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Dr. Christian Hess
Nanotech Semiconductor Limited

christian.hess@nanosemi.co.uk

 

   
 
 
Nanotech Semiconductor announces ISO 9001:2000 Accreditation
 

Bristol, England, June 16th, 2008 - Nanotech Semiconductor Limited (“Nanotech”), a fabless IC company specializing in advanced Analog & Mixed-Signal ICs for fiber based Communications applications, today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious International Organization for Standards (ISO) 9001:2000 certification for the Company's Quality Management System by Lloyd's Register (LRQA).

LRQA, whose reputation is renowned worldwide, holds 19 global accreditations to provide ISO 9001. In the UK they have open scope of approval from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Nanotech is now entitled to display the coveted LRQA approval mark and ISO 9001 logo to demonstrate approval of Nanotech Semiconductor's Quality Management System under the terms set out under UKAS accreditation.

Brian Williams, VP Operations, said, “We are particularly pleased to have achieved ISO 9001 certification as it underlines our commitment to our customers and our focus on quality. With diverse and demanding customers from Automotive, Consumer, Telecommunications and many other markets, it is great to be able to provide our customers with the peace of mind of certification from a highly accredited auditing body.”

Gary Steele, CEO added: “This achievement was spearheaded by Richard Clark, Peter Jones and Brian Williams, a vastly experienced trio who I have had the pleasure of working with for a decade now. They in turn were backed by the entire organization, working together to develop and maintain the excellent standards we have for customer satisfaction, standardization, and continuous improvement of our internal processes. With ISO 9001:2000 certification, we have established a Quality Management System that will enable us to achieve long-term operational excellence and success. Nanotech Semiconductor's customers rightly expect nothing less”.

 
About Nanotech Semiconductor
Nanotech is a Venture-Capital backed, UK based fabless chip company, focused on Analog and mixed-signal ICs principally for fiber-optics based communications.
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