Micron purchases fabrication facility in Nampa Idaho : Micron Technology, Inc., today announced it has purchased a fabrication facility in Nampa, Idaho, from ZiLOG, Inc. Micron plans to use the facility for the final stages of image sensor production and other fabrication processes. Micron is the technology industry's leading supplier of CMOS image sensor solutions. Micron purchased the 8-inch wafer fabrication facility and surrounding land from ZiLOG and its affiliate, ZiLOG Mod III, Inc., for a total consideration of $5 million. ZiLOG Mod III received about $3.9 million for the facility and 19 acres of the surrounding land, and ZiLOG received $1 million for its vacant 19 acres at the site.
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