This tree seeks to map and share Micron's technology. Worldcom PR Group Partners, The Pollack PR Marketing Group (USA) And Kaizo Ltd (UK), Team Up With PhE Communication (France) To Win Crucial.com PR Engagement. Open Compute Project - Hacking Conventional Computing Infrastructure. Media. Flash Memory Joint Venture. SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC) and Micron Technology, Inc.
(Nasdaq:MU), today announced that the companies have entered into agreements to expand their NAND Flash memory joint venture relationship. The agreements, which are designed to improve the flexibility and efficiency of the joint venture, include a NAND Flash supply agreement for Micron to supply NAND products to Intel and agreements for certain joint venture assets to be sold to Micron. Under terms of the agreement, Intel is selling its stake in two wafer factories in exchange for approximately $600 million—the approximate book value of Intel's share. Additionally, Intel will be receiving approximately half of the consideration in cash and the remaining amount will be deposited with Micron, which may be refunded or applied to Intel's future purchases under the NAND Flash supply agreement.
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Contemporary Innovations. Partnerships. Customers. Micron Technology. Micron Technology, Inc. is an American multinational corporation based in Boise, Idaho, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, SSD and CMOS image sensing chips. Its consumer products are marketed under the brands Crucial Technology and Lexar. Micron and Intel together created IM Flash Technologies, which produces NAND flash memory. Micron was named one of Thomson Reuters top 100 global innovators in 2012 [2] and 2013.[3] Micron Technology is also ranked among the Top 5 Semiconductor producing companies in the world. As of January 2014, its market capitalization was $26 billion. History[edit] 1978–1999[edit] Micron was founded in Boise, Idaho, in 1978[4] by Ward Parkinson, Joe Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman as a semiconductor design consulting company.[5] Startup funding was provided by local Idaho businessmen Tom Nicholson, Allen Noble, Rudolph Nelson, and Ron Yanke. 2000–present[edit] Products[edit] See also[edit]
Business Units. Micron Technology, Inc. DRAM, NAND Flash, NOR Flash, MCP, Hybrid Memory Cube, SSD, FLCOS Microdisplays.