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'''Jazz Semiconductor''' is a US-based [[Foundry model|semiconductor wafer foundry]] that serves customers targeting wireless, optical networking, power management, storage, aerospace/defense and other applications. Headquartered in [[Newport Beach, California]], Jazz passed through a number of acquisitions including the short-lived company '''Acquicor Technology''', which renamed it '''Jazz Technologies'''. |
'''Jazz Semiconductor''' is a US-based [[Foundry model|semiconductor wafer foundry]] that serves customers targeting wireless, optical networking, power management, storage, aerospace/defense and other applications. Headquartered in [[Newport Beach, California]], Jazz passed through a number of acquisitions including the short-lived company '''Acquicor Technology''', which renamed it '''Jazz Technologies''' and then sold it two years later. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The company was founded in 2002 and was purchased by [[blank-check company]] Acquicor in September 2006 for $260 million.<ref>[http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Acquicor_jazz.asp]</ref> |
The company was founded in 2002 and was purchased by [[blank-check company]] Acquicor in September 2006 for $260 million.<ref>[http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Acquicor_jazz.asp]</ref> |
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In September 2008 Jazz became a subsidiary of [[Tower Semiconductor]] of [[Israel]] in a stock-for-stock merger.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Tower completes Jazz acquisition |work= Semiconductor Today |date= September 22, 2008 |url= http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2008/SEPT/TOWER_220908.htm |accessdate= October 23, 2013 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:46, 24 October 2013
 | It has been suggested that Jazz Technologies be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2013. |
Jazz Semiconductor is a US-based semiconductor wafer foundry that serves customers targeting wireless, optical networking, power management, storage, aerospace/defense and other applications. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, Jazz passed through a number of acquisitions including the short-lived company Acquicor Technology, which renamed it Jazz Technologies and then sold it two years later.
History
The company was founded in 2002 and was purchased by blank-check company Acquicor in September 2006 for $260 million.[1]
In September 2008 Jazz became a subsidiary of Tower Semiconductor of Israel in a stock-for-stock merger.[2]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Tower completes Jazz acquisition". Semiconductor Today. September 22, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
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