Micron Technology on Saturday broke ground on a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) expansion of its factory in Higashihiroshima, Japan, according to a Bloomberg report [1]. The Boise, Idaho-based company will produce high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI processors, with shipments expected to begin around the summer of 2028. The Japanese government has allocated up to ¥500 billion in subsidies to support the project, officials said [1].
The factory expansion is designed to increase power and transmission efficiency for chips used in AI services and self-driving vehicles. Along with earlier research and development support, Tokyo has committed roughly ¥775 billion to Micron to date, the report stated [1]. Micron is now the only maker of DRAM within Japan’s borders.
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