Micron announces $2B expansion of Manassas fab in Virginia

Micron (MU) Technology announced the start of 1-alpha DRAM manufacturing at its Manassas, Virginia, fab, an important step in the company’s efforts to significantly expand U.S. memory manufacturing. Micron said: “As the only United States manufacturer of memory, Micron is uniquely positioned to strengthen America’s domestic memory supply. The 1alpha DRAM node, the most advanced memory technology ever produced in the United States, is well suited to long-lifecycle memory for critical applications, including DDR4 and LP4 products. Micron’s Virginia manufacturing expansion serves the automotive, defense and aerospace, industrial, networking and medical device sectors that depend on this kind of memory.” Micron’s more than $2B investment in the expansion and modernization of its Manassas fab, which supports more than 3,100 direct manufacturing and community jobs, is supported by federal, state and local incentives.