Micron Technology Now Using Applied Materials' E3 Equipment

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Micron Technology Optimizes Process Control With Applied Materials' E3 Equipment Control System

Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU) announced today that it has started
the deployment of the Applied Materials E3(TM) framework within its 300
millimeter (mm) fabrication facilities. E3 is an integrated engineering
system that allows sophisticated control strategies aimed at increasing
product performance, raising product yield and improving quality.

Micron selected Applied Materials' E3 solution for advanced process
control given its balance between cost & control flexibility. The
selection followed a comprehensive evaluation of several commercial
systems and took into account stakeholders preferences, functional
features, cost of ownership (CoO) and return on investment (ROI)
analysis.

Since the adoption of E3, Micron's engineering teams have enabled fault
detection and classification (FDC) to predict and avoid unexpected
equipment downtime and prevent product deviations, run-to-run control
(R2R) to adjust processing parameters in real time and equipment
performance tracking (EPT) to identify factory bottlenecks to quantify
process variability. With the statistical process control (SPC) module,
Micron's 300mm facilities will further improve efficiency and product
quality while reducing the CoO.

"We're extremely pleased to be able to work with a technology leader
such as Micron in deploying the E3 system to optimize the efficiency of
their worldwide fab assets," said Charlie Pappis, vice president and
general manager of Applied Global Services. "By integrating what were
previously standalone functions into a common framework, the E3 system
has transformed equipment automation and control technology, which has
historically been complex and expensive to implement and maintain."

Before running E3, Micron had been using a mix of in-house and third
party systems running different approaches on different platforms.
Quality Management Systems are a key part of Micron's strategy to
provide customers with superior product quality. With Applied
Materials' assistance, Micron has been able to make a smooth transition
to the E3 system, allowing it to achieve both significant process
improvements and ongoing cost savings from increased operational
efficiency.

About Micron

Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of
advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations,
Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR
flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies,
packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge
computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's
common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more
about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.

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