Micron plans second chip facility at newly acquired Taiwan site

Micron plans to build a second manufacturing facility in Taiwan at the Tongluo site it recently acquired from Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. The expansion increases Micron's Taiwan manufacturing footprint and implies incremental capital expenditure and supply-chain investment to boost memory production capacity, a company-specific positive for medium-term revenue and capacity growth.

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Micron plans to build a second manufacturing facility in Taiwan at the Tongluo site it recently acquired from Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. The expansion increases Micron's Taiwan manufacturing footprint and implies incremental capital expenditure and supply-chain investment to boost memory production capacity, a company-specific positive for medium-term revenue and capacity growth.