ChipOne Stop has Become the Exclusive Reseller in Japan for Total Parts Plus.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT WALTON BEACH Fort Walton Beach, city (1990 pop. 21,471), Okaloosa co., NW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1941. It is a year-round beach and fishing resort east of Pensacola. Electronic equipment and small boats are made, and military aircraft are modified here. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 Chip One Stop (http://www.chip1stop.com), the timesaving time·sav·ing adj. Serving to save time through an efficient method or a shorter route; expeditious. time online marketplace for electronic components, has become the exclusive reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. in Japan for Total Parts Plus (http://www.totalpartsplus.com), the premier online semiconductor obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. source. Chip One Stop offers a one-stop online marketplace by taking partnership with leading electronic components distributors. The Web site allows access to selected stocked parts data, hard-to-find parts sourcing request, and comprehensive electronic components information. Limited contents of Total Parts Plus' obsolescence information will be incorporated into Chip One Stop's database shown in the Web site (http://www.chip1stop.com). The full contents and functions of Total Parts Plus will be sold as annual subscription license basis or private label based license by Chip One Stop in Japan. Total Parts Plus is an online electronics obsolescence set of tools used to mitigate component availability risks throughout the product life cycle. The system is sold on an annual subscription basis and allows users to identify potential obsolescence problems before they occur. Total Parts Plus' obsolescence information enables engineers, component buyers and materials managers to proactively identify and respond to end-of-life (EOL (1) (End Of Line) A character that signals the end of the current line of text or commands. (2) (End Of Life) Refers to the planned demise of a hardware or software product due to its natural evolution from utility to ) issues that result from rapid changes in component technology. The Total Parts Plus database contains information on more than two million components from over 1,100 manufacturers, and enables users to review component production status and projected availability in future years. Users can also create a component-health analysis for an entire bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. (BOM) and continuously monitor parts in their loaded BOMs for future EOL notifications. The obsolescence system ensures that customers remain informed of their risks at all times by using an email-based alert system. Timely notifications are sent on end of life announcements impacting semiconductor components for all uploaded BOMs. Notification can be customized for individual BOMs ensuring that component engineers, product managers and procurement managers are all informed of future supply chain issues before they become critical. About Total Parts Plus Located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida Fort Walton Beach is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2004, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach, Florida is 19,992 recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau.[2] Fort Walton Beach is a year round fishing and beach resort. , Total Parts Plus Inc. (http://www.totalpartsplus.com) provides an interactive online database of component obsolescence information to the electronics industry. Formed in August 2000, Total Parts Plus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manufacturing Technology, Inc. (MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) ). Founded by Dr. Paul Hsu in 1984 as an avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. and electronics manufacturer, MTI has developed a diversified range of capabilities, including electronic engineering, computer systems and technical support, providing quality products and services to both government and industry. MTI has over 150 man-years experience in the integrated-circuit area of obsolescence management. About Chip One Stop Located in Yokohama, Japan, Chip One Stop, Inc. (http://www.chip1stop.com) provides buyer's agent type of electronic components sourcing solution to Japanese customers, in conjunction with providing value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. electronic components database. Formed in February 2001, Chip One Stop is the first player of e-marketplace for electronic components distribution in Japan, backed by Japanese leading components distributors and industrial giants as strategic investors, who includes Nissho Iwai and its venture capital arm Entrepia, Zuken, Omron, Marubun and Kaga Electronics. |
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