Russell Ellwanger

Chief Executive Officer at TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.

69 year

Electronic Technology

Producer Manufacturing

Active connections

Name	Gender	Age	Linked companies	Collaboration
Rafi Mor	M	60	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. Jazz US Holdings, Inc. Jazz US Holdings, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Jazz US Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries manufactures semiconductors. The company was founded on November 24, 2015 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE. TowerJazz Texas, Inc. TowerJazz Texas, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Part of Tower Semiconductor Ltd., TowerJazz Texas, Inc. is a manufacturing private company with a worldwide operational footprint. The company is based in San Antonio, TX. The company has multi-fab production options in three geographic regions, providing a range of services. Tower Semiconductor NPB Holdings, Inc. Tower Semiconductor Newport Beach, Inc. TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that manufactures and wholesales semiconductors. The joint venture company is based in Uozu, Japan. Tower Partners Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Tower Semiconductor San Antonio, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.	26 years
Marco Racanelli	M	57	JAZZ TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	16 years
Dana Gross	F	57	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. Tower Semiconductor Newport Beach, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	16 years
Kalman Kaufman	M	79	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	30 years
Guy Eristoff	M	62	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that manufactures and wholesales semiconductors. The joint venture company is based in Uozu, Japan.	12 years
Oren Shirazi	M	54	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. Tower Semiconductor Newport Beach, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.	26 years
Zmira Shternfeld-Lavie	F	58	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	32 years
Yoav Z. Chelouche	M	70	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	8 years
Ilan Flato	M	68	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	15 years
Iris Avner	F	59	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	8 years
Rami Avraham Guzman	M	85	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	-
Alexander Kornhauser	M	77	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	-
Nati Somekh Gilboa	F	49	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	20 years
Itzhak Edrei	M	64	TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that manufactures and wholesales semiconductors. The joint venture company is based in Uozu, Japan. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.	30 years
Amir Elstein	M	67	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	15 years
Ronit Vardi	M	-	JAZZ TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	-
Noit Levi-Karoubi	F	40	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	23 years
Jerry Neal	M	79	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	-
Avi Strum	M	62	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	20 years
Gary Saunders	M	-	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.	9 years
Yoav Doppelt	M	54	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	-
Dalit Dahan	F	56	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	31 years
Avi Hasson	M	53	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	4 years
David Howard	M	-	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.	22 years
Yoshitaka Kinoshita	M	66	Tower Partners Semiconductor Co. Ltd.	3 years
Kang Sun	M	69	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	19 years
Yossi Netzer	M	60	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	29 years
Dani Ashkenazi	M	-	TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	-
Keiji Jono	M	-	TowerJazz Japan Ltd. TowerJazz Japan Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology TowerJazz Japan Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits. It offers customized technologies and design enablement platforms. The firm's design enablement infrastructure provides an environment optimized for analog and radio frequency (RF) design, which includes silicon device models and physical design tools for up front design optimization. Its solutions encompass design enablement, process services, aerospace and defense, customer support, and multi-project wafer shuttles. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nishiwaki, Japan.	-
Michal Vakrat Wolkin	M	52	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	4 years
Erez Imberman	M	-	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	14 years

Connections Chart

Multi-company connection

Former connections

Name	Gender	Age	Linked companies	Collaboration
Mike Splinter	M	72	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	12 years
Timothy Archer	M	57	Novellus Systems, Inc. Novellus Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.	18 years
Richard Hill	M	72	Novellus Systems, Inc. Novellus Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.	19 years
Wim Roelandts	M	79	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	13 years
James W. Bagley	M	85	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	15 years
Peter R. Hanley	M	84	Novellus Systems, Inc. Novellus Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.	11 years
Ephie Koltin	M	63	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	19 years
Kumar V. Ramachandran	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
Rony Ross	F	-	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	-
Sass Somekh	M	77	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	13 years
Paul B. Bowman	M	67	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	10 years
Robert Henry Smith	M	87	Novellus Systems, Inc. Novellus Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.	8 years
Seitaro Ishii	M	77	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	25 years
Gerhard H. Parker	M	80	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
David Postula	M	-	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	-
Jeannette L. Liebman	F	76	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
Yvonne Weatherford	F	72	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
Samuel Broydo	M	87	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
James Birt	M	59	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	12 years
Benzion Sender	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
Ralph K. Fong	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	2 years
Hadar Ben-Moshe	F	57	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	8 years
Zhi Yao Yin	M	80	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	13 years
Ratson Morad	M	67	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	7 years
Qi Li	M	61	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	7 years
Jack Blaha	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	7 years
Tony P. Chiang	M	53	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	4 years
Yash Singh	M	50	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	3 years
Robert W. Dean	M	58	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	7 years
Arnnon Geshuri	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	5 years
Ofer Ben-Zur	M	60	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	5 years
Thomas Toner	M	65	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	5 years
Toru Watanabe	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
Joseph Hajost	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	7 years
Benjamin Bierman	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	8 years
James Craig Hunter	M	55	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	5 years
Lynsey Valencia	F	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	3 years
Wyatt A. Nordstrom	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
Ronen Benzion	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
George Davis	M	66	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	14 years
Shankar Chandran	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	4 years
Wil H. J. M. Huijben	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	10 years
Paul J. Hohlstein	M	73	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	14 years
Edward Brown	M	66	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	21 years
Patricia Wadors	F	59	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	8 years
Luke Marusiak	M	61	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	13 years
Paul L. Meissner	M	59	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	9 years
Fusen Chen	M	64	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	10 years
Ginetto Addiego	M	65	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	9 years
Gilad Almogy	M	58	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	-
Farhad Moghadam	M	70	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	11 years
Mark R. Pinto	M	64	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	9 years
Thomas St. Dennis	M	70	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	4 years
Stephan D. Spiva	M	75	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	13 years
Tseng Chung Lee	M	61	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	5 years
Gary J. Rosen	M	59	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	4 years
Glen G. Possley	M	83	Philips Semiconductors, Inc. Philips Semiconductors, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Part of Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips Semiconductors, Inc. is an American company that manufactures semiconductors.	4 years
Deborah A. Coleman	M	71	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	13 years
Steven L. Miller	M	78	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	6 years
Gerald F. Taylor	M	84	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	14 years
Jonathan D. Ivester	M	68	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	13 years
Stephen Schwartz	M	65	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	12 years
Kevin P. Fairbairn	M	70	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	17 years
Lawrence C. Ward	M	71	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	3 years
Norman L. Armour	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	4 years
Michael W. Zellner	M	68	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	10 years
James Kelly Truman	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	8 years
Amotz Maimon	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	5 years
Jan-Yu Weng	M	-	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	22 years

Statistics

Country	Connections	% of total
United States	76	76.00%
Israel	28	28.00%
Japan	18	18.00%

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