India, May 28 -- Micron has announced that its Fab 6 facility in Virginia, USA, has begun production of LPDDR4 and DDR4 DRAM using the 1α nm process. The LPDDR4 and DDR4 products manufactured at this fab will be shipped to clients in key application segments such as automotive electronics, industrial equipment, networking, medical devices, and defense and aerospace hardware.

According to TrendForce's latest memory industry research, the expansion at Fab 6 mainly reflects Micron's internal production capacity reallocation, and does not indicate a renewed focus on supplying DDR4 components for consumer electronics.

TrendForce finds that Micron's production shift aligns with U.S. government policies that encourage the reshoring of man...