Rochester Electronics Digitizes Manufacturing Archives with Soutron Corporate Archive SaaS

Partnership streamlines traceability and provenance verification across global operations

Published on Feb. 27, 2026

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Rochester Electronics, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, has successfully digitized over 2.5 million legacy records using Soutron's Corporate Archive SaaS platform. The project, led by Rochester's Archive Services Department, focused on securing the provenance of end-of-life semiconductors, replacing fragmented paper systems and legacy databases with a centralized, high-performance digital environment. This has improved IP findability, reduced operational delays, and mitigated risks associated with siloed records.

Why it matters

As a major semiconductor manufacturer, Rochester Electronics faces the challenge of maintaining detailed traceability and provenance documentation across its global operations. By digitizing its archives, the company has been able to strengthen metadata governance, improve internal technical communication standards, and accelerate search accuracy - all of which are critical for a business dealing with sensitive intellectual property and regulatory compliance.

The details

The Soutron Corporate Archive SaaS platform has enabled Rochester Electronics to centralize over 2.5 million legacy records, replacing fragmented paper systems and legacy databases. This has improved IP findability, reduced operational delays, and mitigated risks associated with siloed records. The initiative has also strengthened metadata governance, established improved internal technical communication standards, and accelerated search accuracy.

  • The project was initiated in 2025 by Rochester Electronics' Archive Services Department.
  • Over 2.5 million legacy records were migrated into the Soutron Corporate Archive SaaS platform.

The players

Rochester Electronics

A leading semiconductor manufacturer that specializes in the production of end-of-life (EOL) and legacy integrated circuits.

Soutron Global

A provider of SaaS information management, resource sharing, and digital preservation solutions for archives, libraries, and museums.

Meghan Turney

Archives Supervisor at Rochester Electronics, who led the digital transformation project.

Brad Frasher

CEO of Soutron Global, the company that provided the corporate archive solution to Rochester Electronics.

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What they’re saying

“Soutron's archives platform and support services provided what we needed to digitize decades of documentation into a centralized database that increased Rochester IP findability. I can't say enough good things about Soutron, and highly recommend them.”

— Meghan Turney, Archives Supervisor, Rochester Electronics (Rochester Electronics Digital Transformation Story)

“The Rochester Electronics project is indicative of the types of archiving projects we are seeing more often. The need for easier searchability, and the long-term savings that would be achieved by digitizing all of their physical records. Meghan recognized this, rallied her troops, and completed their digital archive mission!”

— Brad Frasher, CEO, Soutron Global (Rochester Electronics Digital Transformation Story)

What’s next

Rochester Electronics plans to continue leveraging the Soutron Corporate Archive SaaS platform to further streamline its internal content management and archiving processes.

The takeaway

By digitizing its manufacturing archives with Soutron's corporate archive solution, Rochester Electronics has been able to improve traceability, strengthen provenance documentation, and enhance intellectual property management - critical capabilities for a leading semiconductor manufacturer operating in a highly regulated industry.