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Jazz Semiconductor, Inc.

Foundry focused on mixed-signal and RF wafer manufacturing
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Description

Founded in 2002 as a spin-off of Conexant Systems, a fabless semiconductor company that spun-off from Rockwell Semiconductor in 1999.

  • HQ: Newport Beach, CA, USA
  • Type: Company

ACQUIRED BY:

  • Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. acquired Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. in 2008
    • Tower Semi and Jazz Semi merged through a stock swap valued at $40 million. The Tower name was officially retained, although TowerJazz became the overall brand name.