Taichung:Taipei: Micron Technology Inc. has invested more than NT$1.6 trillion (US$50 billion) in Taiwan, with approximately half of that investment occurring over the last four years, announced Micron Taiwan Chairman Donghui Lu.
According to Focus Taiwan, Lu shared these details during a media gathering, highlighting the expansion of the U.S. memory chipmaker's facilities in Taoyuan, Tongluo Township in Miaoli County, Taichung, and Tainan.
Micron operates DRAM manufacturing facilities in Taiwan and Japan and is enhancing NAND production in Singapore. The company is also developing advanced packaging lines for next-generation DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM). To address the rising demand driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, Micron is expanding production in the United States and globally, including Taiwan.
Lu noted that about half of Micron's NT$1.6 trillion investment in Taiwan has been made over the past four years. The company's operations in Taiwan encompass front-end and back-end manufacturing, packaging and testing, HBM production, research and development, product development, sales, and laboratory functions.
The company anticipates its new production lines in Taoyuan and Tongluo will commence operations in 2027-28. In Taichung, Micron's largest manufacturing base in Taiwan, the company is increasing its support for HBM and advanced AI memory production and packaging, with a second advanced packaging facility set to start HBM production in mid-October.
Micron forecasts that memory supply will be tighter in 2027 and 2028 compared to this year, with customers boosting commitments under long-term supply agreements, indicating sustained demand expectations. Most of the company's HBM output for 2027 is already under contract, with prices projected to be higher than this year.
