The Japanese government strikes hard to help Micron build a chip manufacturing center in Hiroshima

News on May 18, according to ITBEAR Technology Information, the Group of Seven is actively strengthening the investment part of the chip supply chain efforts, among which Japan will use Micron’s 1γ technology to produce chips in Hiroshima. According to the latest reports, Micron Technology will receive approximately 200 billion yen in financial subsidies to promote plans to produce next-generation memory chips in Japan. The move is one of the latest steps Japan has taken to bolster domestic semiconductor production.

It is understood that Micron Technology will use the funds to install ASML’s EUV advanced chip manufacturing equipment at the Hiroshima factory for the production of DRAM chips. Details of the funding, which have not been made public and the people familiar with the matter requested anonymity, are expected to be formally announced when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with a delegation of semiconductor industry executives on Thursday. The executive delegation included Micron CEO Sanjay Melotra Mehrotra) and executives from seven major semiconductor companies including TSMC and Intel.

Micron's 1γ manufacturing technology was originally planned to launch in 2024, but it must reduce new equipment spending and reduce DRAM in fiscal 2023 and 2024. bit shipments, Micron has had to slow down DRAM growth on its 1β and 1γ manufacturing technologies. Currently, the 1γ nanometer process has been postponed to 2025.

This investment initiative is particularly important for Japan as the semiconductor industry is considered critical to national security and economic development. Efforts to strengthen the chip supply chain aim to reduce reliance on imported chips and increase domestic semiconductor production capacity to meet growing demand.

In addition, the G7 cooperation also emphasizes the international urgency in solving the global chip shortage. Due to global supply chain issues, many industries are facing the challenge of chip supply shortages, which has had a serious impact on automobiles, electronic equipment and other fields. The stable development and supply-demand balance issues of the global chip industry can be alleviated through investment and cooperation from the G7.

In general, the Japanese government’s support for Micron’s chip production in Hiroshima will play a positive role in promoting the development of the domestic semiconductor industry.

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