Jazz Semiconductor Aquired by Acqucor - The Game's Afoot!

Jazz Semiconductor, a wafer fab company, has been sold off to Acquicor:

http://microcontroller.com/news/Acquicor_jazz.asp

Put this together with the recent Freescale acquisition, throw in a dose of Prexient
Micro Devices, and you've got all the drama and intrigue of an episode of Dallas.

Regards,

Bill Giovino
Executive Editor
http://Microcontroller.com

Bill Giovino wrote:
> Jazz Semiconductor, a wafer fab company, has been sold off to Acquicor:
>
> http://microcontroller.com/news/Acquicor_jazz.asp
>
> Put this together with the recent Freescale acquisition, throw in a dose of Prexient
> Micro Devices, and you've got all the drama and intrigue of an episode of Dallas.

It all reads like there's a nefarious undercurrent coursing through the
semi industry.  Is that the message you intended to convey?

I have to admit, that Prexient story is wierd.  That's the first I've
ever heard of a secret company aside from the spook companies that
serve the military who really aren't so secret anyway.

JJS

johnspeth wrote...
>
> Bill Giovino wrote:
> > Jazz Semiconductor, a wafer fab company, has been sold off to Acquicor:
> >
> > http://microcontroller.com/news/Acquicor_jazz.asp
> >
> > Put this together with the recent Freescale acquisition, throw in a dose of Prexient
> > Micro Devices, and you've got all the drama and intrigue of an episode of Dallas.
>
> It all reads like there's a nefarious undercurrent coursing through the
> semi industry.  Is that the message you intended to convey?

What I'm seeing is that equity firms are becoming involved with semiconductor companies
and engaging in profiteering. The winners are the fund managers, the losers will be
equipment manufacturers that can't buy the semiconductors they need to stay in business.
Anyone who has witnesed the heartbeak of small companies thrown out of business because
their sole-sourced parts were shut down knows what I'm talking about.

> I have to admit, that Prexient story is wierd.  That's the first I've
> ever heard of a secret company aside from the spook companies that
> serve the military who really aren't so secret anyway.

It was spooky talking to them.

Regards,

Bill Giovino
Executive Editor
http://Microcontroller.com