I made my own RAM! - Micron Factory Tour

[@JettoDz]

That was the best fake laugh I've ever heard. It's amazing how professional they are at laughing at the boss's jokes. Truly a world-class team.

[@Phynellius]

almost makes you wonder if he asked the question flat face during orientation and caught the response on film where the rest ended up on the editing room floor

[@mohamedsakka2338]

bro you cant be so right

[@Mr.Morden]

Rule of Acquisition 33: It never hurts to suck up to the boss.

[@Dukes3677]

Underrated comment.

[@SkullTrooper-kb7hm]

lol

[@QualityDoggo]

Micron must've wanted to one-up the previous "factory visit" companies -- letting Linus get hands-on is amazing! Awesome to see active development and testing, sometimes between new generations it feels like there's nothing happening.

[@ericwashington7373]

I can't believe they let Linus pick up ANYTHING let alone a wafer. Would have loved to see him drop it lol

[@Doggepp]

Interesting to see who's next - Maybe let linus get a factory tour at nvidia, and make a custom RTX 4095!

[@felipex6793]

Their insurance company must not be very happy about letting Linus in.

[@AltonV]

@@Doggepp highly unlikely after the stance linus took against nvidia after the hardware unboxed scandal

[@Fetrovsky]

I just wish they didn't have to bleep so bleeping much.

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

As someone who worked in SMT manufacturing, it’s easy to lose the child-like wonder feeling these machines produce the first time, fortunately Linus is very good at bringing that feeling back.

[@dh2032]

well if you didn't lose that feeling you'd never get any work done, you'd be on the way nerves break down, with how much everything around you costs?

[@FloreFaune]

@@dh2032I get what you’re saying

[@thecaitiff]

I don't work in the ultra high end like this vid or the intel chip plant vid, but I do work with a contract manufacturer and the pick and place machines still fascinate me every time I am on the floor.

[@kazzTrismus]

@@thecaitiff when the tech bubble popped Nortel (and others) were cutting them up as they came in the door for the write off

[@MrSolLeks]

I can understand, I'm in sales and get to see all kinds of crazy milling machines and since I don't have to work with them every day, they fascinate me still, though my own machine (A lil ender 3 v2 that i'v modded heavily) went from that childlike glee as the first plastic was put down to now where it's just an annoyance when it decides that i'm not printing today. I can only imagine what type of glee I would have at first with some of these types of machines but we humans tend to get used to everything lol.

[@fmorejon9915]

Thanks to Micron for being so open with their tech but also being very clear when LTT has to bleed or cover their images. This video is great content

[@ThePandaAgenda]

"LTT has to bleed".

[@THE_ONLY_REAL_WAFFLE]

​"LTT _has_ to bleed"

[@El_Koala_Pro_Xd]

​@@THE_ONLY_REAL_WAFFLEthey did fairly enough with letting him wander around a bit, they don't *HAVE* to do anything. So yeah, they were rather open.

[@brinsonmcbride]

I know these videos don't have as widespread appeal as others, but they're my absolute favorite. Seeing how everything is made and works and impacts our daily life without even realizing it is so freaking cool

[@ccf_1004]

How it's made on steroids

[@sb1349]

Never been a fan of the how it's made branded videos as it's the marketing guys type of overview level. Linus was given the engineers kid level of access to play in the workshop to show a better level of what is happening. I love this type of content and would love to see more.

[@Lethalgarage]

Agreed!

[@jaibandroide]

i got a extra point in my microcontrollers class for showing the intel fab vid to the teacher:)

[@SabbaticusRex]

I cannot believe how delicate everything is ; those machines are so huge and heavy but nearly every part of it has to be like atomically perfect ? So amazing really , it humbles me to think we get to use such technology to watch youtube videos and play games with . . Now I'm doubly hoping we don't get hit with a solar flare or something hehe

[@jasonlib1996]

the CL69 on the label... nice I honestly just love the fact that the micron guys not only took the time to make up their own BS label for the sticks. But also specifically threw in a weird unusual capacity that linus never would have seen before, just to mess with him, and by his face first reading it. it worked! that right there is dedication! i love it

[@mazocco]

It seems like he was taking a module with a non released technology. A triple layer chips, maybe? 3 times 8 gb, seems plausible. The beeps wouldnt be necessary otherwise.

[@fitybux4664]

It's 24GB because Micron is now going to start releasing 16GB sticks with a software upgradeable extra 8GB license that you can buy. Come on! One of my conspiracy theories has to be right! 😆

[@methamphetamelon]

@@fitybux4664 Memory as a Service (MaaS). Module has 2TB of DRAM, but you buy the capacity in 8GB chunks on an annual fee.

[@joshholmes1372]

​@@fitybux4664 pretty sure they will make it downloadable DLC.

[@Ikxi]

@@joshholmes1372 HECK YEA

[@NoblePineapples]

This was probably one of my most favourite factory tours yet. Absolutely cool facility and hosts.

