Global Factory Completes Implementation of Its GO! Application Suite for Lightspeed Semiconductor in Just Three Weeks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2002 Successful integration of its manufacturing business processes into Global Factory's eHub allows Lightspeed to effectively manage outsourced operations Global Factory, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive cross-enterprise product development and execution management systems and Lightspeed Semiconductor, a worldwide manufacturer of Modular Array ASICs announce the successful implementation of the GO! Application Suite -- completed in just 3 weeks. The project was aimed at automating and facilitating the management of Lightspeed's outsourced 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. manufacturing, enabling real-time collaboration with their suppliers and partners. Lightspeed required an efficient, scalable supply chain solution flexible enough for increased on-time customer delivery amid today's volatile market challenges. Using only a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. to logon to Global Factory's e-Hub, Lightspeed engineers now have immediate access to critical information such as WIP WIP Work In Progress WIP Work in Process WIP World Internet Project WIP Women in Prison (movie genre) WIP World Institute of Pain WIP Wash-In-Place WIP Women in Publishing WIP Work In Place WIP Wireless Internet Protocol (work-in-progress) at the foundry, product assembly status, testing results and delivery schedules. In addition, the GO! Application delivers reporting, analysis, and alerting capabilities for management-by-exception and integrated control over demand and supply networks. "Global Factory's rapid implementation exceeded our expectations," said Eric Lee, director of Production Control and Logistics for Lightspeed Semiconductor. "In just a few weeks we were able to accelerate our business processes through worldwide visibility into our outsourced operations. As a fabless company Fabless Company The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) defines fabless as follows: Fabless (without fab) refers to the business methodology of outsourcing the manufacturing of silicon wafers, which hundreds of semiconductor companies have adopted. who needs to collaborate with multiple, disparate partners and suppliers, we see a great value in the ability to manage all global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. centrically through the Global Factory eHub. This solution allows us to collaborate seamlessly with our supply chain partners to assure on-time delivery to our customers. We are pleased with the ease of use of the Global Factory applications and the ability to configure it dynamically." "Global Factory focuses on helping its customers to embrace supply chain best practices to enhance productivity, increase customer satisfaction and achieve revenue growth," said Sharone Zehavi, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Global Factory. "We are pleased that Lightspeed selected our solution to answer their needs and provide their management team with timely information and the necessary visibility and control tools to allow for effectively executing 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 ." About Global Factory Global Factory provides a comprehensive multi-site and cross enterprise management system for companies developing, manufacturing, selling, and servicing complex products. Global Factory's GO! Global Orchestrator application suite is designed to increase productivity, reduce cost and enable easy deployment of build-to-order strategies. The application suite includes modules for New Product Introduction, structuring proposal generation, quality management, demand sharing and aggregation, and a set of solutions for global visibility and execution of materials and inventory. Global Factory's GO!Server, built on Dynamic Objects and GlobaLink patented technologies enables non-technical business users to create, manage, and personalize their business processes and seamlessly integrate both structured and unstructured data Data that does not reside in fixed locations. Free-form text in a word processing document is a typical example. Contrast with structured data. See free-form database. . Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and founded in 1999, Global Factory provides collaborative solutions for extended enterprise networks in the industrial and high-technology markets including computers, electronics, automotive, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, and consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one . The Company is helping industry leaders such as HP, Cypress Semiconductor and AMCC AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corporation AMCC Air Mobility Control Center AMCC Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications AMCC Advanced Materials Commercialization Center AMCC allied movement coordination center (US DoD) cut costs, reduce inventory, achieve faster time-to-market and be more competitive in the dynamic global marketplace. http://www.globalfactory.net About Lightspeed Semiconductor: Lightspeed Semiconductor is a privately held, fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. delivering an innovative family of Modular Arrays(TM) -- the Next Generation ASIC. With a patented routing architecture, built-in AutoTest(R) features, and the fastest timing convergence in the ASIC industry, Lightspeed Modular Arrays are the optimal production solution to fill the growing gap between under performing FPGAs and high NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) Refers to the cost of creating a new product, which is paid up front. Contrast with "production cost," which is ongoing and based on the quantity of material produced. ASICs. Lightspeed's Modular Array technology offers the following benefits: Compared to Standard Cell and Embedded Cell Arrays: -- Far more routing resources -- Up to 200% performance increase -- Lower power dissipation -- 75-90% lower production costs -- Faster timing closure Compared to FPGAs: -- Far more routing resources -- Up to 200% performance increase -- Lower power dissipation -- 75-90% lower production costs -- Faster timing closure Founded in 1996, Lightspeed Semiconductor maintains design centers in Sunnyvale, Calif.; Austin, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Salem, N.H. and Berkshire, England. It has seven direct sales offices and more than 50 sales representative locations worldwide. www.lightspeed.com |
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