The Eurocom 780W AC Power Adapter Review: Big Power For Big Laptops
While desktop PC power supplies receive the bulk of enthusiasts’ attention for good reasons – not the least of which being the vast selection of options that comes from being a standardized part – power supplies as a whole aren’t just a concern for big PCs. With the majority of PC sales having flipped to notebook sales some years ago, notebook power supplies already lead the market in volume. And while most laptops don’t need the kind of massively powered PSUs that dominate the desktop space, even that is slowly changing as desktop replacement-class laptops increasingly grow in performance and power consumption.
Perhaps the poster-child for the high-performance, high-powered laptop is Eurocom, who has a long history of developing heavy-duty DTR laptops that are all but portable desktop systems. Following recent trends in GPU power consumption and in GPU popularity for both gaming and AI workloads, the company has been selling a range of “mobile supercomputers”, which are practically large, tailor-made laptops that rival even the best of desktop computers – and have the power requirements to match.
In order to power their own high-end laptops, Eurocom has developed a rather unusual 780W AC adapter for high-performance laptops. Intended to power the most powerful of powerful laptops, their latest power adapter can supply over three-quarters of a kilowatt of DC power; a desktop-like wattage for a desktop-like device. It’s a laptop power adapter that’s unique in its scale, and with some room to scale up even further.
| Eurocom 780W AC Adapter Power specifications |
|
| RAIL | +20V |
| MAX OUTPUT | 39A |
| 780W | |
| DIMENSIONS | 325 x 110 x 40mm, 1.38kg |
| AC INPUT | 90 - 264 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz |
| MSRP | PSU: $299, Cable: $129+ |
Eurocom has offered this adapter for a few years now. But it’s taken on a new life as more laptops have been released that use such a large adapter (or two smaller 300W-ish power adapters). And, critically, Eurocom has made additional DC cable/connector sets for other manufactuers’ laptops, significantly increasing the number of systems it’s compatible with. Currently, Eurocom offers DC cables for the following laptops:
- Alienware M17x M18x; 1x DC Cable ; w/ barrel AW connector; 193cm/6.4ft
- Alienware AREA 51m; 1x DC Cable + Splitter Box w/ 2x barrel AW connectors; 152cm/5ft
- ASUS ROG G18 Strix; GX501V; GM501; GM501GM; GX531GM; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel ROG connector
- ASUS G703GX, GZ700GX; 1x DC Cable w/ 2x ROG barrel connectors; 152cm/5ft
- CLEVO, OriginPC, Sager, XMG, EUROCOM laptops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft
- CLEVO X370SNx; 1x DC Cable; w/ square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft
- CLEVO X170SM/X170KM; 1x DC Cable; w/ dual square connectors; 152cm / 5ft
- Dell Precision 7720/7710; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel Dell connector; 120cm / 3.8ft
- MSI GE76, GT76, GT77, GE78HX Raider, Titan 18HX 1x DC Cable; w/ single square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft
- MSI laptops & MSI Trident AS Gaming Desktops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft
The Eurocom 780W AC Adapter
Externally, the Eurocom 780W AC adapter looks like a hybrid between a PC PSU and a laptop adapter. It is shaped like an oversized laptop AC adapter but has a metallic body and cooling vents/fans. Eurocom advertises that it weighs “only 1.34kg”, which is the weight of an entire 14-inch laptop by comparison, but is relatively lightweight for a PSU with that kind of power output. The company logo is debossed across the top side of the adapter, with four round anti-slip pads found at its bottom. Care needs to be taken while moving it around because the metallic edges and weight can spell trouble for wooden surfaces.