[@cj33311]

Was cool how hands on they actually let him be and give us a closer look at everything.

[@jordanbailey2044]

So close to home for me! It is sick

[@rorycaracciolo6814]

I’m sitting in a Micron facility watching this and it’s pretty sweet to see equipment that I’m very familiar with on the channel lol

[@hyudlet2289]

How'd you get a job working at micron?

[@DeerTheGamer]

@@hyudlet2289 apply for a job and pray that you get it

[@Pawsome_Reels]

🧢

[@luutio9000]

@@hyudlet2289 How do you get any job?? YOU apply for it xD

[@MrJohnBos]

Having worked in the semiconductor industry for many years, I am surprised by how much production and test equipment you were allowed to see and access. Thank you Micron for allowing Linus such an amazing tour of your DRAM memory technology. I loved it, great video.

[@666Tomato666]

Much better than Luke's visit to OVH

[@JimRichardHartmann]

I agree, I was quite stunned. I'm very pleased to see it.

[@syarifairlangga4608]

Because of Chip Act by congress. They will promote it heavily so people stop buying from Chinese Fab.

[@AaronShenghao]

@@syarifairlangga4608 Not Chinese, Taiwan and Korean ;) Well technically Chinese but not the CCP controlled China.

[@tommyschultz2315]

As a Micron employee it is awesome to see Linus being able to come here, make his own RAM and shed some light on the technology we work on day in and day out! Really proud of my coworkers for making this happen and showing some behind the scenes of the manufacturing process

[@AaronMiley]

Very cool! I grew up in Spokane and lived there a lot of my life, I knew a lot of folks who worked or interacted with Micron. Really neat company.

[@lt.facepalm9566]

actual LTT branded ram when?

[@allak1n]

I'm glad Micron allowed it. Makes them come off as a great company in my books.

[@UD503J]

Cool to see the inner workings of these fabs! I've been running Ballistix since DDR2 days. Shame the company decided to kill off that product line.

[@riderthewake02]

The video content was awesome but hearing the prospects of microns growth is gonna be interesting to see what ada/Canyon housing cost will do. Or jhet general cost of living

[@ShhTime]

Its official this was the best factory tour ever. Micron was such an amazing host

[@DrNoBrazil]

Oh, were you there? What about off camera behavior? What is official, is that you have no clue what you are talking about.

[@narex45635]

@@DrNoBrazil Found the Intel fanboy...

[@RaymenNumerals]

@@DrNoBrazil your the life of the party

[@tylercoombs1]

This really was a super cool video

[@mr.snappypaws9943]

It thought this was pretty cool too since I’m from Idaho

[@FOGoticus]

24GB sticks... by Linus's reaction, they could've even been 8000MHz sticks for all we know. That's insane.

[@norwegiansmores811]

over 9000 ;)

[@speedingegg]

@ Captain Scout wha-

[@thewizardsofthezoo5376]

At some point it's like Tesla cars, you give a first timer a 2.5 seconds car, and he embeds it somewhere faster than you can say "full torque".

[@tpjverhoevenphotography]

Corsair just announced those today actually.

[@filoofox9934]

absolutely nuts.

[@Methylene.]

Well Crucial and micron have a new customer with how they were so incredibly nice to Linus, that was pretty damn awesome

[@Malicious2013]

Linus has liked Micron and Crucial for a long time. They really do make great products, too.

[@OitbCZSf0bUiQAMXK2Mz]

I have been using Crucial SSDs for a long time and contrary to Samsung I've never had a single problem with them.

[@el_de_el_loquendo9855]

Same I recommend Crucial nvme stuff in my channel and I am adding a Crucial ssd to my PC.

[@RemyRooDadtoo]

So they are what? 3-6 years ahead of what we receive in the market?

[@Naazon]

I use them because they are well priced and perform well

[@mcb187]

They let you make RAM so unique and (possibly) cutting edge that you literally can’t tell us the specs? That is super duper cool! I was actually just looking for videos explaining how ICs are made now, and this came out just today! Amazing timing!

[@wawariors]

This is painful not being able to know all the crusty details 😭

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

The fact they let him disclose they were ddr5 24gb dimms is remarkable in itself. They could have said that nothing other than it being ddr5 is possible to disclose. We can infer some things though. They're not going to be base jdec spec. They're also we know not the new amd specs as they show xmp, which is intel, so probably an intel test board. There are probably some other things others can infer from what was shown I expect.

[@millenialfalcon8243]

Should we be on the look out for any "unique" benchmarks that pop up on the web that dont match anything known?

[@morkovija]

highly recommend youtube channel 'branch education' - you're going to have your mind blown with the level of details they go to there. Oh, and their last vid is on dram

[@Deighvihd]

Check out the channel called "Lesics" as well as "Branch Education" they have some pretty good videos

[@Rmag37]

I cannot believe they allowed linus to not only operate their equipment, but physically hold a wafer. They have either never watched linua drop anything on the channel, or they decided to write off any collaterol damage resulting from his visit. Great video, thanks LTT, thanks Micron!

