FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For the month of
February 2010 No. 6
TOWER
SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
Ramat
Gavriel Industrial Park
P.O.
Box 619, Migdal Haemek, Israel 23105
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
S Form
40-F £
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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On
February 18, 2010, the registrant announces that TowerJazz Named 2009 Supplier
of the Year by Skyworks Solutions.
This Form
6-K is being incorporated by reference into all effective registration
statements filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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TOWER
SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
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Date:
February 18, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Nati Somekh
Gilboa
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Name:
Nati Somekh Gilboa
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Title:
Corporate Secretary
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TowerJazz
Named 2009 Supplier of the Year by Skyworks Solutions
Also
awarded Best Supplier for External Foundry second year in a row
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and NEWPORT
BEACH, Calif., February 18, 2010 – TowerJazz, the global specialty
foundry leader, today announced it has received the 2009 Supplier of the Year
Award from Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high reliability analog and
mixed-signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets. The award was
granted to TowerJazz based on superior quality, cycle time, flexibility,
customer service, and cost improvements. In addition, for the second year in a
row, TowerJazz received the Best Supplier Award for External Foundry for
excellent quality, performance and solid alignment with Skyworks’ supply chain
requirements.
Skyworks,
a TowerJazz customer since 2002, utilizes a broad set of the foundry’s specialty
process offerings including mixed-signal CMOS, RFCMOS, BiCMOS and SiGe BiCMOS,
to develop a wide range of Skyworks’ products such as transmit/receive modules,
power amplifier controllers, switch controllers, linear devices, and wireless
LAN solutions.
“We
applaud TowerJazz on its continued dedication to meeting our supply chain
requirements and providing quality technology and design enablement services,”
said Bruce J. Freyman, Vice President, Worldwide Operations for Skyworks.
“TowerJazz was recognized as our best overall supplier because it excelled in
various areas. Throughout the difficult downturn and rapid rebound in 2009,
TowerJazz delivered strong support in meeting our demands to deliver high
quality, leading-edge devices to our customers quickly.”
“These
supplier excellence awards from Skyworks demonstrate our commitment to achieve
customer-centric values across our entire customer base. We quickly
address needs and deliver the best possible quality and service,” said Chuck
Fox, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Corporate Marketing, TowerJazz.
“Our entire team works very hard to achieve high supplier scores and we will
continue to focus on meeting Skyworks’ increasing growth, agility and
flexibility expectations.”
About
TowerJazz
Tower
Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), the global
specialty
foundry
leader and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor,
operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz,
manufacturing integrated circuits with geometries ranging from
1.0 to 0.13-micron. TowerJazz provides industry leading
design enablement tools to allow complex designs to be achieved quickly and
more accurately and offers a broad range of customizable process
technologies including SiGe, BiCMOS, Mixed-Signal and RFCMOS, CMOS Image Sensor,
Power Management (BCD), and Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) as well as MEMS
capabilities. To provide world-class customer service, TowerJazz maintains two
manufacturing facilities in Israel and one in the U.S. with additional capacity
available in China through manufacturing partnerships. For more information,
please visit www.towerjazz.com.
Safe
Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied
by such forward-looking statements. A complete discussion of risks and
uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements
included in this press release or which may otherwise affect Tower and/or Jazz’s
business is included under the heading "Risk Factors" in Tower’s most recent
filings on Forms 20-F, F-3, F-4 and 6-K, as were filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Israel Securities Authority and Jazz’s
most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as were filed with the SEC,
respectively. Tower and Jazz do not intend to update, and expressly disclaim any
obligation to update, the information contained in this release.
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Company
Contact:
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Media
Contact:
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Melinda
Jarrell
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Lauri
Julian
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949/435-8181
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949/715-3049
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melinda.jarrell@towerjazz.com
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lauri.julian@towerjazz.com
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Investor
Relations Contact:
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Levi
Noit
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+972
4 604 7066
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noit.levi@towerjazz.com
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