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<p>Perhaps the poster-child for the high-performance, high-powered laptop is Eurocom, who has a long history of developing heavy-duty DTR laptops that are all but portable desktop systems. Following recent trends in GPU power consumption and in GPU popularity for both gaming and AI workloads, the company has been selling a range of “mobile supercomputers”, which are practically large, tailor-made laptops that rival even the best of desktop computers – and have the power requirements to match.</p>
<p>In order to power their own high-end laptops, Eurocom has developed a rather unusual 780W AC adapter for high-performance laptops. Intended to power the most powerful of powerful laptops, their latest power adapter can supply over three-quarters of a kilowatt of DC power; a desktop-like wattage for a desktop-like device. It’s a laptop power adapter that’s unique in its scale, and with some room to scale up even further.</p>
<table border="0" style="text-align:center" width="88%">
<tbody>
<tr class="tgrey">
<td colspan="2">Eurocom 780W AC Adapter<br />
Power specifications</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tlblue">
<td>RAIL</td>
<td>+20V</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey" rowspan="2">MAX OUTPUT</td>
<td>39A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>780W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">DIMENSIONS</td>
<td>325 x 110 x 40mm, 1.38kg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">AC INPUT</td>
<td>90 - 264 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">MSRP</td>
<td>PSU: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/configure(2,404,0)780W">$299</a>, Cable: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/pricelist(2,404)780W">$129+</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Eurocom has offered this adapter for a few years now. But it’s taken on a new life as more laptops have been released that use such a large adapter (or two smaller 300W-ish power adapters). And, critically, Eurocom has <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/release(409)ec">made additional DC cable/connector sets for other manufactuers’ laptops</a>, significantly increasing the number of systems it’s compatible with. Currently, Eurocom offers DC cables for the following laptops:</p>
<ul>
<li>Alienware M17x M18x; 1x DC Cable ; w/ barrel AW connector; 193cm/6.4ft </li>
<li>Alienware AREA 51m; 1x DC Cable + Splitter Box w/ 2x barrel AW connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>ASUS ROG G18 Strix; GX501V; GM501; GM501GM; GX531GM; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel ROG connector </li>
<li>ASUS G703GX, GZ700GX; 1x DC Cable w/ 2x ROG barrel connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>CLEVO, OriginPC, Sager, XMG, EUROCOM laptops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X370SNx; 1x DC Cable; w/ square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X170SM/X170KM; 1x DC Cable; w/ dual square connectors; 152cm / 5ft </li>
<li>Dell Precision 7720/7710; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel Dell connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI GE76, GT76, GT77, GE78HX Raider, Titan 18HX 1x DC Cable; w/ single square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI laptops & MSI Trident AS Gaming Desktops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
</ul>
<h2>The Eurocom 780W AC Adapter</h2>
<p>Externally, the Eurocom 780W AC adapter looks like a hybrid between a PC PSU and a laptop adapter. It is shaped like an oversized laptop AC adapter but has a metallic body and cooling vents/fans. Eurocom advertises that it weighs “only 1.34kg”, which is the weight of an entire 14-inch laptop by comparison, but is relatively lightweight for a PSU with that kind of power output. The company logo is debossed across the top side of the adapter, with four round anti-slip pads found at its bottom. Care needs to be taken while moving it around because the metallic edges and weight can spell trouble for wooden surfaces.</p>
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<p>Perhaps the poster-child for the high-performance, high-powered laptop is Eurocom, who has a long history of developing heavy-duty DTR laptops that are all but portable desktop systems. Following recent trends in GPU power consumption and in GPU popularity for both gaming and AI workloads, the company has been selling a range of “mobile supercomputers”, which are practically large, tailor-made laptops that rival even the best of desktop computers – and have the power requirements to match.</p>
<p>In order to power their own high-end laptops, Eurocom has developed a rather unusual 780W AC adapter for high-performance laptops. Intended to power the most powerful of powerful laptops, their latest power adapter can supply over three-quarters of a kilowatt of DC power; a desktop-like wattage for a desktop-like device. It’s a laptop power adapter that’s unique in its scale, and with some room to scale up even further.</p>
