Quality system meets automotive standard

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Dec 2, 2005

Tower Semiconductor has achieved ISO/TS16949 certification from the highly respected UK-based NQA (National Quality Association).

Tower Semiconductor has achieved ISO/TS16949 certification from the highly respected UK-based NQA (National Quality Association).

This quality management system standard certification covers all of Tower's departments and activities.

The certification is further evidence of the company's commitment to tight control of its manufacturing processes, work procedures, and product performance, including adherence to the demanding requirements of the automotive industry.

ISO/TS16949 is currently the industry's most stringent quality management system standard for the automotive industry.

The Standard Institute of Israel (SII) thoroughly audited Tower's quality systems and programmes for the certification.

"The results of our certification audit place Tower among the top Israeli organisations that were audited and certified for ISO/TS16949", said Ziva Patir, General Manager of SII.

"Our ISO/TS16949 certification is testimony to Tower's commitment to maintaining and continuously improving quality and performance standards that benefit all of our partners and customers", said Erez Taoz, Senior Vice President, Operations of Tower Semiconductor.

"Achieving it is an important milestone in our strategic roadmap as we grow our offering within the specialty fields of automotive mixed signal, image sensors and NVM content of microcontrollers".