SK hynix denies facing pressure to approve U.S.-Japan chip merger

The Korean chip giant has dismissed reports that Seoul, Tokyo and Washington have pressured it into approving the Kioxia-Western Digital merger.

2024-03-04

SK hynix opposes Kioxia and Western Digital merger in major blow to deal

SK hynix said it opposes to the merger of Kioxia and Western Digital’s memory chip operations, a stance that is expected to be a significant blow to the deal.

2023-10-26

Samsung Electronics denies business ties with Huawei

Samsung Electronics has made its case that it never traded with Huawei after the 2020 U.S. sanctions, following the report that some of its chips are in the phones sold by the Chinese manufacturer.

2023-09-26

Kioxia, Western Digital merger talks alert Korean chip rivals

Kioxia and Western Digital's looming merger may threaten Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix's lead in the flash memory market. “Joining forces would help them take on Samsung Electronics,” Bloomberg reported on July 14.

2023-07-20

Samsung Electronics maintains memory capacity as others cut

Samsung Electronics is maintaining memory chip production capacity despite a glut and falling prices.

2022-10-06

Samsung Electronics to maintain memory chip capacity

Samsung Electronics is maintaining memory chip production capacity despite a glut and falling prices. "There has been no discussion about a cut for now," Lee Jung-bae, president of the chipmaker's memory business, said on Wednesday. Samsung ...