Micron CEO Dies in Idaho Plane Crash
Steve Appleton, the chief executive of leading semiconductor maker Micron Technology, died at the age of 51 when a small plane he was piloting crashed at an Idaho airport, his company said.
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Appleton, Micron Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning in a small plane accident in Boise," Idaho, the company's board of directors said in a statement.
"Steve's passion and energy left an indelible mark on Micron, the Idaho community and the technology industry at large."
Airport officials said the single-engine Lancair plane caught fire and went down between two runways Friday. Appleton was the only person aboard.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Micron is one of the world's leading makers of advanced semiconductors. It manufactures a wide variety of flash memory devices, as well as other innovative memory technologies and semiconductor systems.
Source: Agence France Presse
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://cdn.naharnet.com/stories/en/28872 |