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Micron's Q4 non-GAAP EPS surged 11-fold to $33.42 and revenue jumped 379.3% YoY, beating consensus on tight DRAM/NAND pricing and AI data-center demand.
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The 10-Year Treasury yield fell six basis points from 24-year highs as part of the market backdrop to Micron's earnings-driven rally.
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The 30-Year Treasury yield dropped four basis points after hitting 5.636% intraday, cited as context for the higher Wall Street close.
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DA Davidson Raises Micron Price Target to $3000 on AI Memory Demand
DA Davidson lifted its price target on Micron to $3000 from $2100, citing the memory-chip maker's growth prospects as AI drives demand for memory. The $3000 target implies about 195% upside from Micron's shares, which were trading at $1018 before the bell on Wednesday. Analyst Gil Luria said Micron is on a growth trajectory for the next 3-5 years that the market has not yet acknowledged, and the brokerage expects memory demand to exceed supply in 2027 and 2028. DA Davidson values Micron at about 19 times its fiscal 2027 earnings estimate and reiterated its Buy rating, noting that longer-term supply agreements with customers should make the business more predictable and that demand is coming from the largest companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, and Apple. The firm also said de-specing, or chipmakers' use of less memory per AI processor, should not necessarily weaken Micron's outlook, since using less memory could reduce AI system performance and eventually push customers to buy more. Micron shares have risen 266% this year.
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Netlist Shares Jump 17.9% on Micron Patent Settlement Worth $600 Million
Netlist, Inc. shares soared 17.9% to close at $6.66 after the company disclosed a settlement with Micron that resolves all pending legal proceedings between the two firms. Under the deal, Micron receives a five-year license to Netlist's patent portfolio, including server DIMMs and High Bandwidth Memory technologies, and will pay Netlist $30 million every quarter from the fourth quarter of 2026 through the third quarter of 2031, totaling $600 million over the five-year term. Micron also agreed to purchase 10 million Netlist common shares for an aggregate of $1 million, subject to a lock-up and phased release schedule over five years. The Micron agreement follows Netlist's August announcement of a five-year strategic alliance with Samsung covering patent cross-licensing, DRAM and NAND supply, and settlement of all pending litigation, under which Samsung will also buy 10 million Netlist shares. Netlist is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.60 per share, a year-over-year change of +3100%, on revenues of $308.6 million, up 630.8% from the year-ago quarter, while its consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged over the last 30 days and the stock carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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MU · Regulation · Negative Micron must pay Netlist $600M over five years and license its patent portfolio after settling all pending litigation.
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TaiwanMicron Reaches Netlist Patent Settlement as Taiwan Workers Back Strike Vote
Micron Technology has reached a major patent settlement with Netlist that includes a multi-year license for key memory technologies, resolving longstanding litigation between the two companies over intellectual property used in Micron's memory products. Separately, workers at Micron's critical Taiwan facility have backed a strike action that could affect production during strong AI-related demand. The Netlist settlement supports Micron's advanced DRAM and high bandwidth memory roadmap from an IP standpoint, while the Taiwan labor threat could turn tight supply into an operational risk if output for AI data center clients is interrupted. The clearest proof point will be Micron's next detailed operational update, especially whether management keeps its fiscal 2027 capex and first quarter 2027 revenue guidance of about US$61.5b intact while outlining how Taiwan production plans and labor relations are being stabilised.
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MU · Regulation · Positive Micron reached a patent settlement with Netlist including a multi-year license, resolving longstanding IP litigation over its memory products.
MU · Supply · Negative Workers at Micron's critical Taiwan facility backed a strike that could interrupt production during strong AI-related demand.
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Micron Taiwan workers vote to strike over bonus reforms
Hundreds of workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan have voted to strike after talks with the US memory chip giant over bonus reforms collapsed, their union said Wednesday. Of the 2,258 eligible union members at the Taoyuan plant, 2,012 cast ballots, with 1,994 voting in favour of strike action and 14 against, union secretary Chen Yen-kai said. Micron, which makes around 50-60 percent of its chips in Taiwan, has been locked in talks over remuneration with two labour unions representing 12,000 of 15,000 workers at its Taoyuan and Taichung plants. Taoyuan union head Jerry Lin said no strike date has been set but a surprise strike could be called by text message, and he urged Micron to present a concrete proposal after its board meeting scheduled for October 8 and 9 before the union formally proceeds to a strike. The unions are seeking a one-off bonus of 83 months' salary plus a permanent system allocating 15 percent of operating profits to worker bonuses paid quarterly, rejecting Micron's offer last month of up to 68 months of pay. The Taichung union, representing around 11,000 workers at the larger plant, said its talks with Micron would continue as scheduled despite the Taoyuan strike plan.
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MU · Supply · Negative Workers at Micron's Taoyuan plant voted to strike over bonus reforms, threatening production disruption at a facility that makes a large share of its chips.
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AMD CEO Su Says Company Continues to Explore Foundry Partnership with Samsung
Lisa Su, chief executive officer of U.S. semiconductor giant AMD, said on the 7th that the company is continuing to explore opportunities for partnership with Samsung Electronics in its memory and foundry businesses. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Seoul, Su said she had met with executives of SK Hynix and planned to meet with executives of Samsung Electronics as well. Amid tightening supply of semiconductor memory, she explained that AMD is working with customers to optimize its memory footprint so it can meet more computing demand going forward, and said the company is urging memory suppliers to build out production capacity faster and as quickly as possible. We rely heavily on the South Korean supply chain, and Samsung and SK Hynix are key to achieving our broad goals in data centers, she added. Su also said data center demand overall remains very strong, with signs of robust demand across AMD's entire product portfolio.
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Artificial Intelligence › HBM & AI Memory Supply
AMD · Supply · Positive AMD is exploring foundry/memory partnerships with Samsung and SK Hynix and urging memory suppliers to expand capacity to secure its supply chain.
000660.KO · Demand · Positive AMD CEO says SK Hynix is key to its data-center goals and is urging memory suppliers to build capacity faster, signaling strong demand for its memory.
005930.KO · Demand · Positive AMD is exploring a foundry and memory partnership with Samsung and names it key to its data-center goals, signaling potential orders.
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ASML Raises 2026 Revenue Outlook to EUR 43-45 Billion on AI Chip Demand
ASML Holding N.V. raised its 2026 revenue outlook to EUR 43 billion to EUR 45 billion as customers increase capacity for advanced logic and memory. The company generated EUR 9.3 billion of revenue in the second quarter, up 21.3% year-over-year, while net income reached EUR 2.9 billion. Management expects EUV system sales to grow more than 45% this year, while memory-related system sales are expected to increase more than 75%. Installed-base revenue reached EUR 2.8 billion in the second quarter, nearly EUR 300 million above guidance, and the company expects that business to grow more than 30% this year. ASML said customers are already planning capacity for 1.4-nanometer chips, while advanced logic and DRAM are both seeing increasing lithography intensity, and Intel is already using a High-NA EUV system on its 18A process to produce some Core Ultra Series 3 processors. Management expects China to account for around 20% of 2026 sales, while restrictions on advanced semiconductor equipment can limit what ASML is allowed to sell into the country, and the stock trades at about 28.9x forward earnings.
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ASML.AS · Demand · Positive ASML raised its 2026 revenue outlook to EUR 43-45B as customers increase capacity for advanced logic and memory, with EUV and memory system sales growth driven by AI chip demand.