Holt Integrated Circuits Announces ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Mission Viejo, CA (November 17, 2009) – Holt Integrated Circuits, a leading aerospace semiconductor manufacturer, today announced successful ISO 9001:2008 certification as part of its overall strategic plan for implementing best business practices and procedures. ISO 9000 is a family of standards for Quality Management Systems that was updated to ISO 9001:2008 on November 15, 2008.

“Quality is the foundation of our business. By certifying to the newest version of the ISO standards, we are confident that our processes allow Holt to deliver on our promise to provide the highest quality integrated circuit products and superior customer service to the aerospace industry,” said Scott Paladichuk, Director of Quality.

The International Organization for Standards (ISO) is the largest standards organization in the world, with a network of standards institutes from 159 countries. The ISO 9001 is a set of procedures covering all key processes within a business and ensures that these processes are efficient, effective and are monitored consistently allowing the company to continuously improve on its processes.

Readers interested in learning more about Holt’s range of ARINC 429 or MIL‑STD‑1553 products should contact Holt at (949) 859-8800, by e-mail at info@holtic.com, or by visiting the Holt Web site at www.holtic.com.

About Holt Integrated Circuits

Located in Mission Viejo, CA, Holt Integrated Circuits is a major supplier of ICs for avionics and military data bus and display applications.  The company’s products are specified by more than 400 manufacturers worldwide and are employed in flight control, navigation, engine management, communications, safety equipment, and in-flight information systems.

Holt’s range of ICs supporting the ARINC 429 standard is the widest in the industry, and its display drivers offer high-voltage operation as well as innovative design features to enhance ease of use and testability.  Holt’s transceivers for MIL-STD-1553 applications are recognized as the industry’s smallest and have the lowest power consumption.  In addition, Holt also offers MIL-STD-1553 protocol ICs, Manchester encoder/decoders and interface transformers.  Select products are available to DSCC SMD specifications.  Holt also offers product compliant to the European Union "RoHS Directive 002/95/EC".

Holt Integrated Circuits is ISO 9001:2008 certified and is also a STACK certified supplier.