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Welcome to Tekmos Talks October. Last month was filled with travel across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. This month's newsletter will talk about travels and we will introduce a member of Tekmos' staff. As always we will share Tekmos' "news highlights" of company activities and sales, including the launch of new Tekmos products.
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From the Desk of the President
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 | Lynn Reed, President
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Travels to Japan
Last month I took a trip to Japan to meet with some of our customers. We have started selling ASIC replacements in Japan. Many Japanese customers had purchased their ASICs from the major Japanese semiconductor vendors. And now, those same vendors have been End-Of-Life-ing their products. This creates the same sort of demand for replacements ASICs as we have seen elsewhere. And now that we have a partner in Solekia, it is a good time to increase our sales in Japan.
I have been to Japan once before, 25 years ago, on a trip to Osaka. I had ventured into their subways, and backed right out again for fear of getting terribly lost because I couldn't read the signs. The fear never left me, and now I was going to have to face it on this trip. Fortunately, I have my smart phone, with its' built in GPS. This allows me to know where I am, even if I can't read a station sign.
As is frequently the case, the fear is worse than the reality. While most station signs were in Japanese, there was always an English sign somewhere, and that was enough to get me to my destination. My hosts were also concerned that I might disappear before an important meeting, so they met me at the hotel each morning to insure that I did arrive where I was supposed to be, and at the correct time. I tried to go totally native, but I do admit to a strange longing every time I passed a McDonalds.
We visited two ASIC customers during my trip to Japan. One was located in Tokyo, while the other was perhaps 200 miles north of Tokyo. I rode the bullet train there at a speed of 150 mph, which was faster than I had been on a train before, with my old record being 100 mph in the UK. It was a nice trip, and I enjoyed looking out the window at the countryside.
That area of Japan was near the reactor that was damaged in the Sendai earthquake...Read More...
For more information on inventory or orders, please contact Bob Abrams, Vice President of Sales & Development or call 512-34981
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Tekmos Talks Meet the Staff
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Meet Alison Hoenig, Production Control Manager for Tekmos. What are your responsibilities here at Tekmos? "I function as both Sales and Purchasing with some Engineering Test coordination thrown in. I manage the production of wafers into specific die lots that are built out for each customer's part. I oversee tracking and expediting WIP until it arrives for test at Tekmos and coordinating Engineering Test/Bake and other processes which are identified on a Test Traveler and relayed to the test floor. I also monitor vendors that are utilized to test, probe, leadscan and assemble certain parts until they return to Tekmos. Additionally, I field questions from prospective as well as ongoing customers relative to future and existing products, pricing and inventory status. I manage anything involving Customer Service; quoting, processing and acknowledging orders, conveying status of orders and shipping info to customers. I also administer programming, booking and pulling shipping docs for custom Engineering samples and coordinating details of overseas shipments. In addition, cutting detailed vendor P.O.'s, Customer Packing Slips, Invoices and Commercial Invoices and setting up new customers in the Accounting System." What are your favorite tasks or projects to work on here at Tekmos? "I always enjoy working directly with the customers and distributors, but my favorite task is probably coordinating all details of an assembly build and seeing it through to parts being delivered to the customer. My unofficial Title: Lead Detective for all things Manufacturing & Sales."
Can you offer any suggestions to Tekmos clients to make their experience more efficient and successful? "Be as detailed and specific as possible about your product and order inquiry and our new business team will be able to quote and sample you faster." Alison came to Tekmos 2 ½ years ago. She has a Certificate in Digital Electronics and started as an Engineering Technician years ago. She has 17+ years' experience in the Tech Industry including Government Contract Administration, Engineering, OEM Sales & Marketing, and Engineering Document Control.
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Tekmos News Highlights
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Tekmos Product Development:
We have started work on the TK68HC805P18, TK68HC811E2 and TK80C186EC.
We have taped out new product TK68HC11EA.
We sampled 2 new parts: TK68HC711E9 and TK68HC711E20 .
We have sampled our largest ASIC yet, using a gate array with 1/2 million gates.
For more information on our products contact our Vice President of Sales & Business Development, Bob Abrams , find a Distributor, or call (512) 342-9871.
For more information on manufacturing, contact our main office 512-342-9871
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We appreciate our customers. Tekmos is meeting innovation every day for tomorrow's challenges.
Sincerely,
Lynn Reed, President
4120 Commercial Center Drive, Suite 400Austin, TX 78744Phone: (512) 342-9871Fax: (512) 342-9873
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