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Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) has become one of the AI boom’s biggest beneficiaries because high-bandwidth memory has turned into a scarce strategic resource. An Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)-backed startup now wants to challenge that scarcity.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), the memory-and-storage chipmaker, caught another bullish AI-memory signal Monday as SK Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) rocketed 8.3% and Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) advanced 5.7%. Micron entered the holiday after jumping 6.1% Friday to $1,016.59, leaving Wall Street unable to react immediately while U.S. markets were closed for Labor Day.

Micron just posted a productivity figure so extreme that analysts are scrambling to explain whether it reflects a structural shift in the memory business or a cycle that could turn just as violently as it spiked.

Micron’s planned $10 billion investment over the next decade in Micron Research Labs, centered on a flagship campus in Boise, is another historic moment for our city—and a powerful opportunity for generations to come.

The behavior of Micron (NASDAQ: MU) stock has shown extreme volatility, particularly over the last year. The stock made gains of almost 690% over the last 12 months, only to fall by nearly 30% since peaking in June.