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    Micron works with government leaders around the world to promote policies that enhance our ability to innovate, promote competitiveness and ensure that our voice is heard on the issues most important to our business interests and values.

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    We actively engage in public policy discussions related to Micron's business interests, workforce and communities.

    Global affairs and public policy

    Because memory is an essential part of the semiconductor ecosystem, Micron supports measures that recognize the importance of semiconductors in the global economy and provide ongoing assistance (such as refundable tax credits, manufacturing grants, research and development grants, and other economic programs) to ensure the long-term viability of cost-competitive semiconductor manufacturing. Such programs advance semiconductor leadership, create high-paying jobs and boost local economies while helping ensure our operations are leading-edge and globally competitive.

    Importance of memory

    Micron is the only U.S.-based manufacturer of NAND, DRAM, and NOR. Memory has grown from 10% of the semiconductor market in 2000 to almost 30% today, and will only continue to grow as the global data economy keeps expanding. With compute-intensive technologies like Artificial Intelligence and 5G driving future demand, our investment in leading-edge manufacturing will help to position Micron to best serve customer requirements as well as strengthen U.S. technology leadership. Memory is an engine of AI – we cannot have AI without the memory to train it. Micron is enabling the AI revolution through innovation and leading process technology.

    Innovation and intellectual property

    With over 58,000 patents, Micron's innovative R&D operations set us apart from any other memory semiconductor company in the world, and our innovations are critical to our technology leadership. Micron averages 3 patents per day. Gurtej Sandhu, Micron’s top inventor by patent count and one of the world’s most prolific inventors – has more patents than Thomas Edison. Micron's innovative R&D operations set us apart from any other memory semiconductor company in the world, and our innovations are critical to our technology leadership. Our intellectual property — the know-how that makes us who we are — is our most valuable asset. Innovation is one of our values, and our relentless focus on and celebration of technology breakthroughs serves as the engine that propels us to the forefront of our industry. Micron actively supports legislative and trade policies that promote innovation, create a fair and balanced patent system, and provide strong protection for trade secrets.

    Powered by Innovation: Micron Cracks Top 20 for Patents

    Workforce

    At Micron, people are at the core of our business. Our ability to attract, retain, and develop the best and brightest minds in the world is critical to our success. Micron supports fair immigration policies in all countries where we operate to preserve access to global talent, provide for greater permanent resident status, create quicker and more efficient legal immigration and work-permitting processes, and assist the families of the foreign workers we depend on. Further, Micron champions increased government investment in education for semiconductor-related fields as well as workforce training and development programs that will prepare future-ready workers for gainful employment across the world. More than 6% of Micron's U.S. workforce consists of veterans, and we are actively working to increase Veteran access to the semiconductor company.

    Trade and supply chains

    As a global leader in advanced memory systems, Micron relies heavily on access to customers and markets all around the world. Open markets protect the complex supply chains our industry depends on to promote innovation and remain competitive. We support initiatives to increase international coordination among governments to further strengthen the security and resiliency of today’s digital economy. We believe policies based on market principles, transparency, nondiscrimination, and equal access will spur innovation and growth. Micron is a strong advocate of robust free trade agreements that enable fair competition, include high standards of protection and safeguards for intellectual property, and level the playing field.

    Energy and environment

    Information technology solutions enabled by advanced semiconductors — and fast, efficient memory and storage in particular — are increasingly important for addressing the world’s energy concerns and ensuring future quality of life. Because we recognize the importance of addressing the impacts of our own production, we have established clear environmental sustainability goals to do so. Micron supports policies that promote innovative, competitive, sustainable technology solutions, continued advancements in energy and materials efficiency, and ongoing improvements in the semiconductor industry’s direct environmental impacts, such as reliable, cost-competitive, carbon-free electricity and cutting-edge and material science.

    To learn more about Micron's sustainability efforts, click here.

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