[@mjouwbuis]

That wafer was likely already a write off before he touched it.

[@nordvestgaming1238]

My guess is that the wafers are demonstration ones. I live near Micron and they would visit schools a couple times a year for various career fairs and stuff like that and always had wafers that students could look at and hold etc.

[@matthewhafner962]

They let Ian Cuttress bite wafers. There's lots of dead wafers that end up as show pieces.

[@svampebob007]

I suspect that there was 10 employees on the floor off camera ready to catch the ware when he dropped it, and that we saw take 5

[@AndrejGobec]

@Seeyou Seemee Breathe on it and its a reject

[@fretwizard420]

As someone who works in the semiconductor industry and actually gets to probe wafers just like this, this is good stuff. It's simply amazing how small those probe tips are. Those touchdown marks are so small it's almost unreal!

[@Bremend]

Probbers are always cool, but usually limited to R&D except for a subset for ILT

[@karnige5804]

respect to micron for being so damn chill. intel was like north korea with linus.

[@lucasrem]

Kamige Why you cry that ? micon is just lower levels, who cares about that? Intel, just blursome screens only ? PLEASE LEARN THE MARKET BEFORE YOU PEOPLE CRY HERE!

[@gino7460]

to Intel's defense, that was the very first time they opened a peak like that to the public. They're veeeeeeeery strict in privacy and they needed to be super careful not to damage themselves

[@NichtDu]

No that was already a giga Chad move of intel AMD has done nothing, so did nvidia and all the other companies Intel is the 2nd best companie here nothing like North korea

[@t_z1030]

@@NichtDu AMD and Nvidia's products are fabbed by TSMC (or Samsung in the case of Nvidia's Ampere). So even if AMD or Nvidia enthusiastically want to bring Linus for a tour, they're at the mercy of TSMC or Samsung's say-so.

[@whohan779]

Yep, I know that feel. I once sent them a chip I naively bought on the cheap as untested for regular warranty repair. They wrote what I suspected: it had physical damage. Was there an option to get it back? Nope, they told something about it being their "intellectual property" and that they needed to destroy it. From what I could tell this was a regular consumer chip. What would've happened if I sent them my "i7 6400t" delidded engineering sample I totally haven't bought off AliExpress (and overvolt-killed) instead? Would they have sent a hitman to my address? Makes you wonder. 😐

[@scottieapplseed]

THIS is the level of transparency and professionalism that shows what is real and where lines are and should be for companies. Making realistic deals and arrangements and calling out things that are exceptions and not the normal rule shows more than just the whys but also trust in the industry.

[@masterdoge17]

well are you 200,000 sqft of micron factory?

[@360ModsandHacks]

100% Micron nailed this interaction with Linus

[@titaniac3037]

what i want to know is what's so classified about the information why did they make the editors blur so many things and bleep out what the rep said when Linus was questioning the 24GB module

[@elirantuil5003]

@@titaniac3037 it's IP. Anyone who worked in a tech corporate will find it familiar.

[@Frostbite1090]

@@titaniac3037 Probably a technology in development still or at the least unreleased.

[@sportsfamily77]

I love that they'll bypass safety circuit interlocks to allow some of their equipment to run with the door open to better show the process for the camera! They're truly allowing better understanding of machine operations by doing this, and as a viewer I'm thankful to see!

[@kazzTrismus]

they gotta do it daily anyway....regular running requires it as that step needs you to pull the lid sometimes to see the tiny little component doing weird things the cameras just dont catch...theres no room for a dozen cameras in there...those placement heads run like oldschool epson printers at machine gunning speed......entire ribbons of components just acting stupid from all the movement can sometimes require a sequence change cuz things are moving too fast

[@andreastyrberg7556]

not that wierd. You just do not people to stumble into machines by mistake. Or clean it a lot of times extra. Having someone look into it for 15 min no real problem at all

[@mattparker7568]

So, anything can be safe with enough instruction and precautions taken. But designing safety requires minimizing all risk with the least amount of instruction. Also the reason why the CNC doesn't work without the cover. You can't make flinging PCB shavings safe.

[@sportsfamily77]

@@mattparker7568 agreed, even with eye protection there's always a risk. That's why machine guards exist and those guards are part of integrated safety circuits. Really the only time they should be off would be during recoveries or during controlled repairs from the technicians or maintenance crews. Controlled demonstrations like this definitely have to be thought out and made to be as safe as possible for everyone involved.

[@TheRealLink]

What a great video! Lots of humor, surprising lack of NDA blur, but still of course showing secret-enough stuff to be pretty cool! Congrats on getting your own custom modules!

[@Friedbrain11]

Micron went the extra mile for this video. Great job Micron!!!

[@cyrilio]

Hell yeah.

[@ParadoxalDream]

It's insane what Micron allowed you to see and do in there, props to them! Please continue producing more technically challenging videos, that's why I'm here :)

[@dragnar12]

Its not that insane that he is allowed to. Its insane that we are allowed to watch it al

[@whoopwhoop-my8vq]

This video was one of the most fascinating videos I've ever seen in my life. Thank you so much for allowing access for us to see. Honestly blown my mind. Please take note chip makers and follow suit!

