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Micron says 50 jobs in Utah may turn into more

February 4, 2006 /

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Plant will make flash memory chips for iPods

Quietly, with nary a microbit of the hopeful fanfare and choreography of its 1995 groundbreaking, Micron Technology’s sprawling Lehi complex has at long last begun ramping up for production.

The Boise-based memory chip maker had earlier announced that its $500 million deal with Intel Corp. to provide NAND-style flash memory for Apple’s iPod line would spark its mostly mothballed plant to life in early 2007. But the company has been spare in its details on the scope or schedule for hiring.

Bob Mims
The Salt Lake Tribune

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