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1978–1999. Micron was founded in Boise, Idaho, in 1978 [5] by Ward Parkinson, Joe Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman as a semiconductor design consulting company. [6] Startup funding was provided by local Idaho businessmen Tom Nicholson, Allen Noble, Rudolph Nelson, and Ron Yanke.
- October 5, 1978;, 45 years ago
- Boise, Idaho, U.S.
- 43,000 (2023)
- US$15.54 billion (2023)
Nov 16, 2018 · A standing room only crowd welcomed Micron cofounders Ward and Joe Parkinson to Skaggs Hall in the aptly named Micron Business and Economics building. The twin brothers took turns recounting the early days of founding one of Boise’s biggest success stories.
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Oct 4, 2022 · Humble beginnings. The technology company had a modest start. Three design engineers from Boise, Idaho, started Micron. Ward Parkinson, Dennis Wilson and Doug Pitman left good-paying jobs at...
Jul 25, 2021 · Jul 25, 2021. 1 of 2. Early members of Micron’s team in 1978 included, from left, co-founder Dennis Wilson, co-founder Joe Parkinson, employee Bob Pratt and co-founder Ward Parkinson, Joe’s...
Oct 18, 2018 · Ward Parkinson, Wilson and Pitman designed a dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, chip that was smaller than the chips of the day. They and Joe Parkinson struck deals with other semiconductor...
Sep 12, 2022 · Brothers Joe and Ward Parkinson, who founded Micron, along with Doug Pitman and Dennis Wilson, attended the event. “All I can say is I am thrilled that Sanjay is devoted to Idaho and continuing with the growth here,” Joe Parkinson told BoiseDev’s Margaret Carmel.
