EXHIBIT 5.1



                                 July 20, 1998



Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I am Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary for Micron Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and have acted as counsel for the Company in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 7,600,000 shares of Common
Stock, $0.10 par value (the "Common Stock"), of the Company (the "Shares").  The
Shares are to be offered and sold by a securityholder of the Company (the
"Selling Securityholder").  In this regard I have participated in the
preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the Shares.
(Such Registration Statement, as it may be amended from time to time, is herein
referred to as the "Registration Statement").

     I am of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and are
legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and to the use of my name under the caption "Legal
Matters" in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus included therein.

                                Very truly yours,

                                /s/ Roderic W. Lewis

                                Roderic W. Lewis
                                Vice President of Legal Affairs,
                                General Counsel and Corporate Secretary