Gotrade News - Micron Technology has started construction on a $100 billion memory megafab in Onondaga County, New York, a site positioned to become the largest semiconductor complex in the US. The move highlights the race to expand domestic supply as AI-driven compute keeps pulling memory demand higher.
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The New York site is planned for up to four fabs, with manufacturing targeted to begin in 2030.
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Micron frames the project as part of a broader $200B US expansion plan, aiming to produce 40% of its DRAM domestically.
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The company also signed an exclusive intent to acquire PSMC’s P5 fab site in Taiwan for $1.8B to support legacy DRAM and post-wafer work.
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Verdict reported Micron broke ground at its Clay, New York location, with the site designated for up to four fabrication plants. The project is projected to create about 50,000 jobs statewide.
Scale, timeline, and what Micron is building toward
Micron described the New York build as the largest private investment in New York’s history and a major piece of its wider $200 billion US expansion initiative. That broader plan includes two large-scale fabs in Idaho, modernization work in Virginia, high-bandwidth memory packaging operations, and continued R&D investment.
Within that strategy, Micron Technology is targeting 40% of its DRAM output to be produced in the US and expects to support roughly 90,000 American jobs across all sites. Manufacturing at the New York megafab is scheduled to begin in 2030, with capacity increases planned in the years that follow.
Micron also outlined a $500 million agreement with Empire State Development, including $250 million for workforce training, education programs, and community improvements such as transportation and housing. For markets, that workforce angle matters because ramping chip capacity can be constrained by talent and supplier ecosystems, not just capital.
Taiwan P5 acquisition and the DRAM supply play
Beyond New York, Micron signed an exclusive letter of intent to acquire Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s P5 fab site in Tongluo, Taiwan, for $1.8 billion in an all-cash deal. The package includes a 300mm cleanroom facility and a planned strategic partnership focused on post-wafer assembly processes and support for legacy DRAM products.
The transaction is expected to close by Q2 2026 following final agreements and regulatory review. After completion, Micron plans an incremental ramp-up of DRAM production beginning in the second half of 2027.
For investors, the story is about building US capacity while also securing additional footprint in Asia for specific product needs. In an AI-heavy world, memory demand is increasingly tied to data-center expansion and high-performance computing buildouts.
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Verdict, Micron breaks ground on $100bn megafab project in US. Diakses pada 20 Januari 2026
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