US Said to Consider Crackdown on Chinese Memory Chip Manufacturers: Details

US Said to Consider Crackdown on Chinese Memory Chip Manufacturers: Details

The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Company Limited (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China’s semiconductor sector advances and protect US companies. If President Joe Biden’s administration proceeds with the move, … Read more

Intel to Sell NAND Flash Memory Business to SK Hynix for $9 Billion

Intel to Sell NAND Flash Memory Business to SK Hynix for  Billion

The world’s second-largest chipmaker, South Korea’s SK Hynix, on Tuesday announced a $9 billion (roughly Rs. 66,000 crores) deal to buy Intel’s flash memory chip operation as it seeks to bolster its position against rival behemoth Samsung Electronics. SK Hynix is already the world number two maker of DRAM chips, used in computers and servers, and … Read more