In August 2009, Conexant sold its broadband access product line to Fremont, CA semiconductor company Ikanos Communications. In September 2008, Jazz was sold to Israel-based Tower Semiconductor Ltd and became known as TowerJazz. In April 2008, Conexant announced the sale of its broadband media processing business, which provided products for satellite, cable and IPTV applications, to Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP Semiconductors NV. Subsequently, GlobespanVirataвЂ™s name was changed to Conexant, Inc. In 2004, Conexant merged with Red Bank, New Jersey semiconductor company GlobespanVirata, Inc., with Conexant as the surviving corporation. Mindspeed would eventually be acquired by Lowell, MA-based M/A-COM Technology Solutions. In June 2003, Conexant spun off its Internet infrastructure business to create the publicly held company Mindspeed Technologies Inc. to form publicly held Skyworks Solutions Inc. In June 2002, Conexant spun off its wireless communications division, which merged immediately following the spinoff with Massachusetts-based chip manufacturer Alpha Industries Inc. In March 2002, Conexant entered into a joint venture agreement with The Carlyle Group to share ownership of its wafer fabrication plant, called Jazz Semiconductor. In the early 2000s, Conexant spun off several standalone technology businesses to create public companies. The company was based in Newport Beach, California. Decker was its first chief executive officer and chairman of its board of directors. At that time, Conexant became the world's largest, standalone communications- IC company. It was listed on the NASDAQ under symbol CNXT on January 4, 1999. On January 4, 1999, Rockwell spun off Conexant Systems, Inc. In 1996, Rockwell International Corporation incorporated its semiconductor division as Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Inc. The motherboard for a dial-up modem for the Sega Dreamcast video game console, showing a Conexant chip.

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