Micron is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, specializing in memory and storage chips. Its primary revenue stream comes from dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and it also has minority exposure to not-and or NAND, flash chips. Micron serves a global customer base, selling chips into data centers, mobile phones, consumer electronics, and industrial and automotive applications. The firm is vertically integrated.

Boise, Idaho-based Micron is the largest U.S. memory company and a leading global supplier of DRAM, NOR and NAND memory. The company provides memory solutions for computing, communications, consumer, and industrial applications, and serves both wireless and embedded applications. In July 2013, Micron completed its acquisition of Elpida and the Rexchip assets, resulting in a significant boost to productive capacity and revenue opportunity.

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Micron is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, specializing in memory and storage chips. Its primary revenue stream comes from dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and it also has minority exposure to not-and or NAND, flash chips. Micron serves a global customer base, selling chips into data centers, mobile phones, consumer electronics, and industrial and automotive applications. The firm is vertically integrated.