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Micron Technology plans to build a second semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taiwan as part of efforts to expand production of advanced memory chips used in artificial intelligence systems.
The company said the new facility will be developed at the Tongluo site in Miaoli County that Micron recently acquired from Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation.
Micron confirmed it has completed the acquisition of the P5 site and will begin retrofitting the existing cleanroom infrastructure before starting construction on an additional fabrication facility.
The new fab will help increase supply of advanced DRAM products, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is widely used in AI servers and high-performance computing systems.
According to the company, the Tongluo site includes roughly 300,000 square feet of existing 300mm cleanroom space, which will be upgraded as part of the expansion project.
Micron expects the existing facility to begin shipping products around fiscal year 2028, while a second cleanroom facility of similar size—adding about 270,000 square feet of manufacturing space—is planned to begin construction by the end of fiscal 2026.
The new site will operate as an extension of Micron’s semiconductor manufacturing campus in Taichung, located about 15 miles away, forming part of the company’s broader manufacturing footprint in Taiwan.
Manish Bhatia said the expansion will strengthen the company’s ability to supply memory components that are increasingly critical for AI infrastructure.
Demand for advanced memory technologies has surged as cloud providers and technology companies invest heavily in data centers designed to run large AI models.
Micron said the project has received support from Taiwanese authorities, including the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and the National Science and Technology Council, as well as local government officials in Miaoli County.
The expansion underscores Taiwan’s role as a central hub in the global semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, which supports the production of chips used in AI computing, consumer electronics and enterprise data infrastructure.
The company said the new facility will be developed at the Tongluo site in Miaoli County that Micron recently acquired from Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation.
Micron confirmed it has completed the acquisition of the P5 site and will begin retrofitting the existing cleanroom infrastructure before starting construction on an additional fabrication facility.
The new fab will help increase supply of advanced DRAM products, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is widely used in AI servers and high-performance computing systems.
According to the company, the Tongluo site includes roughly 300,000 square feet of existing 300mm cleanroom space, which will be upgraded as part of the expansion project.
Micron expects the existing facility to begin shipping products around fiscal year 2028, while a second cleanroom facility of similar size—adding about 270,000 square feet of manufacturing space—is planned to begin construction by the end of fiscal 2026.
The new site will operate as an extension of Micron’s semiconductor manufacturing campus in Taichung, located about 15 miles away, forming part of the company’s broader manufacturing footprint in Taiwan.
Manish Bhatia said the expansion will strengthen the company’s ability to supply memory components that are increasingly critical for AI infrastructure.
Demand for advanced memory technologies has surged as cloud providers and technology companies invest heavily in data centers designed to run large AI models.
Micron said the project has received support from Taiwanese authorities, including the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and the National Science and Technology Council, as well as local government officials in Miaoli County.
The expansion underscores Taiwan’s role as a central hub in the global semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, which supports the production of chips used in AI computing, consumer electronics and enterprise data infrastructure.
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