InsightMicron Hires a 37-Year EDA Veteran to Run Its $10 Billion Memory Lab. What Does That Say About Where Memory Scaling Goes Next?Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines Micron appointment of Deirdre Hanford to lead Micron Research Labs, signaling a strategic pivot toward design tools, base dies, and co-design as the next frontier in memory scaling.Brendan Burke·September 16, 2026
InsightMicron Research Labs: Can $1 Billion a Year Out-Research Samsung and SK hynix?Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Micron Research Labs, the $10 billion Boise hub, and whether ecosystem research can offset Samsung and SK hynix R&D budgets that run larger.Brendan Burke·August 21, 2026
