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petcatyesterday at 2:02 PM3 repliesview on HN

??? Micron has DRAM megafabs in both Idaho and New York state.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Technology


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input_shyesterday at 2:14 PM

They don't "have them", they're building them.

https://www.micron.com/us-expansion/id

> Micron has already achieved key construction milestones on its first Idaho fab with DRAM output scheduled to begin in 2027.

https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-deta...

> Production is expected to start in 2030 with the fabs ramping throughout the decade.

Until they start outputting DRAM in any meaningful quantity, they're not relevant.

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bootsmannyesterday at 2:08 PM

Are those plants still functional after CHIPS act was axed? I thought they mainly produce in Asia now.

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petesergeantyesterday at 2:11 PM

> Currently, 100% of leading-edge DRAM production occurs overseas, primarily in East Asia.[0]

They make DRAM for cars, not computers, in the USA. They've promised they'll bring manufacturing onshore any time soon, which effectively means they'll wait until Trump forgets about it.

0: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/06/president-trum...

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