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Tensoft SemiOps Feature Highlight: Production Release Workflow

November 12, 2020 by Caprice Murray

In our latest Momentum Conference, Tensoft Business Systems Data Analyst Eddie Gu covered some of the new features and enhancements in Tensoft fabless semiconductor management software, Tensoft SemiOps. These features and enhancements help improve productivity, making life easier for our customers. One feature that had significant enhancements in the latest release was the Production Release […]

Tensoft SemiOps: How Industry-Specific Functionality Makes It Unique

August 13, 2020 by Bob Scarborough

Our fabless semiconductor management solution – Tensoft SemiOps – has been purpose-built for the semiconductor industry, which is why we’ve amassed a long list of semiconductor customers over the years. We’ve seen how Tensoft SemiOps has benefited these customers by providing out-of-the-box functionality that can be deployed quickly; functionality that’s not available out-of-the-box anywhere else. […]

Quick Ship Functionality in Tensoft SemiOps

May 14, 2020 by Monica Ramirez-Brennan

Below is a full transcript from our latest training video on the new quick ship functionality in Tensoft SemiOps. “In this demo, we will be going over the new quick ship functionality. The quick ship screen is going to be under the Shipment module in SemiOps. It’s going to be Quick Ship DO. So, when […]

A Look at Three Phases in the Life of a Semiconductor Company

May 6, 2020 by Caprice Murray

Continuing a thread started in a previous blog post, let’s look at the stages that Tensoft’s semiconductor, sensor, and module start-up customers typically experience. These stages can be characterized as pre-ramp, production ramp and production breadth. The ability to successfully navigate each stage requires a clear understanding of the industry issues and drivers inherent in […]

Standard Inventory Costing for Fabless Semiconductor Companies

March 19, 2020 by John Ocampo

Since most of our high tech and fabless semiconductor customers use standard costing, we’ve had quite a bit of experience advising companies on how to set up standard costing, and thought it might be of interest to a wider audience as well. As a starting point here then, I’d like to spend a little time […]

The Trick to Supporting a Semiconductor Startup Ramp

March 4, 2020 by Eddie Gu

As anyone familiar with the semiconductor industry knows, there’s a lot of variation in what semiconductor design-based organizations make. Tensoft’s customers include companies that make silicon and compound integrated circuits, MEMS devices, LED, RF, solid state, and solar technologies. All of these need to manage global production across multiple vendors. And, they also need to […]

Reporting in Tensoft Revenue Lens and Tensoft SemiOps

February 24, 2020 by Jason Ochipa

Reporting is a key aspect of any application. Tensoft recently hosted a webcast on some of the different ways of getting information and data reports out of two Tensoft applications – Tensoft Revenue Lens and Tensoft SemiOps. During this session, I covered several different report types and provided a basic review of the data elements, […]

How to Get an Industry-specific Fabless Semiconductor ERP That Works for Both Finance and Operations

January 30, 2020 by Bob Scarborough

In today’s post-modern ERP world, many emerging companies reject the monolithic “all-in-one” solution of the past. Instead, they’re opting for a best-of-breed cloud approach, which is now well-supported by current integration technologies. So, this popular approach no longer requires a large IT department (and budget). Consequently, it’s easier than ever for mid-sized companies to get […]

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