Boise-based chipmaker Micron Technology, which has been near the forefront of Idaho companies in terms of COVID-19 coronavirus prevention, announced earnings that the company said were on the higher end of the range despite the pandemic. “While the current quarter ...
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March 19, 2020
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Like everyone else, Idaho’s technology and entrepreneurial communities are dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus, including locking down campuses and canceling conferences. This is particularly true because several technology companies have relationships with countries that faced the disease earlier. “We have ...
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Despite a rumor last week that Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, who still lives in California, was planning to move the company’s headquarters to Milpitas, northeast of Silicon Valley, the tech giant says it is staying put in Boise. “Micron ...
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August 21, 2019
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Correction: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Micron is looking at gender orientation and gender identity in its diversity goals. The company is not at this time due to difficulty in reporting. Diversity, equity ...
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July 18, 2019
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A power failure in Japan destroyed 6 exabytes of memory chips in a fabrication factory owned by Micron Technology competitors, but it may not help the Idaho company much. On June 27, Western Digital Corp. announced that on June 15, ...
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June 25, 2019
Comments Off on Micron quarterly revenue plummets 39%
As expected, Micron third-quarter earnings were lower than the previous quarter and sharply lower than a year ago, with revenue of $4.79 billion vs. $7.8 billion for the same period last year. GAAP net income is $840 million, or $0.74 ...
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April 24, 2019
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Idaho companies can do a better job of protecting their intellectual property, according to the person hired by Simplot Co. to do just that. Likening himself to the little boy in the movie Sixth Sense who sees dead people, Vid ...
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Boise-based Micron Technology Inc. is banking on Boise State University to supply its next generation of materials scientists and viable new materials for the future. Micron Technology Foundation supplied $25 million to the construction of the $50 million Micron Center ...
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August 14, 2017
Comments Off on Micron readies to double its R and D capacity
Micron Technology is doubling down on its future in developing the next generations of semiconductor memory and storage at its Federal Way headquarters in Boise. Micron in recent weeks started outfitting its newest research and development building. The structure will ...
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August 14, 2017
Comments Off on Another large building is on the way at Micron campus
Micron Technology plans to add a 225,000-square-foot building to its Federal Way corporate campus in southeast Boise, to bring the total square footage at its corporate headquarters to nearly 3 million, a company spokesman said. The new, three-story Building 37 ...
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