SAINT-SULPICE, SWITZERLAND –– January 24, 2023 –– Kandou, an innovative leader in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions that improve the way the world connects and communicate, officially received an IS0 9001 certification for its quality management system during a TÜV SÜD ceremony at its corporate headquarters today.
The certification granted in November comes after Kandou underwent and passed an extensive third-party audit of its entire quality management system including policies, processes and overall commitment to quality, operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
The auditor team of Gernot Joachim and Matthias Herrmann from TÜV SÜD Schweiz AG, commended Kandou for well-implemented processes. “It’s with pleasure that as TÜV SÜD auditors and representatives, we are able to award Kandou with an ISO 9001 certification. Kandou distinguished itself in its first certification audit with no major nonconformities in its Quality Management Systems.”
“ISO 9001 is the most widely recognized quality management system standard,” notes Michael Schulz, Kandou’s Director of Quality. “I congratulate everyone at Kandou for meeting the standard’s requirements of the first certification audit and receiving the achievement. It underlines our dedication and commitment to our quality management system.”
ISO 9001, established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sets the criteria for a quality management system based on quality management principles. Those principles include a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement. Using ISO 9001 helps to establish and contain a well-structured QM-System for the benefit of the company and all its interested parties ensure customers get consistent, good-quality products and services.
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About Kandou
Kandou is a fabless semiconductor company that offers differentiated and fundamental interconnect technology. In addition to building semiconductors for advanced standards in USB and PCIe applications, Kandou silicon and IP solutions lower power consumption and improve the performance of chip links. Kandou’s solutions unlock new capabilities for customer systems and devices ranging from consumer electronics to datacenters, AI and machine learning, and high-performance computing. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with eight offices in Europe, North America and Asia.
