ATL Standard

This week, Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced that Micron Technology Inc., a leading semiconductor manufacturer and the sole U.S.-based manufacturer of memory, will be opening a new, state-of-the-art memory design center in Atlanta in January of next year. It is expected that the new design center will feature offices, a data center, and research and development. All in all, the new center is expected to create 500 jobs. 

“With the obstacles manufacturers and tech companies across the world are facing, we are glad to see Micron Technology move into the number one state for business where they will have everything they need to succeed and contribute to our thriving economy,” Kemp said in a release from his office. “I look forward to seeing the opportunities this creates in Atlanta and to seeing the innovative solutions that will come from this brand new, world-class technology center.”

For Micron, the addition of the office in Atlanta makes sense as the area becomes a burgeoning center of innovation and technology. 

“Atlanta has become an emerging hub for high-tech, characterized by a rich culture and university ecosystem," Scott DeBoer, executive vice president of technology and products at Micron, said. "Establishing a memory design center in Atlanta enables us to partner closely with world-class universities on leading-edge technology development, and expand our talent pool with people who can bring different ideas, backgrounds and experiences to our R&D and innovation efforts.”

"A Fortune 500 company, Micron is an industry leader in memory and storage solutions," according to the release. "With operations across 17 countries, Micron delivers innovations that fuel the data economy in key areas, including artificial intelligence (AI), 5G applications, data center, intelligent edge, and across the client and mobile user experience. This new design center will be a key component to the company’s global technology and product development infrastructure, which has existing centers of excellence in multiple countries around the world, as well as in a number of U.S. locations, including Micron’s corporate headquarters and world-leading technology development center in Boise, Idaho."