5 years’ worth of salary in bonuses given to 700 eligible Micron workers as company continues to battle union — more than 4,300 production-line staff to receive three bonuses of more than $31,000, plus quarterly profit bonuses starting next year

Some 700 Micron employees in Taiwan will receive five years’ worth of salary in bonuses as the company announced three bonuses in a single payout. The news comes as Micron continues to battle worker unrest and unions fighting for increased pay. This is a direct effect of the AI-driven memory chip boom, which saw the big three memory chip manufacturers - Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix - raking in massive orders from AI hyperscalers.