July 4, 2026

Micron breaks ground on $9bn Hiroshima expansion to chase AI memory demand

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Micron Technology broke ground on Saturday on a ¥1.5 trillion, roughly $9.3bn, expansion of its factory in Hiroshima, western Japan, the company’s latest bet on the AI memory boom that has already pushed its market value past $1 trillion. The Boise,...