Case Study: Large Semiconductor Firm achieves 66% translation cost reduction and 50% faster turnaround with RWS

Large Semiconductor Firm Solves its Translation Challenges with SDL

A large semiconductor manufacturer operating in nearly 40 countries with over 100,000 customers and products faced rapidly rising translation volumes as global demand tripled between 2009 and 2013. Its decentralized, division-level translation approach could not scale: cycle times doubled, costs rose ~25% year-over-year, and content suffered inconsistent style, terminology and format. In 2010 the company centralized its translation program and selected SDL WorldServer and SDL BeGlobal.

SDL WorldServer provided centralized, workflow-driven project management, translation memory and terminology control for high-quality human translations, while SDL BeGlobal delivered trainable machine translation with brand/term enforcement for low-precision assets (forums, FAQs). Between 2010 and 2012 the company cut average cost per translated word by over 66%, halved translation time, tripled translated word volume while slowing budget growth from 25% to 13% annually, and achieved consistent brand and terminology usage across markets.