[@64bitcrafts]

I remember back in 2019-ish when Linus was laughing about the possibility for a facility like this to come to the American continent, especially inland. Always fascinating to see times change.

[@xmelonslayerx8135]

micron’s main manufacturing facility was this same one in boise up until 2009. micron started in boise and is still located there as their headquarter although their primary manufacturing is in Asian and Virginia.

[@raynjpg]

He might have meant a facility that full-on manufactures the products that are sent to the consumer. This is more like a research and development facility, which is actually pretty ideal to have located stateside.

[@Phexous]

@@raynjpg Micron was founded in 1978 and was manufacturing there up until 2009 when they moved it overseas

[@raynjpg]

@@Phexous oh yeah, i'm sure they did used to manufacture stateside. everyone did until they started realizing just how cheap the labor is overseas. edit: in my original comment, i just meant that what the OP was saying Linus laughed at was probably Linus referring to the actual full-scale manufacturing coming to North America

[@jamesdavis2000]

Amazing video, the excitement from Linus mirrored by those from Micron, gives that extra feel-good feeling. The level of transparency is impressive in a facility where the footage could’ve been one long 30 minute blur, although I still would’ve watched the whole thing.

[@JonathanPaz]

I love the scene with all the micron guys "laughing at" Linus. That had to be so much fun to stage for literally everybody!!

[@StrawberryKitten]

it wasnt staged

[@slappomatthew]

@@StrawberryKitten I'm sure they're laughing because he dropped something.

[@BrazenNL]

Wow, they really pulled out all the stops to make this day a … special memory.

[@Mp57navy]

Ba-Dumm-Tiss!

[@TinchoX]

oh god, good one though 🤣

[@samconroyy]

If you don't have a child, you deserve one after that dad joke.

[@RGBeanie]

@@Mp57navy I love that translate makes this comment "ba-stupid-pee!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@lucasrem]

Can you buy Origin systems in Holland ?

[@drainx85]

A little late to the party, but the reason why it's 24gb modules is for the new AMD Genoa platform with memory channels of multiples of 3. The flagship model currently has 96 cores in 12 CCDs with 12 channel DDR5 memory. Not really a huge secret, but Linus could have just 'speculated' on this at the end.

[@EdwardTilley]

Is this say that Intel won't take advantage of a 24 gb RAM stick standard? I would think it will ...

[@MisterFoxton]

It might be hard to speculate when you actually got told face to face.

[@Aquatarkus96]

Tri channel memory is back? I had an x58 board with tri channel memory

[@HyperScorpio8688]

I don't think he could do that because of legal troubles. Supposedly those sticks are "Not meant to leave this facility" and the security detail just looked the other way :3

[@Dimondminer11]

Wow Micron were real bros in this tour! They really didn't make LTT blur that much in the background of their *R&D FACILITY* which is really really cool and the fact they let Linus get hands on and make his OWN fancy modules is even MORE cool!

[@dtemp132]

Every sticker on every machine was blurred in the Intel video lol

I feel like i gotta extend my gratitude to every single individual who made this video happen. Fascinated by everything. Thank you all!

[@CyberVirtual]

Finally a "Real" Tutorial of how to actually download RAM I am so proud of you Linus.

[@SnipesInTheShadows]

One of the best videos from you that I've seen. I would absolutely love to work there, everything about it is so fascinating.

[@laparngantuk]

You meant at LMG?

[@RowanHawkins]

The problem with actually working in a place like that is you rarely move around. You do the same thing over and over with each step and then give it to someone else. You can't talk about the cool shit you see and it rapidly becomes less cool because you can't share.

[@25Dzone]

I missed this until Linus spoke about it on the recent WAN show - this might be a top 10 LTT video of 2022, it's SO lovely seeing Linus just have fun and a company truly work with him and show off their cool tech

[@AgeofEon]

I was born and raised in Boise, my school commute was past the Micron campus every day. Half my family has worked for Micron or its suppliers and so I've been in and out of the facilities for many years. This video makes me so happy. More coverage on the crazy cool equipment and machinery is awesome!

[@grumpyoldnord]

We probably know each other, or know someone we're related to, then.

[@pgh_stealth3723]

This was the most interesting LTT video I've watched in ages. Bravo Micron for being AMAZING hosts.

[@jrshaul]

There's quality, and then there's "so good even Linus can't fuck 'em up!"

[@RuskiVodkaaaa]

honestly the fact Linus was able to talk about this stuff with relatively few mistakes is respectable. Really shows the dedication this team puts into making these type of videos.

[@jordanbailey2044]

Linus & LTT are the best at this, overall IMO

[@v1m30]

Editing duh!

