Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TINI (integrated solutions)

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The result was delete. v/r - T P 22:44, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

TINI (integrated solutions)

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WP:NOTABILITY. Article is sourced to manufacturer's website, a press release, and an article written by manufacturer's CEO which only mentions TINI in one paragraph. Nat Gertler (talk) 00:14, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:07, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete. Article is about highly integrated analog and mixed-signal solutions for the consumer electronics market. Please start over from the beginning. What is this, again? - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:07, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm the author of the article and I work for Maxim -- just making sure everyone knows that. I posted the article because TINI is an important term. We can delete it and post it after some time but thought it would be useful to be there early. CNN Money and the industry trade journal Electronic Products posted their articles because of the importance of the idea, which allows much smaller handheld devices because very different functions occupy a single component, something that is very hard to achieve and crucial for these applications. The postings by CNN Money and EP were not paid placements. EP wanted for a longer article on the concept and used a brief done by our CEO.

I will clarify highly integrated analog and mixed-signal solutions for the consumer electronics market. It's not nonsense but I can make it clearer.

- Moe Rubenzahl —Preceding undated comment added 22:08, 11 January 2012 (UTC).[reply]

First off, Moe, thank you for revealing your conflict of interest; it makes dealing with the situation easier. Having said that, I'm sorry, but at least part of what you're saying is bull. The CNN Money "article" is indeed a paid placement - Maxim may not have paid CNN, but they did pay GlobeNewswire. CNN did not put it on their website because of the "importance of the idea", but because they appear to automatically post every single Globenewswire press release that includes investor information (such as a stock ticker code). If you check the Wikipedia General Notability Guidelines, press releases are not considered "significant coverage" and do not lend to establishing notability. --Nat Gertler (talk) 23:51, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Nat, I should have pointed out my affiliation earlier, thought it was known. I'll update my profile. I wasn't meaning to hide that.

I note your point about a PR as not constituting evidence of notability.

I clarified the phrase that Smerdis of Tlön found to be nonsense.

Other than that, nothing to add and I'll let the consensus process take its course. It's not a big deal to Maxim to have this article; was just trying to explain the term. - Moe Rubenzahl —Preceding undated comment added 01:31, 12 January 2012 (UTC).[reply]

Delete Brand name for a concept that is not unique to this company. Google Books doesn't give relevant hits to this product adn the initialism has been used for many other integrated circuit-related concepts. Maxim can afford to buy all the publicity they need, they don't have to advertise here. --Wtshymanski (talk) 15:14, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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