Micron announced that Steve Appleton, Micron Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning in a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51.
Steve was the person who decided on Photobit acquisition in 2001, entered image sensor business and, in 2009, spun off this business as Aptina, selling majority stake in it to private equities. Although Micron is not image sensor vendor anymore, its Italian Fab continues to manufacture image sensors for Aptina.
This Youtube video gives more details about the life and death of Steve Appleton:
Reuters: Micron's board named Mark Durcan, the president and COO, as temporary CEO of the company.
Steve was the person who decided on Photobit acquisition in 2001, entered image sensor business and, in 2009, spun off this business as Aptina, selling majority stake in it to private equities. Although Micron is not image sensor vendor anymore, its Italian Fab continues to manufacture image sensors for Aptina.
This Youtube video gives more details about the life and death of Steve Appleton:
Reuters: Micron's board named Mark Durcan, the president and COO, as temporary CEO of the company.
Steve Appleton, Micron's CEO, Dies in a Plane Crash
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