Micron Technologies, the only maker of semiconductor memory chips based in the US was founded and incorporated in 1978. After becoming a publicly held company in June of 1984 selling 2.2 million shares of common stock at an initial price of $14 per share; the company has grown by leaps and bounds. Today, it has established itself as one of the top suppliers of semiconductor memory products in the world and has grown to have more than 18,000 employees, including all of its subsidiaries. Its products are used in computers with applications to CAD/CAM, home-users, telecommunications, office a…