ST Assembly Test Services (STATS) has received Quality System Requirements QS9000 certification.
ST Assembly Test Services (STATS) has received Quality System Requirements QS9000 certification. QS9000 is a total quality system encompassing all aspects of a business, from management responsibility and continuous improvement to customer satisfaction and preventive measures. QS9000 is the latest achievement in STATS’ continuous commitment to attain the highest international quality benchmarks.

In year 2000, STATS achieved Semiconductor Assembly Council (SAC) Level 1, OHSAS18001 and ISO14001 certification, and ISO9001 the previous year.

“It’s a continuous journey to get better at what we do”, said Tan Bock Seng, STATS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

“The bar is being raised all the time in the marketplace and STATS intends to have all the right quality and manufacturing standards to meet the expectations of global semiconductor companies we serve”.

It took STATS just six months to qualify for QS9000 certification from the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB), a national standards and certification body.

QS9000 is based on ISO9001 with about 200 additional requirements and it has become a widely adopted quality benchmark for global semiconductor companies.

STATS’ QS9000 certification covered all facets of its business from wafer sort to the design and development of test programs, and advanced packaging for ICs.

It included a stringent product quality program from the planning stage right through to product launch.

A comprehensive list of measures is also in place at each stage to ensure consistent quality.