<table border="0" style="text-align:center" width="88%">
<tbody>
<tr class="tgrey">
<td colspan="2">Eurocom 780W AC Adapter<br />
Power specifications</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tlblue">
<td>RAIL</td>
<td>+20V</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey" rowspan="2">MAX OUTPUT</td>
<td>39A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>780W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">DIMENSIONS</td>
<td>325 x 110 x 40mm, 1.38kg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">AC INPUT</td>
<td>90 - 264 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">MSRP</td>
<td>PSU: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/configure(2,404,0)780W">$299</a>, Cable: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/pricelist(2,404)780W">$129+</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Eurocom has offered this adapter for a few years now. But it’s taken on a new life as more laptops have been released that use such a large adapter (or two smaller 300W-ish power adapters). And, critically, Eurocom has <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/release(409)ec">made additional DC cable/connector sets for other manufactuers’ laptops</a>, significantly increasing the number of systems it’s compatible with. Currently, Eurocom offers DC cables for the following laptops:</p>
<ul>
<li>Alienware M17x M18x; 1x DC Cable ; w/ barrel AW connector; 193cm/6.4ft </li>
<li>Alienware AREA 51m; 1x DC Cable + Splitter Box w/ 2x barrel AW connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>ASUS ROG G18 Strix; GX501V; GM501; GM501GM; GX531GM; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel ROG connector </li>
<li>ASUS G703GX, GZ700GX; 1x DC Cable w/ 2x ROG barrel connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>CLEVO, OriginPC, Sager, XMG, EUROCOM laptops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X370SNx; 1x DC Cable; w/ square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X170SM/X170KM; 1x DC Cable; w/ dual square connectors; 152cm / 5ft </li>
<li>Dell Precision 7720/7710; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel Dell connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI GE76, GT76, GT77, GE78HX Raider, Titan 18HX 1x DC Cable; w/ single square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI laptops & MSI Trident AS Gaming Desktops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
</ul>
<h2>The Eurocom 780W AC Adapter</h2>
<p>Externally, the Eurocom 780W AC adapter looks like a hybrid between a PC PSU and a laptop adapter. It is shaped like an oversized laptop AC adapter but has a metallic body and cooling vents/fans. Eurocom advertises that it weighs “only 1.34kg”, which is the weight of an entire 14-inch laptop by comparison, but is relatively lightweight for a PSU with that kind of power output. The company logo is debossed across the top side of the adapter, with four round anti-slip pads found at its bottom. Care needs to be taken while moving it around because the metallic edges and weight can spell trouble for wooden surfaces.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/21331/the-eurocom-780w-ac-power-adapter-review-big-power-for-big-laptops"><img alt="" src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/21331/EUROCOM_780W_AC_DC_ADAPTER_01b_575px.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Eurocom installed a small information display on the AC adapter, which shows the current, voltage, and power output, as well as the temperature of the adapter. It is not perfectly accur... Cases/Cooling/PSUs){kind=link}
![](https://web.whatsapp.com/send?text=The Eurocom 780W AC Power Adapter Review: Big Power For Big Laptops <p>While desktop PC power supplies receive the bulk of enthusiasts’ attention for good reasons – not the least of which being the vast selection of options that comes from being a standardized part – power supplies as a whole aren’t just a concern for big PCs. With the majority of PC sales having flipped to notebook sales some years ago, notebook power supplies already lead the market in volume. And while <em>most</em> laptops don’t need the kind of massively powered PSUs that dominate the desktop space, even that is slowly changing as desktop replacement-class laptops increasingly grow in performance and power consumption.</p>
<p>Perhaps the poster-child for the high-performance, high-powered laptop is Eurocom, who has a long history of developing heavy-duty DTR laptops that are all but portable desktop systems. Following recent trends in GPU power consumption and in GPU popularity for both gaming and AI workloads, the company has been selling a range of “mobile supercomputers”, which are practically large, tailor-made laptops that rival even the best of desktop computers – and have the power requirements to match.</p>
