EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
of Micron Technology, Inc., on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 33-3686, 33-16832, 
33-27078, 33-38665, 33-38926, 33-65050, 33-52653, 33-57887 and 333-07283) of
our report dated September 19, 1996, except as to the Stock Purchase Plans Note
to Consolidated Financial Statements, the date of which is September 30, 1996,
on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Micron Technology,
Inc., as of August 29, 1996, and August 31, 1995, and for each of the three
years in the period ended August 29, 1996, which report is included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
                                          /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
Boise, Idaho
October 3, 1996