Micron says New York chipmaking fabs still on track
Micron says New York chipmaking fabs still on track
Micron has published the final draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its fabs near Clay, New York, which reveals the final schedules for construction of four fabs starting late 2025 through 2041. Meanwhile, a report from Syracuse indicates that the company is accelerating its Idaho fabs and reallocating CHIPS Act funding to that facility.
"Micron remains focused on bringing leading-edge memory manufacturing to New York, and we appreciate the strong partnership with federal, state, and local authorities," a Micron statement supplied to Tom's Hardware reads.
According to Micron's official draft EIS document released back in June and the latest draft EIS published in November, the construction phase for the first fab (Fab 1) would start from late 2026 (after a year of preparations that start in late 2025, according to the company's U.S. expansion plan unveiled on July 1, 2025) and will last till the second half of 2028, or early 2029. It usually takes 12 to 24 months to fully equip a fab, depending on various factors; hence, it is reasonable to expect the first fab to start DRAM production sometime in 2030, five years later than initially expected. Yet, Micron believes it can partly equip its Fab 1 in three quarters and begin operations in Q1 2029.
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