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Micron plans (from 22) York state’s economy, including what Mi-
cron describes as “9,000 high paying jobs
STEM education programs and increase at Micron.”
focus on reaching under-represented and
student rural populations.” Increased U.S. production
Micron says its New York megafab is part
of its strategy to gradually increase Amer-
ican-made, leading-edge DRAM production
to 40% of the company’s global output over
the next decade, in line with industry de-
mand.

The first phase New York investment of $20
billion is planned by the end of this decade
and will represent the largest private in-
vestment in New York state history.

Micron’s investment in Onondaga County,
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra and N.Y. New York, will complement the company’s
Senator Chuck Schumer (right) were spreading the news about
New York state's selection for a multi-billion-dollar fab last month. recently announced, high-volume manufac-
(New York State) turing fab in Boise, Idaho.

College partnership
Locally, Micron is has forged a partnership The fab is consistant with its plans to invest
with the College of Western Idaho to lead as much as $150 billion worldwide in R&D
efforts in delivering key curricula, such as and manufacturing over the next decade.
advanced mechatronics engineering.

The winning candidate
Micron will expand domestically as it em-
barks on a fab site in the Empire State.

New York reportedly was one of the lead-
ing candidates earlier this year for the Intel
megafab that will be built near Columbus,
Ohio.

This time, New York’s offer, which appar-
ently Micron could not refuse, includes $5.5 Micron, mostly by acquisition, operates several fabs outside the
billion in incentives. U.S. including this one in Taiyung, Taiwan and another in Taic-
hung, Taiwan. (Micron)
Overall, Micron says it will invest up to $100 Forty football fields
billion for its planned megafab in central The Clay site could eventually include four
N.Y. state over the next 20-plus years. The 600,000 square foot cleanrooms, for a total
fab site will ad some 50,000 jobs to New of 2.4 million square feet of cleanroom.
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