Micron plans second chip facility at newly acquired Taiwan site

US memory chipmaker Micron Technology ​said on Monday it ‌plans to build a second manufacturing facility in ​Taiwan at the Tongluo site ​it recently acquired from Powerchip Semiconductor ⁠Manufacturing Corp.

The new ​facility will help it ​expand supply of leading-edge DRAM products including high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to ​support surging AI ​demand, the company said.

Micron also ‌said ⁠it has completed the acquisition of PSMC’s Tongluo P5 site and ​the new ​second ⁠facility would be of similar ​scale to the existing ​fab ⁠in Miaoli County.

Construction is scheduled to begin ⁠by ​the end ​of fiscal 2026.

Reuters