Micron Technology on Saturday broke ground on the expansion of its factory in Hiroshima Prefecture, a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) undertaking to produce advanced memory chips.
The Boise, Idaho-based company is building the facility in Hiroshima Prefecture to make chips such as high-bandwidth memory crucial for AI processors like Nvidia’s, with delivery and installation of manufacturing equipment scheduled to begin in the second half of 2028. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has allocated up to ¥500 billion to help cover the cost.
The move is part of a global rampup by memory-makers to meet demand for artificial intelligence. Micron is building two leading-edge fabs in Boise and in January held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $100 billion production site outside Syracuse, New York, part of a pledge to increase DRAM production on American soil. South Korea’s SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are also boosting manufacturing capacity.
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