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Micron Technology

Technology · Semiconductors - Memory
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BOTTOM LINE

Micron is one of the clearest AGI beneficiaries in the market — AGI literally cannot exist without massive quantities of the physical memory chips Micron manufactures.

■ BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Micron Technology is one of the world's largest manufacturers of memory and storage semiconductor products, primarily DRAM and NAND flash memory. The company designs, manufactures, and sells memory chips used in everything from data center servers and PCs to mobile devices and automotive systems. Micron operates its own fabrication facilities (fabs) worldwide, making it a vertically integrated semiconductor manufacturer. The company has become a major beneficiary of AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI accelerator systems.

REVENUE SOURCES
DRAM memory chipsNAND flash memoryHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for AI/MLSolid State Drives (SSDs)Managed NAND solutionsMultichip packagesSpecialty DRAM (automotive, industrial)Memory modules for data centers
PRIMARY CUSTOMERS

Major cloud service providers (hyperscalers like AWS, Google, Microsoft Azure), PC OEMs (Dell, HP, Lenovo), smartphone manufacturers (Samsung, Apple), data center operators, automotive OEMs, and AI chip companies (NVIDIA). Sales through OEM direct channels and distribution.

▲ AGI EXPOSURE ANALYSIS

Micron manufactures physical memory chips (DRAM and NAND flash). AGI cannot replace the need for physical memory — it massively increases it. Every AGI system requires enormous amounts of high-bandwidth memory. Micron's HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) products are directly critical to AGI infrastructure. Customers include data center operators (who need more memory for AGI), smartphone makers (physical products), PC manufacturers, and automotive companies. Data center customers would expand, not contract, with AGI. Consumer electronics customers serve physical-world needs.

● RISK FACTORS
  • ▸ AGI could design radically different compute architectures that reduce memory needs (unlikely near-term)
  • ▸ Concentration risk if a few AGI hyperscalers vertically integrate memory production
  • ▸ Commodity nature of memory means pricing power is cyclical regardless of AGI
● RESILIENCE FACTORS
  • ▸ AGI requires massive amounts of memory — HBM demand is directly proportional to AGI compute scaling
  • ▸ Physical manufacturing with enormous capital barriers ($100B+ to build competitive fabs)
  • ▸ Only 3 major DRAM producers globally (Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix) — oligopoly structure
  • ▸ Memory is required across all computing — from edge devices to hyperscale data centers
  • ▸ HBM is a high-margin, high-growth product line directly tied to AI acceleration