<p>In order to power their own high-end laptops, Eurocom has developed a rather unusual 780W AC adapter for high-performance laptops. Intended to power the most powerful of powerful laptops, their latest power adapter can supply over three-quarters of a kilowatt of DC power; a desktop-like wattage for a desktop-like device. It’s a laptop power adapter that’s unique in its scale, and with some room to scale up even further.</p>
<table border="0" style="text-align:center" width="88%">
<tbody>
<tr class="tgrey">
<td colspan="2">Eurocom 780W AC Adapter<br />
Power specifications</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tlblue">
<td>RAIL</td>
<td>+20V</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey" rowspan="2">MAX OUTPUT</td>
<td>39A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>780W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">DIMENSIONS</td>
<td>325 x 110 x 40mm, 1.38kg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">AC INPUT</td>
<td>90 - 264 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">MSRP</td>
<td>PSU: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/configure(2,404,0)780W">$299</a>, Cable: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/pricelist(2,404)780W">$129+</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Eurocom has offered this adapter for a few years now. But it’s taken on a new life as more laptops have been released that use such a large adapter (or two smaller 300W-ish power adapters). And, critically, Eurocom has <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/release(409)ec">made additional DC cable/connector sets for other manufactuers’ laptops</a>, significantly increasing the number of systems it’s compatible with. Currently, Eurocom offers DC cables for the following laptops:</p>
<ul>
<li>Alienware M17x M18x; 1x DC Cable ; w/ barrel AW connector; 193cm/6.4ft </li>
<li>Alienware AREA 51m; 1x DC Cable + Splitter Box w/ 2x barrel AW connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>ASUS ROG G18 Strix; GX501V; GM501; GM501GM; GX531GM; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel ROG connector </li>
<li>ASUS G703GX, GZ700GX; 1x DC Cable w/ 2x ROG barrel connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>CLEVO, OriginPC, Sager, XMG, EUROCOM laptops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X370SNx; 1x DC Cable; w/ square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X170SM/X170KM; 1x DC Cable; w/ dual square connectors; 152cm / 5ft </li>
<li>Dell Precision 7720/7710; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel Dell connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI GE76, GT76, GT77, GE78HX Raider, Titan 18HX 1x DC Cable; w/ single square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI laptops & MSI Trident AS Gaming Desktops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
</ul>
<h2>The Eurocom 780W AC Adapter</h2>
<p>Externally, the Eurocom 780W AC adapter looks like a hybrid between a PC PSU and a laptop adapter. It is shaped like an oversized laptop AC adapter but has a metallic body and cooling vents/fans. Eurocom advertises that it weighs “only 1.34kg”, which is the weight of an entire 14-inch laptop by comparison, but is relatively lightweight for a PSU with that kind of power output. The company logo is debossed across the top side of the adapter, with four round anti-slip pads found at its bottom. Care needs to be taken while moving it around because the metallic edges and weight can spell trouble for wooden surfaces.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/21331/the-eurocom-780w-ac-power-adapter-review-big-power-for-big-laptops"><img alt="" src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/21331/EUROCOM_780W_AC_DC_ADAPTER_01b_575px.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Eurocom installed a small information display on the AC adapter, which shows the current, voltage, and power output, as well as the temperature of the adapter. It is not perfectly accur... Cases/Cooling/PSUs | https://compbuddey.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-eurocom-780w-ac-power-adapter.html){kind=link}
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<p>Perhaps the poster-child for the high-performance, high-powered laptop is Eurocom, who has a long history of developing heavy-duty DTR laptops that are all but portable desktop systems. Following recent trends in GPU power consumption and in GPU popularity for both gaming and AI workloads, the company has been selling a range of “mobile supercomputers”, which are practically large, tailor-made laptops that rival even the best of desktop computers – and have the power requirements to match.</p>
