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Micron to invest $800mn in India chip factory

Published June 22, 2023 Updated June 22, 2023 03:55pm
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WASHINGTON: US chip giant Micron will invest $800 million in a chip factory in India, a US official said Thursday during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The assembly and testing factory, which will total $2.75 billion after Indian investment, will help “build a semiconductor ecosystem that promotes supply chain diversification,” the official told reporters, in a reference to US efforts to prevent China from dominating high-end technology.

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