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  1. Consumer-impact summary
  2. Incidents
  3. Crucial exits from consumer global business (December 2025)
  4. Products
  5. See also
  6. References

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Micron
Basic information
Founded 1978-10
Legal Structure Public
Industry Semiconductors, Computer hardware
Also known as
Official website https://www.micron.com/

Micron Technology, Inc, also known simply as Micron, is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), flash memory and solid state disks (SSDs). It was founded in 1978 in Boise, Idaho, by Ward Parkinson, Joe Parkinson, Dennis Wilson and Doug Pitman. Crucial, their consumer-targeted brand, was pretty known for their products amongst PC gamers.

Consumer-impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

  • User Freedom
  • User Privacy
  • Business Model
  • Market Control

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Incidents

Crucial exits from consumer global business (December 2025)

Main article: Micron retires Crucial products from consumer business

On December 3, 2025, Micron announced that they will no longer be producing and selling Crucial components for consumers, to focus exclusively in the AI and data centers market. They also announced they will continue their consumer product shipments until the end of fiscal Q2 occurs (February 2026). [1]

Products

  • Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)
  • Solid State Disks (SSDs)
  • Flash Memory

See also

References

  1. "Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business". 3 Dec 2025. Archived from the original on 24 Jan 2026. Retrieved 26 Jan 2026.
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