Browsing: Micron

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) started the year incredibly hot, rising 325% for the year at its peak. However, it cooled off after July arrived, and the stock has sold off a fair bit. It’s now down over 20% from its all-time high, but I think that will change after Sept. 30.

An investment of $1,000 made in shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) three years ago is now worth almost $15,000, which isn’t surprising as the company has been benefiting from healthy memory chip demand that has created a supply shortage in the industry.

Memory chip demand has been exceeding supply thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, and that’s not surprising, as memory helps solve a key bottleneck that can impede the performance of AI data center chips.

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) —On Thursday, Micron Technology announced plans to launch a new long-horizon research institution in Boise backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade, positioning the effort as a major U.S.-based push to drive future breakthroughs in memory and semiconductor technology.

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21, 2026 — Micron Technology, Inc. has unveiled Micron Research Labs, a U.S.-based long-horizon premier research institution headquartered in Boise and backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade. Building on Micron’s technology and manufacturing leadership, the new hub will bring together customers, academia, government and the broader semiconductor…

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean addresses the press and residents after testifying before House State Affairs Committee on Feb. 9, 2026 (Joel Hroma for CBS2)

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution started with a scramble for processing power, as graphics processing units (GPUs) from Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) powered large language model training. Although GPUs remain top of mind for hyperscalers, demand has also begun to shift toward custom application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) designed by Broadcom.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has had an odd year. It started off red-hot, and then, as soon as the calendar flipped to July, investors couldn’t sell Micron stock fast enough. At its worst, it was down nearly 40% from its all-time high; now it’s around 30% off. That quick bounceback may have defined a low…

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the better stock to buy in 2026 compared with Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), according to an assessment by ChatGPT.