EXHIBIT 10.119(a)

                          REFORMED IRREVOCABLE PROXY
                            (J.R. Simplot Company)

    This Reformed Irrevocable Proxy reforms and restates that certain 
Irrevocable Proxy dated as of July 29, 1996 executed by J.R. Simplot Company, a 
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in favor of such persons as may be serving 
from time to time as the Chairman of the Board of Micron Technology, Inc., a 
Delaware corporation ("Micron"), and the Chief Financial Officer of Micron. 
This Reformed Irrevocable Proxy is effective as of July 29, 1996.

    The Company hereby irrevocably appoints such persons as may be serving from 
time to time as the Chairman of the Board of Micron, the Chief Financial Officer
of Micron, and each of them alone, as its true and lawful proxy and 
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution (a) to 
represent the Company at the annual meetings of the stockholders of Micron to be
held in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and at any adjournment 
thereof, and to vote, in its discretion (including cumulatively, if required) 
5,000,000 shares ( the "Shares") of common stock, $.10 par value, of Micron 
("Common Stock") held by the Company and consisting of (i) all of the shares of 
Common Stock evidenced by certificate numbers MC83051, MC38054, MC38057, 
MC38061, MC38063 and MC38066, (ii) 882,500 shares of Common Stock evidenced by 
certificate number MC38067 and (iii) 1,244,750 shares of Common Stock evidenced 
by certificate number MC51861, or any certificates issued to the Company as a 
replacement therefor; (b) to represent the Company at any special meeting of 
stockholders of Micron, and at any adjournment thereof, and to vote (including 
cumulatively, if required) all the Shares in its discretion; and (c) to vote all
the Shares in its discretion upon such other matter or matters which may 
properly come before the stockholders of Micron by written consent or otherwise.
This proxy does not affect the voting rights with regard to the remaining 
1,098,750 shares of Common Stock evidenced by certificate number MC38067 and the
remaining 1,099,000 shares of Common Stock evidenced by certificate number 
MC51861.

    This irrevocable proxy may be exercised at any time after the date hereof 
and prior to July 29, 2003, except that such proxy shall expire immediately upon
the termination for any reason of the dividend swap transaction contemplated by 
the letter agreement between the Company and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
dated July 29, 1996.

Dated:  July 23, 1998                   J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY

                                        By:  /s/ RONALD GRAVES
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                                        Name:   Ronald N. Graves
                                        Title:  Secretary