personal communications systems/networks (PCS/PCN). CONTACT: Alpha Industries Diane Wilson, 617/935-5150 |
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