Lexar XQD Memory Cards to be Compatible With Nikon D4 and
                  Future XQD-Based Camera Models

FREMONT, Calif., July 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexar, a leading
global brand of flash memory products, today announced its support of
the XQD(TM) memory card specification for compatibility with Nikon D4
and future XQD-based camera models. Expected to be available in the
third quarter of 2012, Lexar XQD memory cards will offer high-speed
performance in a range of capacities to effectively capture and store
high-quality images, 1080p full high-definition (HD) video, and 3D
video content.

"By collaborating with Lexar, we're reinforcing the fact that the XQD
specification represents one of the futures of high-performance memory
cards," said Nobuaki Sasagaki, General Manager of marketing department,
Imaging Company, Nikon Corporation. "Our cooperation efforts
demonstrate the vision shared by Nikon and Lexar to continue advancing
the photography and imaging market with innovative technology and
extremely high performance."

"We are committed to offering innovative and industry-leading
photography solutions, which is why we're working with Nikon to offer
and co-market XQD memory cards. We view the XQD standard as one of the
most logical ways to increase interface speed beyond that of existing
CompactFlash technology with the capability of offering performance up
to 5Gb per second, in time," said Wes Brewer, vice president of
products and technology, Lexar. "This collaboration provides assured
compatibility with Lexar XQD memory cards and Nikon D4 and makes this
technology available to the entire photo industry."

XQD memory cards are based on the PCI Express(R) specification, which
offers 2.5Gb per second performance today with plans for 5Gb per second
performance in the future.

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Lexar is a leading global brand of Lexar Media, Inc., a subsidiary of
Micron Technology, one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers
worldwide. Lexar offers industry-leading products in all major flash
memory categories, including USB flash drives, innovative backup
drives, high-performance memory cards for photography, and all popular
form factors of memory cards for mobile devices. Lexar products are
available worldwide at major retail and e-tail stores, and at
www.lexar.com. For more information about Lexar products, visit
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About Micron

Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of
advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations,
Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR
flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies,
packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge
computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's
common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more
about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.

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