Tensoft has customers across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. To cater to our global customer base, we use both X12 and EDIFACT standard for transferring files from different ERP systems to Tensoft system. The major difference between X12 and EDIFACT is that X12 is widely used in United States and EDIFACT is most widely […]
Schedule Management in Tensoft SemiOps
Scheduling is the process of assigning commit dates or planned ship dates to backlog lines. Tensoft SemiOps streamlines the schedule management processes and integrates with planning and backlog. The Sales Operations can enter the orders including the customer request date for each line to be shipped and the Operations team, supported by the production plan […]
Navitas Semiconductor Finds Tensoft SemiOps Perfect for Operations and Supply Chain Management
When Navitas Semiconductor, a publicly listed next-generation power-semiconductor company based in California, needed a scalable solution to manage their inventory and support their product ramp, they chose Tensoft SemiOps. Watch this video case study to learn how Tensoft SemiOps supported their unique supply chain needs and streamlined their internal processes. Video Transcript: Todd Glickman, Senior […]
A Look at Three Phases in the Life of a Semiconductor Company
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 […]
Enhanced Invoicing Capabilities in Tensoft DemandOps
As a global semiconductor company, you may need to adapt to changing business practices around the globe. With the recent release of Tensoft DemandOps, we have expanded our invoicing capabilities to allow for the creation of different templates so that you can invoice using the applicable template. For example- if you are shipping from a […]
2023 GSA Annual Awards: Three Tensoft Customers Nominated
This month, Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) revealed the 2023 Annual Award nominees. We are proud to announce that three Tensoft customers, Astera Labs, SiFive, & one customer that wishes to remain anonymous, have been nominated this year. Astera Labs & SiFive are nominated for this year’s “Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company Award”. Congratulations to all […]
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 […]
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, […]
Internal Production in Supply Chain through Tensoft SemiOps
We define supply chain as component sourcing from multiple suppliers brought together to build a product. For semiconductor companies, there are some components, but it is mostly about the process. The semiconductor supply chain is a series of process steps–often done at multiple locations and with multiple suppliers. Instead of procuring materials to build one […]
What’s New in Tensoft SemiOps
Last month, Tensoft released a minor update for Tensoft SemiOps. This update included enhancements and new features in response to user feedback. Shipping Updates With this new release of Tensoft SemiOps, you can modify certain data items after a shipment has been finalized or a financial transaction has been posted. It provides you with increased […]