Against the backdrop of the global data center and computing infrastructure construction boom continuing to drive the growth of storage chip demand, leading semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology announced a major investment decision on January 27, 2026: officially launching the construction of a large NAND flash memory wafer fab in Singapore. This factory, with a total investment of up to 24 billion US dollars (approximately 167 billion yuan), is not only Singapore's first advanced wafer fab to adopt a double-layer design, but also marks a new stage in Micron's strategic layout in its key manufacturing base.

Ten year plan to build an advanced manufacturing base

The newly announced factory is a ten-year long-term planning project, reflecting Micron's confidence in the long-term demand of the storage chip market. The factory plans to have a giant clean room of approximately 700000 square feet (65000 square meters) and is expected to begin wafer production in the second half of 2028. The factory will be located in the same manufacturing park as Micron's previously announced high bandwidth memory advanced packaging factory, which is scheduled to start production in 2027, forming a collaborative industrial chain from wafer manufacturing to high-end packaging. After the project is fully completed, it is expected to directly create about 1600 high-tech jobs, combined with 1400 jobs in the packaging factory, adding a total of about 3000 high-quality employment opportunities for Singapore.

Continuously increasing efforts to consolidate Singapore's core position

This investment further consolidates Singapore's core position as Micron's global center for flash memory manufacturing and innovation. Since entering Singapore in 1998, Micron has invested over $90 billion in the region. With the establishment of this new NAND factory, Micron's cumulative investment in Singapore will further increase to approximately $60 billion. Chen Guosheng, Vice President and General Manager of Micron Corporation in Singapore, stated that this series of investments is a high recognition of Singapore's superior business environment, talent reserves, and infrastructure. Singapore has developed into a crucial operational hub for Micron globally, supporting the research and large-scale manufacturing of its flash memory products. Keywords: Infrastructure Engineering News and Information, Infrastructure Engineering News Network

Global layout, responding to the wave of demand for storage chips

Micron's massive investment in Singapore is a key part of its global capacity expansion strategy, aimed at addressing the explosive demand for high-end storage chips such as NAND flash and HBM driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital transformation in various industries. Earlier this month, on January 20, 2026, Micron announced the acquisition of TSMC's P5 factory to supplement DRAM production capacity. Previously, the company had also announced plans to invest $100 billion in building a super wafer fab in New York State, USA. This series of intensive global investment actions demonstrates Micron's determination to seize the opportunity and expand market share in the fierce market competition. Industry analysis points out that although competitors such as Samsung and SK Hynix are also accelerating production expansion, the tight supply of storage chips may continue until the end of 2027, making the current capacity competition particularly crucial.Editor/Gao Xue