On January 25, it was reported in the industry that Micron Technology was disbanding its Shanghai R&D center with about 150 employees, and selected more than 40 core R&D personnel to provide qualifications for immigrating to the United States.

In response to the above news, Jiwei.com learned from a number of former Micron employees and current employees that Micron did not disband the entire Shanghai R&D center this time, but only disbanded the DRAM design department, which has more than 100 people in total. In addition to the team, the Micron Shanghai R&D Center also includes sales, testing and other departments. In addition, there will be no other changes in Micron's current factory in Xi'an, which mainly conducts integrated circuit assembly and testing and DRAM module manufacturing.

Micron employees told Jiwei.com that the dissolution of the Shanghai DRAM design team will be completed within this year. The news that the company has provided technical immigration to the United States is true. Some core employees will be able to immigrate to the United States with their families. Choose immigration.

According to a former Micron employee, Micron's DRAM design team had previously lost a large number of personnel to local IC design companies and storage manufacturers in China.

A senior executive in the semiconductor industry commented that Micron's disbanding of the DRAM design team is likely to prevent technology leakage. Although the number of domestic DRAM companies is relatively small, several new ones may emerge in the next few years. DRAM manufacturers, and existing DRAM companies are also looking for talent, Micron's move may want to consolidate product design and research and development outside mainland China.

The industry executive also pointed out that Micron has a long history of attaching importance to intellectual property protection, having previously taken UMC to court for leaking trade secrets. However, on November 26, 2021, Micron and UMC jointly announced that they had reached a global settlement agreement, and they will withdraw their lawsuits against the other party. UMC will pay Micron a one-time settlement of a confidential amount. Both parties said in their statements that they look forward to reaching a future agreement. Common business cooperation opportunities.

At the end of the intellectual property lawsuit, Micron emphasized that intellectual property protection is an important cornerstone for Micron to maintain its competitiveness.

According to a report by market research firm Counterpoint, Samsung ranks first with a market share of 41.5%, SK Hynix ranks second with a market share of 29.3%, and Micron ranks third with 23.4%. The top three manufacturers together account for 94.2% of the DRAM market.