[@Bremend]

He's always a bit too surprised at the cost of the machines, but I guess the average user doesn't usually see quotes for the cost of new machines (and the service contracts to cover them)

[@EdwardTilley]

And then he shows a running scene in the parking lot -

[@jackkushner8026]

you do realize he can have more than 1 take per shot and that this wasn't a live stream but an edited video right?

[@unknownVS13]

I can't overstate how awesome this video was and how cool the Micron guys were.

[@mikefish76]

Having worked there, I can attest that Micron’s semiconductor manufacturing is like black magic. I hope you enjoyed your trip to Boise. It’s a great town.

[@squirtle88]

why black magic? is it evil? lol

[@kickskii]

@@squirtle88 yes but actually yes maybe no

[@SilverAura]

@@kickskii I see two "yes"' and one "no" there. Micron's semiconductor manufacturing has a sassy side.

[@asifalamgir5135]

@@SilverAura yeAH, THE WAY THEY TOLD LINUS NOT TO USE THAT 24 GB MODULE IS SUS TO ME.

[@sadboisombr]

Boise is fun went there a while ago

[@manager_nati]

From unboxing a toy truck to vising wonders, it's insane how this guy can enjoy every bit of it as if they are equal. Mad respect for just doing what you do.

[@adamdavis6103]

As a long time LTT fan and Micron Fab 4 employee this was awesome to see happen. Great video as always!!

[@quantumoracles]

I'm just a lame SSD validation pleb. It was nice to see what goes on in the DRAM side of the house

[@Bremend]

Which oem do you hate more LAM or AMAT?

[@jackkushner8026]

H>ey ... my good friend.... what do you say we grab a cup of Joe and talk about how I can get a set of those 24gb modules? :P

[@LewEl26]

Micron Fab 6 employee here. Yes this is pretty awesome!

[@dekzYT]

bro i work in a factory im so above my head but oo shiny

[@joeridamian473]

As former ASML employe I love to see what our customers actually do as close as this. It's awesome to see this. A lot in the semi conductor industry is such a blur if you are working in it.

[@user-pt1kj5uw3b]

This was the best tour you’ve done. The fact they gave you those modules and couldn’t tell us what they were is so cool.

[@jrshaul]

Technology has been boring for decades. I remember when a new iPhone was a big deal and a new Game Boy was like discovering the dead sea scrolls.

[@Azaqa]

@@jrshaul 🤓

[@ATTACKofthe6STRINGS]

This video has some of the best editing, lines, and enthusiasm, I’ve ever seen. Literally like a child in a candy store.

[@amiman23]

talented bunch are they be funny too.

[@ATTACKofthe6STRINGS]

@@amiman23 I’ve following them since they were in the Langley house. They recently did a roast of some of their worst videos, and some of my favorite memories showed up on it, lol. These guys have been around a while, and I’m proud of how far they’ve come.

[@UltravioletMind]

This kind of content is GOLD! Im sure this video is going to inspire a new wave of of young people to get into engineering, just like you inspired me to build my first pc , which led me to software development. I would have loved a video like this when i was going into university. Sometimes you just don't know the breath of engineering jobs that beyond the design and production and factory floors. Getting to work with such cutting edge tools and finding efficient and elegant solutions to problems, just tickles that itch for me and I would have loved to be able to contribute to such important efforts.

[@CoolNamesAllTaken]

This was the best hardware engineer recruiting video / computer hardware sales pitch I've seen in a long time! Loved every minute of it.

[@fracturedgames5422]

I think this is the most incredible factory tour I've seen to date, and I hope more places will let you in

[@chileguero2]

Qualcomm would be a cool one!

[@hayazi96able]

@@chileguero2 all you'd hear is SnapDragon XR blah blah blah, lol.

[@charlesrichard7715]

Dude it’s so surreal seeing Linus walk through the place you work everyday. Really wish I was there that day.

[@brandonege4148]

Same haha, weird to see tools I work on all the time in an LTT video

[@lone_wolff]

We should have a fan meet up at a brewery like bittercreek

[@BrendanOgorden]

Good pay?

[@izaacsteffler5619]

I know right! I'm at 10A and probably Hotrec'd the ASM probe

[@zorsenothorse]

give me some ram, mine is brokey :C

[@SdudyoyO]

As someone who grew up in Idaho, specifically the Boise area, and visits the Potato state to see family every couple years -- It's weird for me to think that a facility like this was so close to home. I legitimately grew up across the street from a couple Potato sheds, out in the middle of nowhere. Idaho has Potatoes, and RAM, apparently.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

Everyone knows RAM grows well on potato fields.

[@coffeebreakstudios]

As a local as well you may be even more surprised that Micron started and is headquartered here as well lmao

[@lazyporcupine2360]

gotta be at least 32 gb

[@scottstewart3884]

I have a feeling that even when DDR23 (and beyond) is a thing, Linus will still hold onto these DDR5 Sticks (on the Mother board of course.. LOL) because they are a One of a kind special, that he had such a big hand in making.

[@sandboy5880]

There won't be a DDR with a crazy number like "23" as by that time computers won't exist in the form that they do now. Yes, I know, you're joking.

