Micron

Micron scores $6.1B CHIPS Act cash for New York and Idaho fabs

Memorymaker to park mega plant in Syracuse, says senator

Systems18 Apr 2024 |

Micron says it's first to QLC NAND with over 200 layers

Enhanced data density and speed upgrades, though challenges in endurance remain

Storage16 Apr 2024 | 5

Taiwan quake to hit chipmakers' capex, not chip supply

Some equipment suffered minor damage, but the silicon show must go on

Off-Prem05 Apr 2024 | 1

Micron bounces back as AI drives up memory prices

'Our HBM is sold out for calendar 2024,' trills CEO

Storage21 Mar 2024 | 1

Micron New York mega fab faces an environmental exam

At least the US Army is thinking about the frogs in those 226 acres of wetland

Systems04 Mar 2024 | 8

Chinese chip slinger found not guilty of stealing memory secrets from Micron

Fujian Jinhua escapes prosecution tho remains on the US sanctions list

Storage28 Feb 2024 | 1

Infosys loses ten-year, $1.5 billion contract announced just three months ago

Asia In Brief PLUS: Fujitsu Japan spins out servers, storage, and PCs; Japan’s moonshot on track; Samsung reportedly delays Arizona fab opening

Channel27 Dec 2023 | 26

New York set to host $10B semiconductor research facility with IBM and Micron

Elsewhere, BAE Systems bags first CHIPS Act funding

Systems11 Dec 2023 | 1

YMTC accuses Micron of 'freeriding' on its 3D NAND patents

Comes after US memory maker labeled security threat by China

Storage13 Nov 2023 | 2

Beijing signals it may let Micron out of the penalty box in the Middle Kingdom

Commerce minister would love if US chipmaker took root in Chinese market

On-Prem05 Nov 2023 | 2

Micron, SK-Hynix's shipping bandwidth-boosting LPDDR5 for on-device AI

So long as you don’t mind that it's soldered down

Systems26 Oct 2023 |

Japan confirms ¥192 billion will flow to help Micron build Hiroshima plant

That's $1.3 billion – pocket change compared to CHIPS Acts elsewhere

On-Prem04 Oct 2023 | 1

Micron revenue halved in FY23 as China ban bites

Reason for the block still a mystery – but most have their guesses

Systems28 Sep 2023 | 6

Fujitsu to quit Tokyo HQ

ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: Micron breaks ground in India; Hong Kong goes for green fintech; Taiwan to launch first sub; and more

Off-Prem25 Sep 2023 | 2

US and China to keep talking about chip bans, just not when they'll end

Intel and Micron made the agenda, but action to ease their woes did not

Legal29 Aug 2023 | 2

Hey Joe, those US CHIPS funds still coming? We kinda need them, says Micron

And by kinda, Idaho fab giant means absolutely 'necessary' for the plants it already announced

On-Prem22 Aug 2023 | 6

Micron joins the CXL 2.0 party with a 256GB memory expander

RAM disguised as an SSD? What will they come up with next?

Storage08 Aug 2023 | 7

One problem with America's chip ambitions: Not quite enough staff

Semi industry fears US will be short 70K engineers, technicians, computer scientists by end of decade

On-Prem26 Jul 2023 | 40

Memory chipmaker Micron's sales down 57% as market bottoms out

Company eyes return to memory growth, but warns life on the China ban-list could be hard

Systems29 Jun 2023 |

Micron, Applied Materials make big investments in India

Not building fabs, but fabulous for India – as is GE coming to build jet engines

On-Prem23 Jun 2023 |

Micron warns China's ban could cost it $4 billion annual revenue

Asia In Brief PLUS: Crypto just isn't cricket in India; China's budget smartphone surge; Jack Ma is back, again; and more

Legal19 Jun 2023 | 1

Micron chips in $600M for China memory facility despite Beijing sanctions

It's not very nice being blacklisted for no apparent reason, is it?

Systems16 Jun 2023 | 3

Uncle Sam vows to Micron-manage China's memory chip ban

Commerce Secretary says US 'won't tolerate' Beijing's 'economic coercion'

Systems30 May 2023 | 10

US and China trade chiefs aim for cool heads as chip wars heat up

Commerce Secretary Raimondo asks WTF is going on with the Micron ban

Systems26 May 2023 | 6

US mulls retaliation for China blacklisting Micron without evidence of security threat

Sound like anyone you know?

