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Micron Technology has broken ground on a major expansion of its semiconductor manufacturing campus in Hiroshima Prefecture, marking the start of a ¥1.5tn ($9.3bn) investment that will significantly increase production of advanced memory devices for artificial intelligence applications. The project will add approximately 28,000 sqm of cleanroom space to the existing facility, supporting the manufa

The global capacity race in the memory market is entering a white-hot phase. U.S. semiconductor giant Micron Technology officially held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new fabrication facility at its plant in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 4. This expansion plan, involving a total investment of ¥1.5 trillion (approximately $9.3 billion), is squarely aimed at the next-g

Micron Technology has broken ground on a ¥1.5 trillion, about US$9.3bn, expansion of its Hiroshima manufacturing site, adding a new cleanroom intended to increase advanced DRAM and high-bandwidth memory capacity for AI systems. The Micron Hiroshima fab expansion is being built in Higashihiroshima, western Japan, where Micron Memory Japan already runs the country’s only remaining DRAM production s