CAPACITY BOOST? While a science park official said the US company has submitted a plan to build fab A5, a company official said that no final decision has been made

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 27, 2019
By: Lisa Wang  /  Staff reporter

Memorychip maker Micron Technology Inc has submitted a new plan for expansion in Taichung to meet future DRAM demand for next-generation 5G technology, a Central Taiwan Science Park (中部科學園區) Bureau official said yesterday.

“We are aware of Micron’s new investment plan to build [fab] A5,” the official told the Taipei Times by telephone. “The company has submitted its capacity expansion project to the bureau.”

The US company plans to build a new DRAM fab on the site it acquired from bankrupt touch sensor maker Cando Corp (達鴻) in 2017, the official said, but declined to disclose details about the plan.

The official’s comments came in response to questions about a report by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News, which said Micron would invest a total of NT$400 billion (US$12.72 million) on new two fabs — A3 and A5.    [FULL  STORY]