[@danzjz3923]

@@sandboy5880 what are you talking about? here in 2127 we have our Core i9-118950k with 8192c16384t optical processor running at 12Ghz with ddr23-1677721600 cl8388608, or you can dish out for the Ryzen 9 112950X3D with 12288 cores with SMT for a total of nearly 25 thousand threads

[@sandboy5880]

@@danzjz3923 Sure, you guys do. By the 2127 there's no telling what it'd be.

[@danzjz3923]

@@sandboy5880 you must be fun at parties

[@heroninja1125]

@@danzjz3923 oh yeah bro, its sick here in 2127, im using my Samsung galaxy S122 Ultra that takes 2400 megapixel photos and has a 240 ghz refresh rate with its 16k display that has 240 billion colors and has a processor that runs at 3000 terafarts per second.

[@Malapropify]

I really like the direction Linus went with his channel. It's a perfect blend of humor, information, funniness and content. More please!

[@vamsterr]

He made it through the entire thing without dropping something! well done! seriously though, that's hella cool of Mircon to allow you guys to film all that you did! some seriously cutting edge gear in there! very very cool

[@WobblycogsUk]

Many thanks for Micron for allowing Linus so much access. I really want to know what those modules are now!

[@MahouSai]

That was awesome. Loved the sticker. I hope no one breaks in and steals those rams. :) Seeing Linus hold things and wave them around scared me.

[@ironcrafter54]

I love seeing Linus tour these places.

[@JmKrokY]

True

[@quack1119]

Kinda nostalgic

[@ScottJWaldron]

Props to Micron for letting him get so much access (and a cool set of memory)

[@mitchellspanheimer1803]

He's gonna be accessing these memories for years to come... XD

[@ScottJWaldron]

@@mitchellspanheimer1803 lol, true

[@Tulipaloozi]

This video turned out great! Thanks for visiting Micron and giving us a platform to show off our module build line. ☺️

[@vsteel]

Thank you for all of your help.

[@nikkolaus]

I use to work security at FAB 6 in Manassas, VA. Before FAB 6 was Micron Technology, the FAB was under the name Dominion Semiconductor. I was a patrol officer and an emergency dispatcher. Lots of bad chemicals in places that do manufacturing -- even worse in the hands of people with mental issues or a vendetta. The place was HUGE, as you'd expect, and I got to see them expand and build. We went from one FAB building to TWO FAB buildings. I loved working there. Sadly, the security was contractors, and we lost the contract because of some other company (to be unnamed) underbid the company I was working for! :P

[@okaydetar821]

These factory tours are by far my favorite videos on this channel, hopefully you can do more of them.

[@MrCrissRisk]

That reveal at the ending has to be a "I made it" moment for Linus, so cool that they went out of their way to do that for him! Actually convinced me to get Crucial in my upcoming upgrade

[@gavinweber1322]

As someone who works in the semi conductor field, it is awesome to see you dive in to the manufacturing aspect of chips

[@lulalelilo]

even more awesome to let his audience see a bit of what he saw there. Of course we only can imagine what are the other stuffs in this fab that we aren't allowed to see :)

[@CyberVirtual]

Finally a "Real" Tutorial of how to actually download RAM I am so proud of you Linus.

[@ahmadyulinu]

This is THE coolest thing ever. Wow. Actually brought that childlike joy I had when I discovered computer and games for the first time.

[@Nixqy]

Im usually not that interested in THIS level of depth, mostly just the consumer stuff - but this was really interesting and the Micron team seems like a really cool group of people. Great work team!

[@CyberVirtual]

Finally a "Real" Tutorial of how to actually download RAM I am so proud of you Linus.

[@fretingsmiles]

Videos like this are great. I'm more open-minded to buying a company's products if I think they're really dedicated to their craft. Crucial will likely be at the top of my list the next time I'm looking to upgrade my memory or storage.

[@schwuzi]

I only buy Crucial stuff because it has always worked and their pricing is good. I've never had a single Crucial part (lol) fail in my systems.

[@timgels2918]

I fully agrere

[@alatona26]

Ever since the Intel fab tour, I've always looked forward to these types of videos... really awesome to see behind the scenes. Great stuff, guys....

[@avramepilepsia]

Man, one of the most interesting videos in a while. Seeing the full process end-to-end, all the censored hardware shots and NDA bleeping was awesome :D

[@Tulah]

The label for the RAM stick was really nice touch. Great video. Love seeing tours like this which would normally be very much on the impossible side unless you happen to work there.

[@SwivelIanJ]

Absolutely loved this video, I've been a big fan of Micron and Crucial for a few decades now so this was a very interesting video for me, and how cool was it to make your own sticks for your new rig.

[@LifeWulf]

Linus’s enthusiasm was infectious in this video, can tell he’s happy to be there 😁

[@TinchoX]

Like a kid in a candy store!

