# 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.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-11-29
- Where: Hiroshima, Japan
- Value: $9.60B
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [newsbytesapp.com](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/micron-invests-9-6b-in-japan-for-ai-memory-chip-plant/story), 2025-11-29: "The new plant will produce advanced high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to support artificial intelligence computing."
- [semicone.com](https://www.semicone.com/article-344.html), 2025-12-01: "Micron Technology has announced plans to invest 1.5 trillion yen (approximately $9.6 billion) in the construction of a next-generation memory chip production base in Hiroshima, western Japan."

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