Awards
Micron has received numerous industry awards.
2012
2011 Semiconductor of the Year—Insight Awards
Our industry-leading 20nm NAND Flash was named 2011 Semiconductor of the Year in the 10th annual Insight Awards from UBM TechInsights. These highly regarded awards recognize technical innovation in the semiconductor and electronics industry, putting devices through a rigorous judging process and detailed analysis by UBM’s team of technical experts. Micron and Intel’s IMFT joint development project created 20nm process technology to enable high-capacity, multi-level cell (MLC) NAND Flash devices as a dense, small form factor storage option for saving music, video, books, and other data on smart phones, tablets, and computing solutions such as SSDs.
Read more about the advanced process technology that created our award-winning 20nm NAND.
Best Technology of 2011—The Linley Group Analysts’ Choice Awards
Micron’s revolutionary 3-D Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) was chosen as Best Technology of 2011 by communications semiconductor experts at The Linley Group. The firm’s first annual Analysts’ Choice Awards recognized the top microprocessor-related products of 2011; for the Best Technology Award, the Linley Group’s team of technology analysts considered the merits of the leading, forward-looking technologies announced in 2011. HMC won for its ability to enable a new generation of applications ranging from large-scale networking and high-performance computing to industrial automation and consumer products, thanks to HMC’s greater density, lower latency, higher bandwidth, and better power efficiency compared to conventional memory technologies.
Enabling Consumer Storage Technology—Storage Visions Conference Award
Micron’s RealSSD™ C400 SED was honored with the Enabling Consumer Storage Technology Award at the 2012 Storage Visions Conference. The C400 SED is a client-focused hard drive replacement with hardware-based self encryption that is ideal for computing applications that need easily integrated, cost-effective data protection. Storage Visions awards recognize companies who are advancing state-of-the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, the media and entertainment industries, and visionary products for the digital content value chain.
2011
Most Innovative Flash Memory Technology—Flash Memory Summit Award
Flash Memory Summit (FMS) honored Micron and Intel with its Most Innovative Flash Memory Technology award in recognition of the companies’ industry-leading 20-nanometer NAND Flash memory process technology. The 20nm 8-gigabyte (GB) NAND device, produced by the Micron-Intel joint venture IM Flash Technologies, delivers the industry’s highest capacity in the smallest form factor. The Flash Memory Summit, dedicated entirely to flash memory and its applications, annually awards Best-in-Show recognition to ground-breaking technologies.
Silver Telly Award for a promotion video
Micron Technology is accustomed to winning awards for its innovative products, but it’s not every day the company earns an honor for its marketing efforts. Micron was recognized for a promotional video it created called Power in Progress with a Silver Telly Award for Corporate Image and a Bronze Telly Award for Employee Communications. For 32 years, Telly Awards have been granted to the finest works from advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable companies, interactive agencies and corporations worldwide.
2009
JEDEC Award for Technical Achievement in DDR3 and Module Standards
In January, JEDEC honored two of our engineers—Todd Farrell and George Pax—with Technical Recognition Awards. The award is JEDEC’s most significant award and recognizes outstanding contributions to technology standardization efforts. Todd was recognized for his lead role in writing the DDR3 spec, while George was honored for his work expanding the breadth of the standard for DDR3 modules.
2008
Most Innovative NAND Process Technology—Semiconductor Insights Award
Semiconductor Insights awarded Micron’s 32Gb 34nm NAND Flash with its Most Innovative Process Technology award. Being the first company to develop NAND on such a small process node also allowed us to create the highest-density MLC chip available at the time. The INSIGHT Awards program recognizes companies for achieving great technical strides through innovative design and technical advancements in the semiconductor industry, shaping the world we live in. Read more.
Most Innovative DRAM Design—Semiconductor Insights Award
Employing the smallest DRAM cell size helped our 1Gb 50nm DDR2 earn the prestigious 2008 Insight Award for Most Innovative DRAM. After completing their analysis
Semiconductor Insights called it the most advanced DRAM process technology they’d ever seen. This was the third year in a row Micron DRAM won this award.
Read more.
Supplier Excellence Award—Hitachi
Hitachi recognized Micron as a winner of their Supplier Excellence award for performance in 2008.
Best Electronics Cluster Supplier—Continental
Continental, recognizing Micron’s dedication to the automotive market, awarded Micron "Best Electronics Cluster Supplier" for 2007.
Past Awards
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