Foreign media: Micron will build a new wafer factory in Texas, USA

According to foreign media techpowerup, although Micron sold its Utah factory to TI in October 2021, it seems that Micron intends to build a new, more advanced wafer factory. Recently, there have been rumors that the new factory will be built in Austin, Texas, where there are also Tesla Gigafactory and Samsung chip factory.

Currently, Micron has two factories in Virginia, one in Idaho, four in Singapore, one in Taiwan, one in mainland China and one in Japan. Sources said Micron had previously planned to build a new factory in North Carolina, but the plan failed.

IT Home learned that Micron announced in 2022 that it would invest approximately US$150 million to expand and improve existing factories, and may build more factories. In addition to Texas, California and Arizona are apparently also under consideration. It is not clear when Micron will make a final decision. Foreign media said that the new factory will most likely produce DRAM memory chips or flash memory chips, which needs to be decided based on market demand. Micron's criteria for selecting factory locations must not only take into account local labor costs, but also local infrastructure construction and the friendliness of regulatory authorities.