[@jacobcoon1170]

This was really cool. As someone who works in CPU manufacturing, I never get to see these kinds of tools. Awesome video

[@aflyingmodem]

This was probably the best factory tour video i've ever seen, purely based on knowing you got to leave with some hardware that was custom made for you by you lol and no one else can have it! amazing

[@plumber1337]

It is impossible to convey into words the feelings of seeing Mr Butter Fingers holding such precious material.

[@Grak70]

I guarantee you that is from a scrap lot or an engineering experiment. There’s no way they’d let him touch a yielding wafer. Just by virtue of being removed from its FOUP it’s probably scrap.

[@DTDreyer98]

I love how enthusiastic Linus is; He is like a child in a chocolate factory.

[@shadowmasterlord]

and then in 22:43 - employes like, oh god, another one ... just let us work :D

[@EdwardTilley]

I could do without the running in parking lots part, but he keeps you alert enough to watch to the end. No small feat.

[@jackkushner8026]

He was so excited they caught him in the bathroom pleasuring himself while looking at a spec sheet of upcoming new modules whispering"oh you like my little memory stick do ya, " {loud breathing.}..

[@kralekis]

2:04 I was expecting a sponsor message 😂

[@Voriaxly]

same 😂

[@EFJoKeR]

It was a superb video. Seeing Linus being a child again, on Christmas morning, in that facility. It was something you don't get to experience very often. Massive PR boost to Micron for sure, but also showing that even a giant such as them, can be down to earth and have a human side... By far one of the best videos i've seen in a long time...

[@Norman_Fleming]

How many of us were nervous at Linus holding the wafer. This was an amazing video, enjoyable and informative. Thanks to Micron for allowing Linus to visit and share.

[@joshuacheung6518]

Prolly a prop or damaged one. Pretty sure you don't handle any of those parts without ppe

[@lucaskelly4590]

@@joshuacheung6518 PPE as in part protective equipment? Not as concerned about it hurting Linus as I am him hurting it.

[@ffsireallydontcare]

@@joshuacheung6518 I'm not so sure about that, especially in that part of the factory. If it were a PPE area he wouldn't be allowed to be anywhere near the gear without PPE for fear of equipment contamination, that and the wafer was going to go into a grinder with dust and wash fluid. Maybe the "exit" side of the grinding/cutting machines are in a clean room environment we didn't see.

[@joshuacheung6518]

@justathought maybe after it's been stuck on the sticker, but before that i doubt it as the part that matters if you sneeze on it (literally) is exposed

[@ffsireallydontcare]

@@joshuacheung6518 but think about it, the whole wafer is going to be doused in wash fluid to wash away the dust created by the cutting and grinding actions. They aren't gentle processes as the silicon is really hard and the chips are abrasive. So even if they were contaminated prior to the cutting or grinding processes, they'll be well and truly clean afterwards. I agree that in the earlier stages contamination is an issue, and in a production plant the cutting and grinding steps are probably in a clean room environment as well as every step would be streamlined, but in a R&D lab?

[@J_Shepz]

I was in awe pretty much the whole video. It's like seeing actual magic and such hospitable hosts too. One of my new favourite videos I've watched on KZbin for quite some time.

[@Justin-ro8uj]

I work for ASML on EUV tools almost every day. The tech used is next level. The complexity of the machines is mind-boggling. The number of people involved to solve simple day to day problems is staggering. I would highly recommend you tour ASML's headquarters in Veldhoven.

[@drslime7]

I think I'm in love with micron I can't believe how hands on they where and they showed us just about everything. Thanks you guys.

[@ChrisSerani]

This was fun to watch. I've worked in an electronics manufacturing facility in ND for ten years now, and seeing Micron's SMT line was quite a familiar thing to see! We've got some nice Panasonic parts placers that are so dang fast that it never gets old watching them. It's wild to learn where tech facilities are at, as they are often where you least expect them. Also, big props to Micron for being such incredible hosts. Not every company is willing to let you see and do so much.

[@wumwum42]

I mean, this is just what he could publish. Being part of the tour must be awsome. He learned so much interesting information that he cant tell to anyone. And is the proud owner of unreleased 24 gig memory modules.

[@rubemjr9623]

This is AMAZING. As an electronic engineering student it is SO exciting to see such a tour. Thank you Micron and LTT!!

[@jordanbailey2044]

Micron/Intel are in Idaho & Oregon, respectively, if you want to try and work in the field!

[@douggebhardt8796]

Honestly held my breath everytime Linus was holding something. Silently screaming don't drop. Great video!

[@hailcat7027]

This was really cool. I don't know everything that Linus knows about computers while he's explaining it all so some of it goes over my head, but I don't miss how insane these facilities are. Big thanks to Micron for letting LTT trudge through and give us some information.

[@tropicalfruit4571]

Man that was some cool stuff. It makes you realise how many iterations of different products are being developed at a time. Like we just got DDR5 but surely there's DDR6 in there if not DDR7 and higher; it's kinda weird that the stable consumer products are pretty old by R&D standards. Also I've always liked Crucial, bought RAM and storage from them many times but this tour makes me like them more.

