Micron breaks ground on Hiroshima expansion to boost AI memory chip production

Digitimes
Jul 5, 2026, 9:39 pm183 ptsTrendingTop
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…

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