Micron begins construction on new memory manufacturing fab

Micron Technology will celebrate the start of construction on the nation’s first new memory manufacturing fab in 20 years. Company executives will join Idaho Governor Brad Little, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean, other community partners and team members to mark the milestone with a ceremonial concrete pour at Micron’s Boise headquarters on the 45th anniversary of the company’s founding. Just over a year ago, Micron announced its plans to invest approximately $15B through the end of the decade to construct a new fab for leading-edge memory manufacturing, to be co-located with the company’s R&D epicenter in its hometown of Boise. Through the lifespan of the project, Micron will directly infuse $15.3B into the Idaho economy and directly spend $13B with Idaho businesses. The project will create over 17,000 new Idaho jobs, including 2,000 Micron direct jobs, furthering the need for a diverse, highly skilled workforce. Cleanroom space in the new fab is expected to come online in phases starting in 2025, with DRAM production ramping over the second half of the decade in line with industry demand growth. Ultimately, the cleanroom space will reach 600,000 square feet – the size of approximately 10 U.S. football fields, and at its completion, the largest single cleanroom ever built in the country.