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Better Buy: Micron Technology vs. AMD

Better Buy: Micron Technology vs. AMD

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) represent two ways to invest in the expansion of the semiconductor market. Micron is a major producer of DRAM and NAND memory chips, while AMD sells x86 CPUs and discrete GPUs. Micron ranks second in DRAM and fifth in NAND, according to technology market intelligence firm TrendForce, while Samsung is the leader in both markets.