<p>In order to power their own high-end laptops, Eurocom has developed a rather unusual 780W AC adapter for high-performance laptops. Intended to power the most powerful of powerful laptops, their latest power adapter can supply over three-quarters of a kilowatt of DC power; a desktop-like wattage for a desktop-like device. It’s a laptop power adapter that’s unique in its scale, and with some room to scale up even further.</p>
<table border="0" style="text-align:center" width="88%">
<tbody>
<tr class="tgrey">
<td colspan="2">Eurocom 780W AC Adapter<br />
Power specifications</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tlblue">
<td>RAIL</td>
<td>+20V</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey" rowspan="2">MAX OUTPUT</td>
<td>39A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>780W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">DIMENSIONS</td>
<td>325 x 110 x 40mm, 1.38kg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">AC INPUT</td>
<td>90 - 264 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">MSRP</td>
<td>PSU: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/configure(2,404,0)780W">$299</a>, Cable: <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/pricelist(2,404)780W">$129+</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Eurocom has offered this adapter for a few years now. But it’s taken on a new life as more laptops have been released that use such a large adapter (or two smaller 300W-ish power adapters). And, critically, Eurocom has <a href="https://eurocom.com/ec/release(409)ec">made additional DC cable/connector sets for other manufactuers’ laptops</a>, significantly increasing the number of systems it’s compatible with. Currently, Eurocom offers DC cables for the following laptops:</p>
<ul>
<li>Alienware M17x M18x; 1x DC Cable ; w/ barrel AW connector; 193cm/6.4ft </li>
<li>Alienware AREA 51m; 1x DC Cable + Splitter Box w/ 2x barrel AW connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>ASUS ROG G18 Strix; GX501V; GM501; GM501GM; GX531GM; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel ROG connector </li>
<li>ASUS G703GX, GZ700GX; 1x DC Cable w/ 2x ROG barrel connectors; 152cm/5ft </li>
<li>CLEVO, OriginPC, Sager, XMG, EUROCOM laptops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X370SNx; 1x DC Cable; w/ square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>CLEVO X170SM/X170KM; 1x DC Cable; w/ dual square connectors; 152cm / 5ft </li>
<li>Dell Precision 7720/7710; 1x DC Cable; w/ barrel Dell connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI GE76, GT76, GT77, GE78HX Raider, Titan 18HX 1x DC Cable; w/ single square connector; 120cm / 3.8ft </li>
<li>MSI laptops & MSI Trident AS Gaming Desktops; 1x DC Cable; w/ 4-pin round connector; 182cm / 6ft </li>
</ul>
<h2>The Eurocom 780W AC Adapter</h2>
<p>Externally, the Eurocom 780W AC adapter looks like a hybrid between a PC PSU and a laptop adapter. It is shaped like an oversized laptop AC adapter but has a metallic body and cooling vents/fans. Eurocom advertises that it weighs “only 1.34kg”, which is the weight of an entire 14-inch laptop by comparison, but is relatively lightweight for a PSU with that kind of power output. The company logo is debossed across the top side of the adapter, with four round anti-slip pads found at its bottom. Care needs to be taken while moving it around because the metallic edges and weight can spell trouble for wooden surfaces.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/21331/the-eurocom-780w-ac-power-adapter-review-big-power-for-big-laptops"><img alt="" src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/21331/EUROCOM_780W_AC_DC_ADAPTER_01b_575px.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Eurocom installed a small information display on the AC adapter, which shows the current, voltage, and power output, as well as the temperature of the adapter. It is not perfectly accur... Cases/Cooling/PSUs&body=https://compbuddey.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-eurocom-780w-ac-power-adapter.html){kind=link}
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![Micron: U.S. Fabs Will Start Operating in 2026 - 2029 <p align="center"><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/21459/micron-u-s-fabs-will-start-operating-in-2026-2029"><img src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/21459/micron-server-datacenter-general-generic-678_575px.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p>When Micron announced plans to build two new fabs in the U.S. in 2022, the company vaguely said both would come online by the decade's end. Then, in 2023, it began to optimize its spending, which pushed production at these fabrication facilities. This week, the company outlined more precise timeframes for when its fabs in <a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/17573/micron-breaks-ground-on-its-15-billion-euv-dram-fab-in-the-us">Idaho</a> and <a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/17606/micron-announces-100-billion-us-fab-complex-a-20year-plan">New York</a> will start operations: this will happen from calendar 2026 to calendar 2029.</p>
