U.S. chipmaker Micron 'in talks' to expand in Japan and Taiwan

U.S., Europe, Singapore also in discussions, company will avoid oversupply: executive

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Micron says it wants to highlight the importance of memory chips as a growing part of the semiconductor ecosystem. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Top U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology is in talks with governments around the world, including in Japan, Taiwan and Europe, over expanding its manufacturing footprint as part of a $150 billion, 10-year investment plan, a senior executive told Nikkei Asia in an interview.

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