SEPTEMBER 17-- The ISO 9000 Standard was written by representatives from the United States and 14 European countries and published in 1987 by the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva, Switzerland. The requirements of the standard are aimed primarily at achieving customer satisfaction by preventing nonconformity at all stages, from production through servicing. The requirements include management, leadership, a proactive and well-trained work force, customer feedback, measurement, documentation, internal audits, and continuous improvementIand third-party validation.

OmniVision Technologies Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA; www.ovt.com), which has now joined ISO 9001-certified companies worldwide, designs, develops, and markets high-performance, high-quality, cost-efficient camera chips. Its integrated image sensors are used in a variety of electronic cameras and optical imaging products for both still-picture and live-video applications.

Mon Sep 17 09:29:00 CDT 2001