# Japan grants Micron ¥536B subsidy for Hiroshima DRAM factory expansion

Japan's METI will provide up to ¥536 billion ($3.63 billion) in subsidies to Micron Technology for expanding its Hiroshima DRAM factory. Micron plans to invest ¥1.5 trillion ($9.09 billion) to mass-produce next-generation DRAM, aiming for 40,000 wafers per month by 2030.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-09-12
- Where: Hiroshima, Japan
- Value: $9.09B (1500.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2030
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40,000 wafers per month
- Products: next-generation DRAM memory
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Micron Technology](https://endata.com/companies/16026.md)

## Sources

- [semicone.com](https://www.semicone.com/article-295.html), 2025-09-15: "Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced that it would provide up to ¥536 billion ($3.63 billion) in subsidies to Micron Technology's DRAM factory in Hiroshima."

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