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2010 Outlook

The activity scale has increased significantly with numerous potential clients calling and asking for proposals. It looks as if the continued diligent pursuit of clients in 2009 is going to payoff. The outlook is generally positive. We have extended our marketing reach by working closely with Conation Technologies, Ltd to reach a wider customer base. The year 2010 promises to be a very good year.

 

2009 Highlights

2009 was a year of retrenchment. However TDP’s partners were focused on developing new business with numerous potential clients, We were busy with engagements in the following endeavors:

• As always, TDP is heavily involved in the Austin community. Dick serves on the SEMI Austin committee planning numerous conferences and meetings to foster business connections so vital to the technology industry. Rebecca is a frequent speaker and mentor to multiple startups in Austin, most notably judging business plan competitions at University of Texas and Texas State. She is a long time member of the Austin Community College Foundation which funds many scholarships at ACC.
• For part of the year, Rebecca accepted an appointment at the University of Texas as an entrepreneur-in-residence, continues to advise the researchers whose portfolios she selected, in areas of IP development where she evaluated the best of the University’s patent portfolio for commercialization. She is also working with the selected researchers on readiness metrics preparatory to pursuing funding for the contemplated startups.
• In preparation to offering a new line of services, Rebecca has been studying public policy at UT’s LBJ School. We will be refining these offerings through the year, so check the space regularly.
• Dick has been patiently advising numerous potential semiconductor clients on Fab operations, that will on average save $2 for every $1 spent in very short timeframes. It appears that many of these projects are likely to be funded this year. We look forward to updating our ROI models with these additional outcomes.

 

November 3, 2008 On November 3, Becky Taylor lead a discussion on the hallmarks of leadership, how to develop leaders, and how to recognize leadership when you see it.

Speakers included Ron Kessler, a leadership and executive coach, Ed Goble, Associate Athletic Director at the University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Howard Prince, Director of the Center for Ethical Leadership at the LBJ School of Public Policy. The show was aired the night before our General Election, to focus listener thoughts on leadership before selecting this most important of leadership positions. It is well worth 30 minutes' of listening.

Click here to listen.

We would like your feedback and thoughts, on our blog.

July 24, 2008 SEMICON West a Success: Download the Presentations Here

565 of you registered to attend our panel on Fab Productivity. The topical area of continuous improvement to Fab operations proved timely.

Many companies are under severe ASP pressure, and the best way to stay viable in that scenario is to aggressively manage the operation. Our panel described the value of improvement, and provided specific information on two big ways to rapidly implement improvements in different Fab areas. Three customers shared their experiences with both techniques. Several of you requested a copy of the presentations; the links are below. Additionally, we are in discussions with SEMI as to feasibility of conducting a webinar "reprise" of the panel, for those who were not able to come to the Show due to company travel restrictions. Stay tuned to this web page over the next week or so for further information on this webinar.

For those who attended, thank you for coming, and congratulations to William Kerr, the winner of the iPod giveaway!

Kind regards,
Dick & Becky

Manufacturing Fab Productivity Introduction

Manufacturing Productivity Presentation

Cypress Envirosystems Wireless Gauge Overview

Micrel Semicon Cypress Presentation

Novellus Forth-Rite Fab Productivity Presentation

Forth-Rite RF Monitor Presentation

Extending Fab Life, Measure, Monitor and Control

June 23, 2008 - FEO Issue 3, Fab Engineering & Operations

SEMICON West: Fab Productivity Panel
July 16, 2008, 9:00-11:30am | San Francisco Marriott Yerba Buena Salon 8

Nikki Wood and Matt Grimshaw detail the Fab Productivity Panel in FEO Issue 3 hosted by TD Partners on July 16, 2008 at the San Francisco Marriott. Reserve your spot today.

Participants will learn:

* Strategies and approaches to drive productivity and operational effectiveness in your fab
* Where potential yield improvements are hiding

May 21, 2008 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TD Partners: Fab Productivity Panel at SEMICON WEST 2008, July 15 - 17, 2008

The Fab Productivity Panel, sponsored by Taylor Deininger Partners, provides an update about two demonstrated approaches to implement inexpensive ways to cut costs, improve manufacturing productivity, improve cycle time and to minimize manufacturing resources and materials in semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. Will illustrate short ROI’s.

Learn more about Taylor Deininger Partners' Fab Panel.

April 5, 2008 - TD Partnership Celebrates Three Years

On Tuesday April 5, 2005 a new partnership was launched with a reception at the Headliners Club. Pike Powers, Fulbright and Jaworski, and Pete Winstead, Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, sponsored the event to help Becky Taylor and Richard Deininger introduce their new consultancy. 100 business and community leaders were treated to good food, good conversation and an opportunity to renew long term connections.

For three years Taylor-Deininger Partners have focused their activities on helping technology, software and manufacturing companies assess their operational productivity, in the process identifying ways to increase their profitability. These industry veterans with 75 years of industry experience have a solid record of success throughout their careers.

The partnership has provided multiple service lines: M&A advisory, information & manufacturing automation, technology strategy and forecasting, software engineering consulting. With an initial focus on manufacturing productivity, TD Partners worked with clients to assess current operational status, target three to five areas of improvement and recommended approaches to cost effectively address those issues. Following creation of a roadmap to operational excellence, TD Partners has accelerated the implementation of the roadmap by leveraging teams of highly experienced industry experts to implement the improvements.

The partnership is an affiliate of VLSI Research, the Santa Clara, CA industry forecasting group led by Dan Hutcheson. TD Partners has entered alliances with other organizations throughout 2005 - 2008.

 

February 2008 - The Hidden Gold in Your Fab, FEO Online Magazine

Psst, hey, want to see ~0.5 to 4 percent yield improvement in under a year? You’re missing an easy one!
Click here to read "Hidden Gold in Your Manufacturing Facility: It’s All Around You! (PDF)" by, Rebecca Taylor, Dick Deininger– Taylor-Deininger Partners, Inc.