From Hiroshima to Seoul to Boise, the world is pouring trillions into AI memory chips. What the great HBM gamble means - and what it means for Latin America

Micron stock gains over 270% in 2026 as AI memory demand drives record revenue and $1T market cap, reshaping capital flows away from crypto markets.

Samsung and SK Hynix are committing $880 billion to AI chip fabs and data centers, reshaping the global semiconductor landscape and capital allocation

Micron is investing $9.6 billion to expand its Hiroshima factory for AI-focused high-bandwidth memory chips, backed by up to 536 billion yen in Japanese

Micron has broken ground on a ¥1.5 trillion Hiroshima expansion to build HBM chips for AI accelerators, backed by up to ¥775bn in Japanese government support.

From Hiroshima to Seoul to Boise, the world is pouring trillions into AI memory chips. What the great HBM gamble means - and what it means for Latin America

Micron broke ground on a $9.3 billion AI memory chip facility in Hiroshima, Japan, with HBM shipments expected by summer 2028 and major government

Japan is backing Micron's $9.3 billion Hiroshima expansion as it seeks to become an AI memory hub and challenge South Korea's lead in HBM.

Micron's 170% stock surge in 2026 highlights extreme concentration in the memory chip market, raising risks for tech equities and correlated crypto assets.

“Micron’s very first HBM production wafer - for the memory technology at the heart of AI - was made right here in Hiroshima...”