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by fullstop 191 days ago
Why are they building a foundry in Idaho?

https://www.micron.com/us-expansion/id

2 comments

Future demand aka DDR6.

The 2027 timeline for the fab is when DDR6 is due to hit market.

I mean it says on the page

>help ensure U.S. leadership in memory development and manufacturing, underpinning a national supply chain and R&D ecosystem.

It's more political than supply based