According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Western Digital Corp is in advanced talks for a potential $20 billion stock merger with Japanese chipmaker and partner Kioxia Holdings Corp. The talks could potentially conclude in an agreement as early as mid-September in the event of which David Goeckeler, Western Digital’s CEO would…
Toshiba’s NAND flash memory plant will resume full production from mid-July. On Friday, Toshiba Memory Corp, the world’s second-biggest NAND flash memory producer stated its plant in central Japan will resume full production by mid-July. Toshiba had partially suspended the plant on June 15, following a brief power outage in the region. The suspension also…
Among Western Digital concerns for blocking Toshiba’s NAND memory sale was that its direct competitors, Seagate Technologies and SK Hynix will gain access to proprietary information from the acquisition. Here is how these concerns have been addressed by Bain Capital. As per a documents from Bain Capital LP, the leader of the group that is…
Toshiba is now facing pressures from Apple Inc, which is demanding new terms on supply of chips in return for funding. On Wednesday, SK Hynix Inc stated its board had approved its participation in a Bain Capital-led consortium that plans to purchase Toshiba Corp’s memory chip unit for $17.7 billion (2 trillion yen) . As…
This strategic move is aimed at bringing a sense of finality to its bid of divesting its chip business following months of delays. Toshiba Corp has stated it will be building a new semiconductor plant in Iwate, northern Japan, even as it makes efforts to sell its memory chip business to raise funds. Significantly, it…
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