Micron CEO Steve Appleton, 51, dies in plane crash

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Steve Appleton, the CEO and chairman of semiconductor company Micron Technology, died this morning in a small plane crash in Boise, Idaho, the company said in a statement a short time ago. Appleton, 51, was an avid pilot. He was the only person in the plane at the time of the accident at the Boise… Read More…

Micron, Intellectual Ventures enter licensing agreement

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Intellectual Ventures continues to ink deals with big technology companies, gobbling up patents and helping some of the industry stalwarts defend themselves if litigation were to arise. Today, Intellectual Ventures announced a licensing deal with Micron Technology, the Boise maker of flash memory and semiconductor technologies. As part of the deal, Micron gains access to… Read More…