Micron breaks ground on approximately $9.2 billion HBM plant in Hiroshima, Japan

Micron Technology has broken ground on a new advanced memory production facility in Hiroshima, Japan, with a total investment of approximately ¥1.5 trillion (approximately $9.3 billion). The Japanese government is providing a substantial subsidy of up to ¥536 billion (approximately $3.3 billion) to accelerate the reconstruction of its semiconductor supply chain. This move comes immediately after Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced massive domestic investments totaling over ₩800 trillion (