<p>"<em>These fab construction investments are necessary to support supply growth for the latter half of this decade,</em>" a statement by Micron in its Q3 FY2024 financial results report <a href="https://investors.micron.com/static-files/a531c7f0-fca2-48f3-8f24-79c945aaa2d2">reads</a>. "<em>This Idaho fab will not contribute to meaningful bit supply until fiscal 2027 and the New York construction capex is not expected to contribute to bit supply growth until fiscal 2028 or later. The timing of future [wafer fab equipment] spend in these fabs will be managed to align supply growth with expected demand growth.</em>"</p>
<p>Micron's fiscal year 2027 starts in September 2026, so the new fab near Boise, Idaho, is set to start operations between September 2026 and September 2027. The company's fiscal 2028 starts in September 2027, so the fab will likely begin operations in calendar 2028 or later, probably depending on the demand for DRAM memory in the coming years. That said, Micron's U.S. memory fabs will begin operations between late 2026 and 2029, which aligns with the company's original plans. </p>
<p>Construction of the fab in Idaho is well underway. In contrast, construction of the New York facility has yet to begin as the company is working on regulatory and permitting processes in the state. </p>
<p>Micron's capital expenditure (CaPex) plan for FY2024 is approximately $8.0 billion, with a decrease in year-over-year spending on wafer fabrication equipment (WFE). In Q4 FY2024, the company will spend around $3 billion on fab construction, new wafer fab tools, and various expansions/upgrades.</p>
<p>Looking ahead to FY2025, the company plans a substantial increase in capex, targeting a mid-30s percentage of revenue to support various technological and facility advancements. In particular, it expects its quarterly CapEx to average above the $3 billion level seen in the fourth quarter of FY2024, which means that it plans to spend about $12 billion in its fiscal 2025, which begins in late September.</p>
<p>Half or more of the total CapEx increase in FY2025 (i.e., over $2 billion) will be allocated to constructing new fabs in Idaho and New York. Meanwhile, the FY2025 CapEx will significantly rise to fund high-bandwidth memory (HBM) assembly and testing and the construction of fabrication and back-end facilities. This increase also includes investments in technology transitions to meet growing demand. </p>
<p>"<em>Fab construction in Idaho is underway, and we are working diligently to complete the regulatory and permitting processes in New York,</em>" said Sanjay Mehrotra, chief executive officer of Micron, at the company's conference call with investors and financial analysts (via <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4701253-micron-technology-inc-mu-q3-2024-earnings-call-transcript?source=content_type%3Areact%7Csection%3ATranscripts%7Csection_asset%3ATranscripts%7Cfirst_level_url%3Asymbol%7Cbutton%3ATitle%7Clock_status%3ANo%7Cline%3A1">SeekingAlpha</a>). "<em>This additional leading-edge greenfield capacity, along with continued technology transition investments in our Asia facilities, is required to meet long-term demand in the second half of this decade and beyond. These investments support our objective to maintain our current bit share over time and to grow our memory bit supply in line with long-term industry bit demand.</em>"</p>
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Micron: U.S. Fabs Will Start Operating in 2026 - 2029 
When Micron announced plans to build two new fabs in the U.S. in 2022, the company vaguely said both would come online by the decade's end. Then, in 2023, it began to optimize its spending, which pushed production at these fabrication facilities. This week, the company outlined more precise timeframes for when its fabs in Idaho and New York will start operations: this will happen from calendar 2026 to calendar 2029.
"These fab construction investments are necessary to support supply growth for the latter half of this decade," a statement by Micron in its Q3 FY2024 financial results report reads. "This Idaho fab will not contribute to meaningful bit supply until fiscal 2027 and the New York construction capex is not expected to contribute to bit supply growth until fiscal 2028 or later. The timing of future [wafer fab equipment] spend in these fabs will be managed to align supply growth with expected demand growth."
Micron's fiscal year 2027 starts in September 2026, so the new fab near Boise, Idaho, is set to start operations between September 2026 and September 2027. The company's fiscal 2028 starts in September 2027, so the fab will likely begin operations in calendar 2028 or later, probably depending on the demand for DRAM memory in the coming years. That said, Micron's U.S. memory fabs will begin operations between late 2026 and 2029, which aligns with the company's original plans.
