In a move to expand its presence in the semiconductor industry and establish a presence on the East Coast, Micron Technologies is the throes of accomplishing a three-phase expansion project in Manassas, Virginia. The project will account for 860 new jobs and $1.2 billion in investment over three years. Partially responsible for its decision to expand in Virginia was its acquisition of the Manassas facility from Dominion Semi Conductor in 2004. The Dominion plant was the only plant in the U.S. that was manufacturing the 300mm wafer and Micron realized that, among its other facilities, it was the only one that could handle the new equipment it needed.
