Micron Technology, Inc., a global semiconductor company specializing in memory and storage solutions, has announced plans to establish Micron Research Labs, a U.S.-based long-horizon research institution headquartered in Boise, Idaho, and backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade. The new research hub will focus on critical memory technologies, advanced memory and compute architectures, packaging and future semiconductor manufacturing.
Micron Research Labs is designed to bring together customers, academia, government, startups, industry and the broader semiconductor ecosystem to pursue breakthroughs beyond current technology roadmaps and advance future memory and computing technologies for the AI era. A flagship Boise campus will anchor the research initiative, which will also include extensive university collaborations, global satellite labs and ecosystem partnerships. The lab will connect Micron researchers with external experts and research partners and will draw on the company’s research and technology footprint across the U.S., Europe, Japan, India, Singapore and Taiwan.
Micron Technology’s Boise, Idaho campus. Micron Research Labs will be headquartered in Boise. (Image courtesy of Micron Technology)
“The decisions we make today will determine who leads the AI economy of tomorrow, and America’s AI future will be built on American-made memory,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, Chairman, President and CEO of Micron Technology. “With a planned $10 billion investment in Micron Research Labs, we are looking around the corner to the memory and compute systems the future will demand, bringing together the best minds across academia, government, startups and industry. This builds on the more than $250 billion we have separately committed to manufacturing and R&D across the United States, because as the only U.S.-based manufacturer of memory, we have long believed in the future that AI is now making real.”
Micron Research Labs will advance foundational research across memory, compute and semiconductor manufacturing and is designed to look beyond a 10-year technology horizon. The initiative builds on Micron’s 62,000 lifetime patents while also supporting development of the next generation of memory researchers and technology leaders. The company anticipates breaking ground on the new Boise research facility during calendar year 2027. The facility is expected to accommodate hundreds of researchers and host research conferences, workshops and innovation forums.
“For nearly 50 years, from four people in a Boise basement to America’s memory leader, Micron has pushed the boundaries of what memory can do,” said Scott DeBoer, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Products Officer at Micron Technology. “Micron Research Labs gives that legacy a dedicated home for long-horizon innovation, the kind of research that sits upstream of every product we build.”
The planned $10 billion investment builds on Micron’s separately announced plans to invest more than $250 billion in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research and development. Those broader investments are expected to create more than 90,000 American jobs.
About Micron Technology
Micron Technology, Inc. is a Boise, Idaho-headquartered semiconductor company that designs, develops and manufactures memory and storage solutions for AI and other compute-intensive applications. Founded in 1978, the company’s portfolio includes high-performance DRAM, NAND and NOR technologies supporting applications across the data center, intelligent edge, client and mobile computing markets. Micron generated $37.4 billion in fiscal 2025 annual revenue and has approximately 56,000 team members, 15 manufacturing sites, 13 customer labs and 21 design center locations worldwide. The company is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol MU. For more information, please click here.
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