Micron Taiwan has long emphasized that its culture is what sets it apart as a global leader in memory and storage. “Inclusion is ingrained into our corporate culture, but it goes far beyond a workplace ethos,” says Donghui Lu, corporate vice president of DRAM Asia Front-End Operations and Head of Micron Taiwan. “Inclusion is a survival necessity for a next-generation technology company.”

In a field where change is the only constant, Micron Taiwan leverages collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines to maintain confidence in the face of uncertainty. “No individual can move the needle by themselves,” says Lu. “The more inclusive a team, the more likely the best outcome will emerge.”

This philosophy extends into Micron Taiwan’s evolving talent strategy. AI has become one of the company’s top priorities, promoted from the corporate level and adopted across all teams. Internally, tools such as Micron’s customized version of Copilot are used daily to streamline communication, summarize information, and improve productivity. Employees are increasingly integrating AI into their workflows, helping reduce routine burdens and enabling them to focus on higher-value tasks.

“I have process engineers who joined just months after graduating from college who are already showcasing how to write AI agents that organize daily work and significantly improve productivity,” says Lu. Encouraging cross-generational collaboration has helped the entire organization advance together and deliver measurable efficiency gains. “Our goal is to keep empowering the company’s internal influencers to lead by example in adopting AI.”

Enthusiasm for AI adoption, however, hasn’t diminished the company’s commitment to its core values, which hold that every employee — regardless of AI proficiency — is essential. “People who know how to work with AI will probably have a higher market value,” Lu says. “But it doesn’t replace empathy — the human touch people need for motivation, engagement, and encouragement.”

The company’s culture is evident in its deep integration across Taiwan and Japan. Beginning in the early 2020s, Micron launched the One Mega Taiwan (OMT) initiative to integrate operations in Taichung and Taoyuan, creating greater talent mobility, a broader scope for development, and improved efficiency across sites.

This success, together with the strong cultural affinity between Taiwan and Japan, led to the creation of the One Giga DRAM Team, or OGDT, which brought technology teams from both markets into closer alignment. The initiative accelerated the rollout of new nodes, improved yields, and set new performance records, strengthening Micron’s global technology leadership.

An engineer by training, Lu emphasizes that his leadership approach is guided by staying close to the technology and grounded in real-world operations. “AI is a supporting tool,” he says. “It doesn’t replace key functions or the leadership needed to set the direction. While AI can help you improve the probability of making the right decisions, it cannot replace the importance of being present where the work happens, especially in manufacturing.”

Looking ahead, Lu’s dual role reflects Micron Taiwan’s commitment to strengthening its organizational presence in both Taiwan and Japan. Balancing responsibilities across the two markets allows the company to create a more seamless pipeline for advancing new technologies from Asia to the world. “Both teams are world-class and bringing them together creates an organization that can move faster than ever,” Lu says.

This concept will extend globally. As Micron expands its manufacturing footprint in the United States, the Taiwan-Japan joint effort serves as a pilot model for future integration. When new fabs in Idaho and New York come online, the same “one team” approach will be used to accelerate technology deployment, optimize asset utilization, and improve labor productivity in high-cost environments.

“We call it the Dream Team — a model that unites resources in Taiwan, Japan, and the United States,” says Lu. Through its follow-the-sun operations, day shifts in Asia support nighttime work in the United States, and vice versa, keeping every site productive during its peak hours. “It’s a vision of one seamless global team, working around the clock to deliver the future of memory.”