Systems24 May 2023 | 17

China hasn't told Micron why it failed security review, or what its ban means

US memory-maker forecasts single-digit revenue impact, and ongoing gloom in PC and smartmobe markets

Security23 May 2023 | 7

China bans Micron products after security review finds unspecified flaws

Alleges major risks to national security, but is happy for chips to remain in place

Legal21 May 2023 | 24

Micron, Kyocera, Samsung bet billions on Japan chip plants

Meanwhile, Fujifilm pursues photolithography interests in Taiwan

Systems18 May 2023 | 3

Now you've all quit buying RAM and personal gear, chip wafer demand stumbles

We thought you loved us, cries someone in a fab somewhere, probably

Systems03 May 2023 | 6

China sticks national security probe into America's Micron

Looking for leaky memory, and possibly revenge

Systems01 Apr 2023 | 16

Diving DRAM prices are a problem not even AI can solve

Analysts just don't see digi-brains making a difference to dismal demand that's caused deep discounting

Systems29 Mar 2023 | 16

Micron writes off $1.43B in inventory as sales dive, claims only way is up

AIs are going to need memory and storage silicon, you know

Systems29 Mar 2023 | 8

Non-binary DDR5 is finally coming to save your wallet

Need a New Year's resolution? How about stop paying for memory you don't need

Storage02 Jan 2023 | 83

Micron plans staff decimation as demand dips to Great Recession levels

Lower demand? Bid adieu to 10% of workers and cut production

Systems22 Dec 2022 | 12

Micron double decimates production as sales stall

DRAM and NAND wafer production cut 20%

Systems17 Nov 2022 |

Micron samples first DRAM built using 1-beta process node

Performance boost down to fresh processes, new materials, and more advanced equipment

Storage01 Nov 2022 | 2

Samsung bucks industry trend, maintains memory investments

This is despite weakening demand and operating profit down by 49% in semiconductor division

Systems27 Oct 2022 |

More chipmakers report falling revenue as market braces for tough year

Made in Taiwan: Only TSMC seems to be dodging the downturn

Systems07 Oct 2022 | 7

Hot DRAM, Micron promises $100B for 'largest chip fab in US history'

Memory maker says plant will help to boost memory production in America

Systems05 Oct 2022 | 17

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers races to break ground in Texas before tax breaks dissolve

Everythings bigger in Texas, including the tax breaks

On-Prem13 Sep 2022 | 4

US semiconductor industry has a lot of ideas about where CHIPS Act money should go

Outsourced assembly and test a key missing part of supply chain, and foreign entities aren't beyond the pale

Systems02 Sep 2022 | 7

Micron confirms first US memory fab on home soil in 20 years

$15 billion Idaho facility is the first step as chip biz feeds on CHIPS Act

On-Prem01 Sep 2022 | 6

Micron wants tax breaks for '$160b' Texas chip fab plant

If it ever gets built, that is

Systems26 Aug 2022 | 35

The CHIPS Act won't end US reliance on foreign foundries

Analysis For all the billions poured in, is a 'Made in America' sticker worth it?

Systems18 Aug 2022 | 34

Inflation worries push PC and mobile DRAM demand down, with pricing to follow

Samsung, SK hynix, Micron are in for some pain, claims analyst, plus signs point to stockpiled customer inventory

Storage16 Aug 2022 |

US CHIPS Act: Getting the funding is just the start

Analysis Plan to regain semiconductor production market share may be a case of too little, too late

Systems15 Aug 2022 | 12

Micron pledges $40b for US fabs as financial headwinds mount

The memory biz is bracing for a recession-fueled drop in demand

Systems09 Aug 2022 | 5

CXL absorbs OpenCAPI on the road to interconnect dominance

It's not the first rival open standard has assimilated – remember Gen-Z?

Storage02 Aug 2022 |

Micron pledges US memory expansion after CHIPS Act passes

With $52 billion on the table, everyone wants their fair share

Storage29 Jul 2022 | 6

Micron's 232-layer NAND is a game changer for database workloads

Analysis Faster, higher capacity, and cheaper per gig. What more could you ask for? Oh yeah, endurance?

Storage27 Jul 2022 | 28

Seagate lowers production and sales forecasts amid weakening economy

US datacenter demand holding up, floundering in China. Consumers? 'Spending money on other things'

Storage22 Jul 2022 |

SK hynix reviews investments as chip market slows

When the chips are down: Memory device maker the latest to evaluate direction

Systems15 Jul 2022 |

Power outage at Hiroshima facility may hit DRAM supply

Micron says ‘inclement’ weather responsible for complete production shutdown, apparently

Systems13 Jul 2022 | 9

Micron releases DDR5 DRAM ready for next-gen servers

The memory chips are here, we're just waiting on Intel and AMD

Storage07 Jul 2022 | 2

Micron aims 1.5TB microSD card at video surveillance market

Embedded World Ideal for corporate fleet dash cameras, smart home security, police bodycams, VSaaS and more, says chip giant

Storage21 Jun 2022 | 54

Micron dangles predictable memory price agreements in front of vendors

The idea? To get investors muttering: DRAM, those gross margins are stable...

Storage13 May 2022 | 4