TOKYO -- U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology will invest 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) to build a production facility for next-generation memory chips, a key component for artificial intelligence computing, in western Japan, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Micron to invest $9.6bn in western Japan to make AI memory chips
US company's decision enables Japan to secure domestic access to key components
Micron Technology's Hiroshima Plant in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan, in 2022. The company will construct a new memory manufacturing facility. (Photo by Yuka Furubayashi)
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