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 […]
Semiconductor Chip Maker Finds Tensoft FSM as A Good Fit!
Note: This blog post was originally published on March 21, 2017, when the product was still called as Tensoft FSM. While existing Tensoft FSM customers continue to be supported, Tensoft SemiOps is our current offering for new customers. MoSys, a fabless semiconductor company, needed a responsive solution that could replace their homegrown WIP tracking system […]
Are You Ready for Spring 2021 Momentum 2.0?
We are excited to announce our first Tensoft customer exclusive online user conference of 2021! Our Spring Momentum 2.0 will be held on May 11-12 this year. Registration is open now and it is free. Momentum 2.0 is a great opportunity for Tensoft customers to learn about the new product features and enhancements. It brings […]
Top 10 Tensoft Blog Posts of 2020
Happy Holidays! I think one thing we all can agree on is that 2020 has been a crazy year – unexpected to say the least. As we navigate through these unprecedented times, here a few tips that can help in your journey of SaaS and ERP applications in the semiconductor and software industries. At the […]
Top 10 of 2019: Tensoft Blog Posts
2019 has been an exciting year for Tensoft! We have added some incredible products, new features to existing products, and a multitude of great new customers. As we wrap up this year, we want to share our list of top 10 Tensoft blog posts with you. Why It’s Easier Than Ever to Adopt Tensoft SemiOps […]
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 […]
Momentum 2.0: Tensoft’s New User Conference
We are excited to announce Momentum 2.0, our new online user conference for Tensoft customers. Since 2005, Momentum has always been a great resource for our semiconductor customers to learn “what’s new” and to keep up with industry best practices. This year we have broadened the conference to include great content for everyone: Tensoft SemiOps […]
The 3 Phases of Start-up Life Cycle
Continuing the topical thread we started in our previous blog post, all semiconductor, sensor, and module start-up’s traditionally experience three unique and interrelated stages in their growth journey to get to high volume: Pre-Ramp, Production Ramp and Production Breadth. The ability to successfully manage and navigate within and across each stage may best be addressed […]