Micron Starts $9.3B Hiroshima Expansion for AI Memory

In July 2026, Micron Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony for a roughly 1.5-trillion-yen ($9.3 billion) expansion at its existing plant in Higashihiroshima, Japan, aimed at boosting production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI. Commercial shipments are expected to begin around summer 2028, supplying next-generation HBM to AI accelerators such as those from NVIDIA. Groundbreaking details