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Japan readies $3.6bn for Micron to make cutting-edge DRAM

Subsidies cover memory development, mass production at Hiroshima plant

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Micron Technology aims to start shipping advanced memory chips from its Hiroshima plant as early as 2028. (Photo by Yuka Furubayashi)

HAJIME TSUKADA
September 13, 2025 00:00 JST

TOKYO -- Japan said Friday it will provide 536 billion yen ($3.63 billion) to U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology for research and development and capital spending at its Hiroshima plant, with the goal of mass-producing advanced memory chips.

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