--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000776310.md" description: "โšก ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„: $Micron Tech(MU.US) Micron Breaks Ground on ยฅ1.5 Trillion($9.3 billion) AI Memory Chip Expansion in Japan๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:โžค ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ง began construction on a ยฅ๐Ÿ.๐Ÿ“ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง AI memory chip expansion in Hiroshima.โžค The new facility will produce ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐›๐š๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ (HBM) for AI processors.โžค HBM shipments are expected to begin around ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–.โžค Japan's government will provide up to ยฅ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง toward the project cost.โžค Total Japanese support for Micron has reached about ยฅ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ“ ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง, including R&D funding.โžค The expansion aims to improve ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ and data transmission for AI memory.โžค Micron said about ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ% of materials used at the Hiroshima facility are sourced from Japan.โžค The project expands Micron's global AI memory manufacturing alongside new U.S. fabs.๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ:โžค Rising ๐€๐ˆ demand is driving massive global investment in advanced memory production.โžค The expansion strengthens Micron's position in the competitive ๐‡๐๐Œ market.โžค Japan continues investing heavily to rebuild its ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ manufacturing ecosystem.๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ:โžค "Micron's very first HBM production wafer โ€” for the memory technology at the heart of AI โ€” was made right here in Hiroshima. When American boldness meets Japanese craftsmanship, you do not get a compromise. You get the best in the world." โ€” ๐’๐š๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ซ๐š, CEO of Micron Technology.โžค "Japan's support for Micron, now the only maker of DRAM within the country's borders, has invaluable worth." โ€” ๐‘๐ฒ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ข ๐€๐ค๐š๐ณ๐š๐ฐ๐š, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.โžค "The Hiroshima factory's strength lies in its ability to quickly deliver cutting-edge and high-performance products to customers. Creating next-generation chips here is directly tied to Micron's strategy." โ€” ๐Š๐จ๐ญ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ค๐š, Representative Director of Micron Japan." datetime: "2026-07-05T18:35:49.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000776310.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/100000000776310.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/100000000776310.md) author: "[Hardik Shah](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/27423834.md)" generator: "portal-rs" --- # โšก ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„: $Micron Tech(MU.US) Micron Breaks Groundโ€ฆ ### Related Stocks - [MU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MU.US.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**