NXP Sound Solutions Recognized for its Customer-centric Approach to Business by the European Foundation for Quality Management

NXP���s Sound Solutions business, which also qualified in 2007 for the finalist stage of the EFQM Excellence Award, is the global market and technology leader of acoustical components for mobile phones and to date has shipped over three billion units. With 30 percent share of the market, its customers currently include five of the top seven mobile handset manufacturers. In addition to its research and development and production facilities in Austria, the Sound Solutions business also has a facility in Beijing, which enables it to address the demands of the Asian markets, as well as the important OEMs and ODMs based in the region.

In total, 14 companies qualified for the final stage of the award from a diverse range of industries including further education, automotive, pharmaceutical and consultancy services. To demonstrate NXP’s business excellence leadership, the company was required to undergo rigorous judging, which also includes on-site visits and analysis of detailed questionnaires by the judging committee comprising top executives form leading businesses and public service organizations.

“Reaching the finalist stage of the EFQM Excellence Awards twice in the past three years demonstrates NXP Sound Solution’s ‘obsession for improvement’ and ‘passion for quality’ which permeates every part of our organization,” said Ernst Müllner, general manager, Sound Solutions, NXP Semiconductors. “By continually striving for business excellence, we have been bolstered against challenging market conditions, anticipated the changing demands of the consumer, and helped our customers remain in sync with the pace of the market.”

The winners of the EFQM Excellence Awards were announced at a gala dinner during the EFQM Forum taking place this week in Brussels, Belgium.

Picture: Ernst Müllner, general manager, Sound Solutions, NXP Semiconductors (left), Karel Vinck, former president EFQM (right)