Steve Appleton in retrospect

Steve Appleton, who died Friday Feb 3, 2012, in a plane crash, worked for Micron Technology Inc throughout his professional career. And soon after he took the top job there in 1994 he became boss of the last US DRAM maker. As such it was a highly politicized position and it suited him; a robust operator who could be vocal against overseas competition.

Throughout his career he sought to grow Micron's scale by picking up businesses here and wafer fabs there, as others lost their appetite for

Steve Appleton in retrospect