Product category:
Electronics Manufacturing Services
News Release from: Tower Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 October 2006
Mark recognises top-level standards
compliance
Tower Semiconductor has achieved the Standards Institute of Israel's highest honour, the Platinum Mark.
Tower Semiconductor has achieved the Standards Institute of Israel's (SII) highest honour, the Platinum Mark, which is earned by companies that have achieved more than five separate certifications Tower Semiconductor earned this award by receiving the following six distinct certifications: ISO9000-2001, QS9000, automotive TS16949 standard, safety SI18001, information security ISO17799 and environment ISO14001 standard
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Tower starts producing Biomorphic image sensors
Tower Semiconductor is starting to produce Biomorphic's 2.0 and 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensors for cell phones.
Programme helps Wavion to first silicon success
Tower Semiconductor has begun production of the IC00100 metro Wi-Fi baseband controller for Wavion, a developer and supplier of a new generation of metro Wi-Fi systems for the communications industry.
The Platinum Mark was awarded to the company by Israel's Minister of Industry and Commerce, the honorary Eli Ishai, and by the General Manager of the SII, Ziva Patir.
The SII conducted a comprehensive audit of Tower's quality, safety, environment and information security systems and programs for the various certifications.
"The prestigious Platinum Mark is recognition of Tower's commitment to quality and excellence".
"It places Tower among the handful top Israeli organisations who earned the Platinum Mark", said Ziva Patir, General Manager of the SII.
"Our attainment of the Platinum status, as a culmination of the half dozen different certifications already achieved, exemplifies our strong commitment to maintain and improve quality, safety, information security and performance standards that benefit our customers, partners and employees", said Amnon Ben Ishai, Senior Vice President, Operations of Tower Semiconductor.
"Achieving this status is a very important milestone in our strategic roadmap, as we expand our fabrication capacity and diversify our product offerings to a growing number of customers".
• Tower Semiconductor: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• Electronicstalk Home Page
