There are many benefits of using Tensoft SemiOps Data Uploads, especially when working with large volumes of transactions. The production module in Tensoft SemiOps allows you to create and manage production orders – along with managing your overall supply chain and production process. We call these production orders a “PR” (Production Release). Production orders can […]
Standard Inventory Costing for Fabless Semiconductor Companies
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 […]
A Fabless Semiconductor Firm Runs Tensoft’s Supplier Integration Application
Editor’s Note: This post was previously published on May 24, 2018 and updated on January 20, 2022. The following is a transcript of an old interview with Heather Salonga, former Tensoft ERP Consultant. She was in the unique position of having initially been a Tensoft customer and then working with Tensoft, helping customers to implement […]
2021 Year in Review: Top Tensoft Blog Posts
It feels like yesterday when we were bidding goodbye to 2020 and were ready to roll into 2021 hoping things will be back to normal. But 2021 surprised us all! It redefined “normal” in many ways. While none of us know how 2022 will look like, one thing you can be sure of is our […]
Current Trends in Semiconductor Industry
Over the last year, it’s become common knowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global supply chains – almost every consumer has been affected in one way or another. One of the things that happened in the semiconductor industry is that chip production for the auto industry fell off in 2020 due to auto factory […]
How to Overcome Challenges to Scaling Production Ramp
One of the biggest challenges faced by semiconductor and IoT operations and finance executives everywhere is scaling effectively and efficiently. As production ramps and organizational complexity increases, companies worldwide need to equip themselves early on to mitigate execution risks and the (albeit positive) chaos accompanying hockey stick growth. One of Tensoft’s recorded webcasts, ‘Challenges to […]
Top 5 Questions from Operations Answered
In this blog post, we have answered the top 5 questions that we receive from Semiconductor Operations on a Sales Call: What type of semiconductor companies have you worked with in the past? We have 20+ years of experience working with companies big and small in the semiconductor industry. Tensoft SemiOps supports fabless semiconductor, traditional […]
Strategies for Reducing Semiconductor Product Costs
For emerging semiconductor chip companies, the primary goal is to customer acceptance of products and to sell product. However, as chip companies scale, everyone’s attention turns very quickly to lowering costs. It becomes critically important that Operations and Finance work together to achieve strategic goals and to manage costs effectively. In order to do that, […]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Manufacturing in the Semiconductor Industry
Semiconductor manufacturing stands apart as a unique process when you compare it to other manufacturing processes. From a systems perspective, production in most manufacturing industries is either discrete or process manufacturing – semiconductor manufacturing can be defined as process manufacturing with a discrete outcome. Here’s what I mean by that. The semiconductor manufacturing process is […]
Why It’s Easier Than Ever to Adopt Tensoft SemiOps
We haven’t failed to notice that we’re on track for our best year ever for new Tensoft SemiOps customers, which is good news both for Tensoft and for our customers. We’ve added a raft of great new customers, and we’re excited to be working with so many smart companies. While luck, a strong product, marketing […]