[@garionprak7961]

the technologies that will be used to create ddr6 and ddr7 are certainly going to be present in some form yeah

[@daviddetweiler7658]

well i remember years ago....we were on DDR2 maybe DDR3 RAM but graphics cards were always running one step "newer" DDR technology.

[@credge]

@@garionprak7961 GDDR memory is a different technology than DDR memory, both types are optimized for their respective tasks, GDDR tending towards higher bandwidth and DDR tending towards lower latency (among other optimizations). So GDDR5 is not what later became DDR5 (GDDR5 was in fact derived from DDR3). Basically the naming is as much BS as the clock speeds, where GDDR6 advertises 8x the actual clock speed because it gets 8 transfers per clock cycle (All DDR does a similar thing and advertises 2x because it's "double data rate").

[@garionprak7961]

@@credge thanks for clearing that up for me

[@roborovsky6950]

Well, the fact that this video makes you like their company more than you did, is the reason they let Linus in! Win-win situation.

[@komradesnoipah1036]

the fact micron let you show as much as they did is HUGE! super cool video seeing linus like a child in a candy store and showing us some amazing technology

[@HiddenRamza]

Thank you Micron for letting LTT team tour the facility. These story videos are definitely a great way to bond with your everyday product customers and build a bridge closer together. Of course keep your trade secrets of manufacturing but thank you for opening your doors

[@LilGuch2]

Really makes you appreciate the people who work in this field a lot more. The dedication and hard work they do at Micron is amazing. Keep innovating guys/gals at Micron!

[@TheCloudhopper]

I LOVE these fab tours. Thanks Micron for having Linus (and by association us) over for a visit.

[@Weavermicro]

It always cool to see how these tiny components are made, but what I think would be more interesting is how they decide to hand Linus his props to show.

[@thesuperzfamilyvlog6607]

I can’t believe how chill they were with letting Linus poke and probed such a great video and really enjoyed every minute.

[@asandax6]

As long as he is not holding anything they knew it would be fine.

[@TioDave]

I hope more manufactures follow microns lead. That was awesome seeing the process.

[@samcantrill1251]

Absolutely insane, this was without a doubt the most fascinating factory tour I've seen! Instilled such a sense of awe!

[@Irrelephant3473]

smarter every day did the kodak film factory i'd reccomend that one as well

[@johnnylego807]

And this is EXACTLY why i buy Micron Products!! Such as there Crucial Line of SSDs etc. Awesome and amazing company, took linus around to show all the cool stuff, awesome employees, and best of all amazing products! can’t go wrong with them. Awesome video!

[@theodoros_1234]

These factory tour videos are some of (if not THE) best content on this channel! It gives me a whole other level of trust when seeing how these companies work on creating all this tech behind the scenes.

[@alexisrivera200xable]

This is very cool. Jayz2Cents has a literally unique 4090 from EVGA and now Linus has a unique memory kit. You might see a ton of hardware in your career daily but these are special.

[@QualityDoggo]

Yep! As long as it meets standards, they're free to exceed the specs on small batches even when it might not be cost-effective to sell normally.

[@FixedFunction]

EVGA just auctioned one of those 4090s off for charity. They made 20 of them total. I believe GamersNexus also has one. Not as unique as you'd think.

[@willhendrix86]

COLLABORATION INCOMING! Super Sick R 'n D Ram meets 1200w RTX 4090 hahahaha

[@alexisrivera200xable]

@@FixedFunction Steve got one too? That is still cool. GN does great work. Honestly I didnt know they had made 20 of them. A couple ending up on auctions for charity IMHO dont really make them any less unique. 20 is still almost nothing compared to the volumes seen in full production runs.

[@leggo0]

The oscilliscope at 12:49 is a Keysight Infiniium UXR-Series 4-Channel Oscilloscope, probably the UXR0134A. That can actually do up to 110GHz with a 13GHz bandwidth.

[@gallium-gonzollium]

Micron: “wtf”

[@Heratiki]

This is really the coolest video I've seen in a long time. It's amazing to see all the tech involved but even more so a glimpse of everything we didn't see.

[@kylenelson944]

Easily one of the greatest collaborations you guys have done with a manufacturer

[@DinoAlibasic]

Damn you got fancy ram there, Also the speed is through the roof of these things.. Was so nice of them to let you keep them and show you around

[@hundid5930]

After watching this I am more likely to go for a micron kit my next build. Seeing all the equipment and testing really gives that piece of mind.

[@Supern00bmaster]

I got the chance to talk to someone who works on developing pick-and-place machines through a university course just a few months ago. Got to look at a few of the different heads, including one (actually, several in different sizes) extremely similar to the one Linus is holding in his right hand at 20:44. Very cool stuff!

[@ericumforgotsorry5423]

Really awesome video. I didn't realize what a gem micron was. Linus was treated very well, and protecting their IP while giving us all a glimpse behind the curtain. Amazing