** Shares of computer memory chips maker Micron Technology MU.O rise 5.2% to $108.30 in extended trade
** MU forecasts Q3 revenue above Wall Street expectations
** Robust artificial intelligence demand drove up demand for Micron's high-bandwidth memory $(HBM)$ chips - company
** HBM chips are a type of dynamic random access memory or DRAM standard, first produced in 2013
** MU expects record quarterly revenue in fiscal Q3, with DRAM and NAND demand growth in both data center and consumer-oriented markets
** NAND flash memory caters to everything - mobile, embedded and data center storage applications
** As of last close, MU stock up 22.4% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))
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