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Micron Breaks Ground on $9 Billion Western Japan Plant Expansion

Micron Breaks Ground on $9 Billion Western Japan Plant Expansion
Bloomberg Technology Saturday 04 July 2026, 04:16 UTC By Mari Kiyohara 1 min read
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Micron Breaks Ground on $9 Billion Western Japan Plant Expansion Micron Technology Inc. on Saturday broke ground on the expansion of its factory in western Japan, a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) undertaking to produce advanced memory chips. The Boise, Idaho-based company is building the facility in Hiroshima to make chips such as high-bandwidth memory crucial for AI processors like Nvidia Corp.’s, with shipments to start around the summer of 2028. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and...

Micron Breaks Ground on $9 Billion Western Japan Plant Expansion Micron Technology Inc. on Saturday broke ground on the expansion of its factory in western Japan, a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) undertaking to produce advanced memory chips. The Boise, Idaho-based company is building the facility in Hiroshima to make chips such as high-bandwidth memory crucial for AI processors like Nvidia Corp.’s, with shipments to start around the summer of 2028. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has allocated up to ¥500 billion to help cover the cost.
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