ATSAM3S-EK2 Atmel, ATSAM3S-EK2 Datasheet - Page 8

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATSAM3S-EK2
• Description: Development Boards & Kits - ARM EVAL KIT SAM3S8 & SAM3SD8 series
• Manufacturer: Atmel

Specifications of ATSAM3S-EK2

• Rohs: yes
• Product: Development Boards
• Tool Is For Evaluation Of: SAM3SD8
• Core: ARM
• Interface Type: UART
• Description/function: This kit lets designers quickly evaluate and develop code for applications running on Atmel SAM3S microcontrollers.
• Processor Series: SAM3S
• Factory Pack Quantity: 1

Continuous Quality Improvement Overview
These programs keep employees continuously updated on the latest requirements and standards: Training in Quality
Systems, advanced quality tools including DOE and FMEA as well as customer requirements.
Continuous Improvement
Atmel Continuous Improvement program are driven by following major areas:
Throughout this handbook, each of these four major areas will be covered in more detail.
Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
Atmel’s worldwide quality and reliability organization has been chartered and empowered by Atmel executive
management to spearhead the corporation’s continuous quality improvement effort. Employees take part in this effort
by being part of targeted continuous improvement teams as well as participating on an individual level. The progress
of this effort is continually monitored by management through regularly scheduled reviews at corporate, site, and group
levels. This information is also disseminated to all employees through group meetings, newsletters, and bulletin boards.
Global Quality and Reliability Organization
Atmel’s Global Quality and Reliability Organization is the executive arm of the quality at the corporate, business unit,
and site levels. It is responsible for ensuring that Atmel has the most competitive systems, processes, and programs in
place to drive the strategic quality improvement goals. It maintains, analyzes, and reports all internal and external quality
and reliability data. As the customer advocate, it also has the overall responsibility for Atmel’s Customer Satisfaction
Program, which includes scorecard and customer survey management. Atmel’s Global Quality and Reliability structure is
outlined in Figure 2-1.
The Global Quality and Reliability Team meets periodically to develop major goals, initiatives, and programs based
on internal and external data. Each initiative has a defined champion or owner that is responsible for the successful
implementation of the initiative. Quality metric goals have owners that are responsible for measuring, analyzing and driving
improvements toward defined targets.
These goals and initiatives are closely monitored by the global quality and reliability team with progress reported at all
levels of the organization.
Atmel Quality Handbook
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Director of Quality
Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
Customer Satisfaction Program
Robust Quality Business System
Employee Training and Skill Enhancement
Improvement
Quality Engineering
Director of Product
Director of Wafer
Fab Quality
and Reliability
VP of Global
Quality
Director of Quality
Systems
Assembly and Final
Test Quality
Director of
Customer Quality
Automotive and
Director of
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