Japan subsidies to help Micron expand Hiroshima plants for AI-grade memory chips
By Jeyup S Kwaak ( December 1, 2025, 05:07 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s subsidy program appears to be attracting substantial new investment into its aging semiconductor sector, with US chipmaker Micron Technology reportedly preparing a 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) expansion of its capacity at its Hiroshima site. The company's planned production of the high-bandwidth memory chips powering the global AI boom underscores Japan's expanding role in the US-led supply chain for critical advanced chips. Japan’s subsidy program appears to be attracting substantial new investment into its aging semiconductor sector, with US chipmaker Micron Technology reportedly preparing a 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) expansion of its capacity at its Hiroshima site. The company's planned production of the high-bandwidth memory chips powering the global AI boom underscores Japan's expanding role in the US-led supply chain for critical advanced chips. ...
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