Micron to build $9.6B AI chip plant in Hiroshima, Japan

Micron Technology plans to invest 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) to build a memory chip manufacturing facility in Hiroshima, Japan, to produce advanced HBM chips for AI computing. Construction is expected to begin in May 2026, with shipments starting by 2028. The Japanese government is providing up to 500 billion yen in support.

“The new plant will produce advanced high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to support artificial intelligence computing.”newsbytesapp.com

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• newsbytesapp.comMicron to build AI chip plant in Japan for $9.6BDwaipayan RoyNov 29, 2025
• semicone.comMicron Invests $9.6 Billion to Build Factory in Japan for HBM Chips - Semicon electronicsDec 1, 2025

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