Micron Technology is winding down its consumer-facing Crucial brand to focus on providing RAM and other components to the AI industry, class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=2f007401-3eaa-4237-b69b-54ccbe125502&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=cd53a333-5048-47a0-9b45-7bed052c14dc&featureId=text-link&merchantName=The+Wall+Street+Journal&linkText=The+Wall+Street+Journal+reports&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53c2ouY29tL3RlY2gvbWljcm9uLXRvLXdpbmQtZG93bi1jcnVjaWFsLWJyYW5kLXRvLWZvY3VzLW9uLWFpLWRhdGEtY2VudGVyLW1hcmtldC1jZDYxOWQ5ZSIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiY2Q1M2EzMzMtNTA0OC00N2EwLTliNDUtN2JlZDA1MmMxNGRjIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53c2ouY29tL3RlY2gvbWljcm9uLXRvLXdpbmQtZG93bi1jcnVjaWFsLWJyYW5kLXRvLWZvY3VzLW9uLWFpLWRhdGEtY2VudGVyLW1hcmtldC1jZDYxOWQ5ZSJ9&signature=AQAAAUuMAVQanJDtMzBUNoj6VXDpHaWdUGVBwsQJqNR9aPB6&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Ftech%2Fmicron-to-wind-down-crucial-brand-to-focus-on-ai-data-center-market-cd619d9e&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Wall Street Journal;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:The Wall Street Journal reports;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Wall Street Journal;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>The Wall Street Journal reports. The company plans to continue shipping Crucial RAM and storage through February 2026, and will honor warranty service and support for its existing Crucial products even after it stops selling directly to consumers.
“The AI-driven growth in the data center has led to a surge in demand for memory and storage. Micron has made the difficult…
