Micron builds memory plant for 24 billion US dollars, but over 10 years
Memory giant Micron wants to expand its presence in Singapore. The plans again span many years.
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Following billions of investments in New York, more billions are coming in Singapore: Micron announces an expansion of its existing site there for the production of NAND flash memory for SSDs. Around 24 billion US dollars are to be invested in a new semiconductor plant in Singapore. This currently corresponds to just over 20 billion euros.
The crux again lies in the timeline: Micron is not going full throttle immediately but plans the investments over a period of ten years. The first NAND flash chips are expected to roll off the production line in the second half of 2028. However, it could take even longer until series production is running. The new semiconductor plant is finally designed for 65,000 square meters of cleanroom space.
Little is set in stone
Depending on how the current memory crisis develops, Micron could also postpone the construction plans. "Micron will remain flexible in managing capacity expansion at the new facility to adapt to market demand," the announcement states.
This approach was already evident during the expansion in Onondaga County, New York, USA. In the fall of 2022, Micron announced investments of 100 billion dollars there over ten years. An initial semiconductor plant was to cost 20 billion dollars. In 2025, the manufacturer delayed construction, and in 2026, it accelerated it again.
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Due to the construction times and the time required to ramp up a semiconductor plant after completion, the announcements do not bring short-term improvement in memory availability. Even the acquisition of an existing semiconductor plant will only result in additional manufacturing capacity in 2027.
The three global market leaders in memory, SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron, are hesitant about short-term new constructions due to the industry-known "pork cycle." In the past, new semiconductor plants have collided with declining demand, resulting in massively falling memory prices. In 2023, manufacturers had to sell memory components at a loss.
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