Micron's $6B CHIPS funding should have more strings attached, critics say

Micron will use the funding to construct "several state-of-the-art memory chips facilities" in New York and Idaho, contributing to a $125 billion investment to create "at least 20,000 jobs."

According to Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, "Micron is uniquely positioned to bring leading-edge memory manufacturing to the U.S., strengthening the country's technology leadership and fostering advanced innovation."

With billions in CHIPS funding from the Biden administration, the US's "share of advanced memory manufacturing" will reportedly rise from nearly 0 percent to 10 percent over the next decade.

The Semiconductor Industry Association's President and CEO John Neuffer said, "Memory is a technology critical to America's economic future and national security, and Micron's historic investments will strengthen US leadership for the long term."

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