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Micron, Samsung, Hynix Investigated By China Over Antitrust Violations (yahoo.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the ongoing-trade-disputes dept.

hackingbear shares a report from Yahoo Finance: Micron Technology Inc., the largest U.S. maker of computer memory chips, said Chinese regulatory authority representatives visited its offices in that country, potentially opening another front in a growing trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. Chinese media reported that Samsung and SK Hynix also received visits from local regulators seeking information. Micron got about half of its sales from China last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. China has been spending heavily on attempts to boost its domestic supply of semiconductors and lessen a bill that has exceeded the cost of oil imports. "In 2015, Qualcomm, another U.S. chip giant currently under antitrust investigation in Europe, paid near $1 billion to settle its antitrust matter in China," notes Slashdot reader hackingbear.

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  1. About time... by The+Fat+Bastard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Several years ago you could 16GB DDR3 memory for $75. Today you pay $150+ for 16GB DDR4 memory.

    1. Re:About time... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      DDR3 prices are nearly as high as the DDR4 prices. Have you considered anger management?