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Former Apple Execs Buy Chip Company

by , 9:00 AM EDT, September 27th, 2006

Gil Amelio, Ellen Hancock and Steve Wozniak formed Acquicor with the intent to buy a technology company, and at last they have found one: Jazz Semiconductor. According to the Orange County Business Journal, the deal will cost Acquicor US$260 million. So far, it has raised $173 million, and will pay the difference with funding from Wachovia Corp.

Jazz Semiconductor is a spin-off from Conexant systems, a company that former Apple CEO Gil Amelio ran before it was part of Rockwell International.

Ellen Hancock was Apple's chief technology officer for Mr. Amelio, and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer along with Steve Jobs.

3:22 PM EST: Updated article to fix spelling errors.

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Close Name:dhp Posts: 180 Joined: 22 May 2003
Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:54 am Subject: Helen?

Isn't it *Ellen* Hancock?

(Update: Yes, it definitely is Ellen, not Helen.)


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Close Name:Bosco Posts: 999 Joined: 03 Jun 2002
Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:33 pm Subject: After her termultuous years at Apple, she changed her name.

The author is correct. It is "Helen Hancock". Also, Bill Amelio and Sean Wozniak.


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