BPM News and Updates
Halloween 2022
BPM loves Halloween... so we got all the guys and ghouls together for a pizza party and costume contest. The top three costumes will get One Million Dollars... Gift Cards of more appropriate amounts. We also celebrated a new employee joining us today– Mike Myers....
CHIPS Act Will Facilitate Micron’s $100B Plan
Micron aims to increase DRAM production in the United States to 40% of its global output over the next decade (currently, most production is in Asia). New York production will begin in the second half of the decade as demand recovers. Manufacturing in the U.S. helps customers build products into a more secure supply chain, the company said.
Remastering Silicon
By Stelios Diamantidis, Senior Director, Synopsys Autonomous Design Solutions There hasn’t been another time in recent memory where semiconductors have become critical to fueling the electronics industry’s economic framework. The global chip shortage has become...
Device Support Lead Time Update
BPM is pleased to update the estimated support lead times for a variety of devices BPM has nearly doubled the engineering staff in Device Support in the past year. We have more resources than we've ever had and adding even more team members. This is helping to reduce...
Largest US Car Company Expects Chip Shortages Through ’23
Microchip shortages are more complex than simpler parts. Each programmable device requires a value-added program uploaded to add functionality. Therefore, it’s not as simple as ordering more devices, but also allocating programming services.
Automotive Programmable Device Shortage Update
Most automotive companies continue to experience shortages of critical parts and components, driven by supply chain issues since 2020. In an excellent article from Electronics Weekly, titled “Auto chip shortage could be easing,”
David Manners points to several signs the shortages of semiconductors may be behind us in the next year.
Easy Engineering Interview with BPM
BPM provides equipment and accessories to upload custom programming to semiconductor devices. Founded in 1985, BPM Microsystems serves more than 2,000 companies in over 49 countries. BPM programmers offer high-performance device handling, advanced serialization, and...
New Field Service Engineer Hired in Mexico
BPM is pleased to announce the hire of a dedicated Field Service Engineer to cover Mexico from Reynosa on the Texas border. Joe Smooth is an accomplished STM Process Engineer with over 10 years of experience.
Leading Contract Manufacturer Upgrades to BPM Automated Device Programmer
BPM Microsystems announces the sale of an Automated Programming System to a Contract Manufacturer*. This electronics manufacturing service company has standardized BPM solutions for its in-house programming support for the last 15 years. They are still running 6th...
OEM Orders Second BPM Automated Programming System
BPM Microsystems announces the sale of another Automated Programming System to an Original Equipment Manufacturer. “This is fantastic news and an especially strong sale considering the economic backdrop right now,” says William White, founder and CEO of BPM...
Nga Nguyen, Electronic Rework Lead, Celebrates 25 Years at BPM
Nga Nguyen began working for BPM in July of 1997. She currently is the Lead Electronic Rework Assembler in BPM’s manufacturing plant. She solders at a high level of expertise, with exacting attention to detail, and comes up with innovative solutions for the various production teams.
Mike Dickens, Production Technician Lead, Celebrates 25 Years at BPM
If you’ve sent any BPM equipment back for calibration or repair, chances are, Mike Dickens was instrumental in bringing it back to spec. Mike came to work at BPM back in 1997 shortly after graduating from a local Houston College. He has long and varied experiences in the electronics manufacturing industry for over 27 years. Mike is currently the Lead Production Test Technician and Lead RMA Repair Tech at BPM Microsystems.
Chips and Science Act
The US legislature has passed the CHIPS and Science Act, providing $52 billion in subsidies for US semiconductor manufacturers. President Biden has committed to signing it into law. The bill authorizes $240,000,000,000 (240 billion) over several years for R&D and...
Device Programmers from BPM
BPM programmers offer high-performance device handling, advanced serialization, and quality control, meeting the highest programming and cybersecurity standards for automotive, aerospace, medical, industrial, and mobile device applications. BPM’s intelligently designed systems deliver the lowest programming cost per device.
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Selects BPM Automated Programming System
BPM Microsystems is pleased to announce the sale of an Automated Programming System to an existing OEM customer. “This is fantastic news and an especially strong sale considering the economic backdrop right now,” says William White, founder, and CEO of BPM Microsystems.
BPWin 7.0.9 Release Notes
BPWin 7.0.9 is the latest major release for BPM’s Process Software, BPWin. 7.0.9 was released on July 8, 2022: Reduced time used for calculating auto range; Applied an extra integrity check process to linked data patterns before starting a job session; Applied a fix to the issue with the HS400 eMMC File Concatenate Wizard.
BPM Launches Sockets for Search and Order
BPM makes available over 4000 Sockets for purchase online We've expanded from popular sockets to just about all the sockets BPM has available (and adding weekly). You can use the search bar to sort through the list. If you click on the SKU, it will take you to the...
BPM Releases First-In-Family Support For STMicroelectronics Complex MCU STM32F479IIH7TR
First major programmer to support High-performance Arm Cortex-M4 core with DSP and FPU BPM is pleased to announce 9th Generation support for the STMicroelectronics STM32F479IIH7TR Complex MCU. BPM is the only company among our major competitors (Data I/O, DediProg,...
Video: Shank R. and WNIE TV at Electronica 2024
BPM's Shank Ranganathan, Account Manager - Distributors and Channel Partners, meets with Andy Pratt with What's New In Electronics TV at Electronica 2024. Shank discusses the importance of participating in this leading industry event to meet with customers and to...
BPWin 8.0.4 Release Notes
BPWin 8.0.4 Release Notes BPWin Highlights The updated Quick Start Guide for BPWin with REST and Web socket APIs is now available at https://github.com/BPM-Microsystems/BPWinRestAPIData Improved API calls for Device Parameters to ensure seamless operation when...
Conflict Minerals Reporting
Statement and Policy Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules adopted in connection therewith, require certain corporations to report the use of “Conflict Minerals” in the...
About BPM Microsystems
BPM Microsystems is a global provider of device programming systems, test and measurement systems, factory integration software and solutions for the semiconductor and electronics industries. Founded in 1985, BPM Microsystems serves more than 2,000 programming centers, original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturers in over 49 countries.