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Micron Unveils Micron Research Labs, a US-Based Long-Horizon Innovation Hub to Shape the Future of Memory and AI

Micron, Thursday, August 20th, 2026

Micron launched Micron Research Labs in Boise, backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade.

Micron unveiled Micron Research Labs, a United States-based long-horizon research institution headquartered in Boise, Idaho and backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade.

The hub builds on Micron's technology and manufacturing position to pursue breakthroughs beyond current roadmaps.

It brings together customers, academia, government, startups and the broader semiconductor ecosystem. Research areas include critical memory technologies, advanced memory and compute architectures, packaging and future semiconductor manufacturing.

Micron positions the lab as targeting the memory and compute advances that will define the AI era.

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