Micron Breaks Ground on Hiroshima Expansion to Boost AI Memory Chip Production
The $9.3 billion project will add capacity for high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI processors, with shipments expected to start in summer 2028.
- On Saturday, Micron Technology broke ground on a major expansion of its Hiroshima factory, a 1.5 trillion yen project to produce advanced high-bandwidth memory for AI servers.
- Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is providing up to 536 billion yen in support, aiming to rebuild its domestic semiconductor base amid U.S.-China technology competition.
- During the ceremony, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said, "Micron's very first HBM production wafer for the memory technology at the heart of AI was made right here in Hiroshima."
- Japan's backing of Micron raises a new challenge to South Korea's lead in high-bandwidth memory, as established rivals Samsung and Hynix Inc boost capacity.
- Micron plans to begin installing manufacturing equipment in the second half of 2028, positioning the Hiroshima facility to meet rapidly growing demand for semiconductors in the AI era.
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technewstube.comMicron breaks ground on Hiroshima expansion to boost AI memory chip production
Micron Technology has begun construction on an expansion of its existing semiconductor plant in Higashi-Hiroshima, western Japan, as part of a JPY1.5 trillion (approx. US$9.3 billion) investment aimed at increasing production of advanced memory chips, particularly high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in artificial intelligence (AI) processors.
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Micron Breaks Ground On $9 Billion Hiroshima Memory Chip Plant
Micron Breaks Ground On $9 Billion Hiroshima Memory Chip Plant US memory giant Micron Technology on Saturday broke ground on the expansion of its factory in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture, a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) undertaking to produce advanced memory chips, Bloomberg reported. 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,…
Micron Technology holds groundbreaking ceremony in Hiroshima
US semiconductor giant Micron Technology has started expansion work at its factory in Hiroshima Prefecture, aimed at mass-producing cutting-edge semiconductors for generative AI and other applications. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Saturday.
Micron continues to expand its investments in its own storage production within Japan.
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