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Re:The RAM shortage comes for us all by fullstop on Thursday December 04, 2025 @03:40PM (#46152739)
Why are they building a foundry in Idaho?

https://www.micron.com/us-expansion/id

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Re:The RAM shortage comes for us all by roboror on Thursday December 04, 2025 @04:11PM (#46153136)
I mean it says on the page

>help ensure U.S. leadership in memory development and manufacturing, underpinning a national supply chain and R&D ecosystem.

It's more political than supply based

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Re:The RAM shortage comes for us all by delfinom on Thursday December 04, 2025 @03:50PM (#46152860)
Future demand aka DDR6.

The 2027 timeline for the fab is when DDR6 is due to hit market.

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