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Micron Technology Texas LLC is a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), a global semiconductor company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. The parent company was founded in 1978 and is a major manufacturer of computer memory and data storage solutions. While financial details for the Texas subsidiary are not separately reported, the parent company, Micron Technology, Inc., reported revenue of $37.4 billion for its 2025 fiscal year and employs over 50,000 people globally. Micron Technology Texas LLC operates facilities in Austin and Richardson, Texas, with the Richardson office focused on research and development.
As an entity of Micron Technology, Inc., the company is involved in producing a broad portfolio of high-performance memory and storage products. Major product lines include DRAM, NAND, and NOR flash memory, which are essential components in a wide range of applications such as data centers, artificial intelligence (AI) systems, automotive technology, and mobile devices. The Richardson, Texas, location serves as an R&D hub, focusing on developing future memory and storage products.
The company's patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending against patent assertions. According to case data, Micron Technology Texas LLC has been a defendant in two tracked patent cases and has not been a plaintiff. These cases were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a frequent venue for patent litigation.
The two tracked cases were filed on October 16, 2024, by Palisade Technologies, LLP, a patent assertion entity. Palisade alleged that Micron's solid-state drives and memory modules infringed on five patents related to memory architecture and storage technology that it had acquired from Western Digital. Micron Technology, Inc. and another subsidiary were co-defendants alongside the Texas entity. The litigation was dismissed with prejudice in January 2026, indicating the parties reached a resolution.
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Micron petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 9,858,215 and was joined as a petitioner to IPR2023-00455. The joined proceeding issued the July 30, 2024 final written decision finding claims 1-29 unpatentable; the proceeding is on appeal.
Micron entities petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. 9,318,160. Joinder with IPR2022-01427 was granted on October 26, 2023, and the PTAB issued a final written decision on April 1, 2024 holding all challenged claims unpatentable. The decision was appealed.
Micron filed an inter partes review petition with a motion for joinder. Micron was joined as a petitioner in IPR2022-00996, where the '918 patent claims were held unpatentable. The proceeding is subject to the same Federal Circuit appeal.
Micron entities petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 11,232,054. The PTAB issued a final written decision on December 5, 2023 holding all challenged claims unpatentable.
Micron entities petitioned and moved for joinder in this IPR, filed Nov. 18, 2022, and were joined as petitioners in IPR2022-00615 challenging the '912 patent.
Samsung petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1-30 of the '918 patent. The PTAB held all challenged claims unpatentable for obviousness on December 6, 2023; Director Review was denied, and Netlist's appeal is pending. Micron entities were later joined as petitioners.
Micron petitioned for inter partes review of the '314 patent, challenging claims 1, 2, 6, 8, and 12-14 as obvious over Halbert and JEDEC standards. The PTAB instituted review and ultimately held no challenged claim unpatentable.