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Could Micron’s involvement in the automotive sector help relieve some pressure from the ongoing lawsuit?
As the majority of readers know, Micron has been named one of the perpetrators in a U.S. federal class-action lawsuit that claims the memory manufacturer purposely manipulated the supply shortage to create the “RAMpocalypse.” Apart from forming strategic partnerships with several business segments, its $250 million investment in the U.S. could be one of its “get out of jail free” cards as the lawsuit hangs on Micron’s shoulders like the Sword of Damocles. Similarly, Micron's immersion in the automotive supply chain to prevent layoffs in the U.S. could be viewed as another ace up its sleeve to