Construction of the fab in Idaho is well underway. In contrast, construction of the New York facility has yet to begin as the company is working on regulatory and permitting processes in the state.
Micron's capital expenditure (CaPex) plan for FY2024 is approximately $8.0 billion, with a decrease in year-over-year spending on wafer fabrication equipment (WFE). In Q4 FY2024, the company will spend around $3 billion on fab construction, new wafer fab tools, and various expansions/upgrades.
Looking ahead to FY2025, the company plans a substantial increase in capex, targeting a mid-30s percentage of revenue to support various technological and facility advancements. In particular, it expects its quarterly CapEx to average above the $3 billion level seen in the fourth quarter of FY2024, which means that it plans to spend about $12 billion in its fiscal 2025, which begins in late September.
Half or more of the total CapEx increase in FY2025 (i.e., over $2 billion) will be allocated to constructing new fabs in Idaho and New York. Meanwhile, the FY2025 CapEx will significantly rise to fund high-bandwidth memory (HBM) assembly and testing and the construction of fabrication and back-end facilities. This increase also includes investments in technology transitions to meet growing demand.
"Fab construction in Idaho is underway, and we are working diligently to complete the regulatory and permitting processes in New York," said Sanjay Mehrotra, chief executive officer of Micron, at the company's conference call with investors and financial analysts (via SeekingAlpha). "This additional leading-edge greenfield capacity, along with continued technology transition investments in our Asia facilities, is required to meet long-term demand in the second half of this decade and beyond. These investments support our objective to maintain our current bit share over time and to grow our memory bit supply in line with long-term industry bit demand."
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Kioxia Details BiCS 8 NAND at FMS 2024: 218 Layers With Superior Scaling 
Kioxia's booth at FMS 2024 was a busy one with multiple technology demonstrations keeping visitors occupied. A walk-through of the BiCS 8 manufacturing process was the first to grab my attention. Kioxia and Western Digital announced the sampling of BiCS 8 in March 2023. We had touched briefly upon its CMOS Bonded Array (CBA) scheme in our coverage of Kioxial's 2Tb QLC NAND device and coverage of Western Digital's 128 TB QLC enterprise SSD proof-of-concept demonstration. At Kioxia's booth, we got more insights.
Traditionally, fabrication of flash chips involved placement of the associate logic circuitry (CMOS process) around the periphery of the flash array. The process then moved on to putting the CMOS under the cell array, but the wafer development process was serialized with the CMOS logic getting fabricated first followed by the cell array on top. However, this has some challenges because the cell array requires a high-temperature processing step to ensure higher reliability that can be detrimental to the health of the CMOS logic. Thanks to recent advancements in wafer bonding techniques, the new CBA process allows the CMOS wafer and cell array wafer to be processed independently in parallel and then pieced together, as shown in the models above.
The BiCS 8 3D NAND incorporates 218 layers, compared to 112 layers in BiCS 5 and 162 layers in BiCS 6. The company decided to skip over BiCS 7 (or, rather, it was probably a short-lived generation meant as an internal test vehicle). The generation retains the four-plane charge trap structure of BiCS 6. In its TLC avatar, it is available as a 1 Tbit device. The QLC version is available in two capacities - 1 Tbit and 2 Tbit.
Kioxia also noted that while the number of layers (218) doesn't compare favorably with the latest layer counts from the competition, its lateral scaling / cell shrinkage has enabled it to be competitive in terms of bit density as well as operating speeds (3200 MT/s). For reference, the latest shipping NAND from Micron - the G9 - has 276 layers with a bit density in TLC mode of 21 Gbit/mm2, and operates at up to 3600 MT/s. However, its 232L NAND operates only up to 2400 MT/s and has a bit density of 14.6 Gbit/mm2.
It must be noted that the CBA hybrid bonding process has advantages over the current processes used by other vendors - including Micron's CMOS under array (CuA) and SK hynix's 4D PUC (periphery-under-chip) developed in the late 2010s. It is expected that other NAND vendors will also move eventually to some variant of the hybrid bonding scheme used by Kioxia.
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