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 […]
Join Us for Fall Momentum: Tensoft’s Customer User Conference
We’re excited to bring you 2023’s second Momentum – Tensoft’s semi-annual virtual user conference – exclusively for Tensoft customers. It will be hosted on September 12 & 13 and will shine light on several topics in Tensoft SemiOps, Tensoft DemandOps and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This conference is designed by Tensoft product experts for […]
Supply Chain Optimization – What Is It?
There are a number of definitions for supply chain optimization. Our perspective is a broad definition, where the goal of supply chain optimization is to maximize revenue and/or product margins by building the right thing at the right time for the right people. To achieve this goal requires a sophisticated level of understanding and action. […]
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 […]
Astera Labs Finds Tensoft SemiOps Perfect for Semiconductor Operations
Astera Labs, a leader in purpose-built data and memory connectivity solutions, needed an end-to-end ERP solution to support their rapid growth and track inventory at lot level. After evaluating several options, they decided to implement Tensoft SemiOps. Recently, Nathan Willems, the Corporate Controller, and Alice Zhang, the AVP of Business Operations at Astera Labs joined […]
The Right ERP System for Fabless Semiconductor Companies
Ron Jones, CEO and founder of N-Able Group International was an authority on the fabless and outsourced manufacturing business model. He chaired the GSA (Global Semiconductor Alliance) Business Management Systems Committee during the 14 years of its existence, and became familiar with Tensoft’s products and services then. The following is a partial transcript of an […]
Tensoft’s Customer User Conference Starts Next Week!
We are pleased to announce Momentum 2.0 Spring 2023, scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 10. Momentum 2.0 is Tensoft’s virtual user conference held twice a year to empower Tensoft customers. This is a great opportunity to discover some of the tools and resources to take your productivity to the next level. You […]
Get to Know the DemandOps APIs
In a previous blog post, we covered some of the APIs in Tensoft SemiOps. Here is a list of Tensoft DemandOps APIs that you may find useful. GetBookings. This is a listing of bookings by customer and sales order. Bookings is the net change in a sales order value. For example, you book an order […]