Micron Technology (MU): Who It Depends On
Micron is one of only a handful of companies in the world that can manufacture DRAM and NAND memory at scale, and the AI boom has made its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) one of the tightest-supplied components in the chip industry. Like every memory maker, Micron depends on a small group of specialist equipment suppliers to build its fabs, and its own customer base spans PC and phone makers as well as the AI data-center buyers now driving its growth.
Supply-chain dependency
Companies MU relies on to design, manufacture, package, and assemble its hardware.
The sole supplier of the EUV lithography systems Micron needs for its most advanced memory nodes.
A major supplier of deposition and etch equipment used across Micron's fabs.
Supplies etch and deposition tools central to building the tiny, densely stacked structures inside modern DRAM and NAND.
A leading supplier of coater/developer and etch systems for Micron's fabs. Trades primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with no proper US-listed ticker.
Provides process-control and inspection equipment Micron relies on to keep yields high on its most advanced memory processes.
Supplies specialty materials and contamination-control filtration used throughout Micron's fabrication process.
Supplies the ultra-pure silicon wafers Micron's memory chips are built on. Trades primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with no proper US-listed ticker.
A second major silicon wafer supplier to Micron. Trades primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with no proper US-listed ticker.
Supplies the industrial gases Micron's fabs require to operate at semiconductor-grade purity.
Supplies automated test equipment used to validate finished memory chips. Trades primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with no proper US-listed ticker.
Customer concentration
Companies that make up an outsized share of MU's revenue - who MU relies on to buy from it.
One of Micron's largest and fastest-growing customers, buying high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to pair with its AI GPUs.
A long-standing major buyer of Micron's DRAM and NAND for iPhone, iPad, and Mac products.
Buys Micron memory at volume for its PC lineup and, increasingly, its AI server products.
One of the world's largest PC makers by volume and a major Micron memory customer. Trades primarily on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with no proper US-listed ticker.
Buys Micron memory at scale for Azure's server and AI infrastructure.
Buys memory from Micron for its AI training and data-center infrastructure.
Buys Micron memory for Google Cloud's server and AI infrastructure.
Integrates Micron memory into the AI servers it ships at high volume.
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