According to Bloomberg News, Micron stated in an e-mail statement on Friday that the Chinese regulatory authorities visited the offices of Micron China in May 31 to collect relevant information. Micron is actively cooperating with relevant Chinese authorities.
The report also quoted news from domestic media that the other two storage giants, South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix have also been asked to provide part of the information.
At present, the analysis generally associates the above actions with the rising price of memory chips.
Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix are major global suppliers of memory chips such as DRAM/NAND Flash. These chips eventually reach memory chips, SSDs, and other products commonly used by PCs/cell phones/servers.
According to statistics from Bloomberg, last year, half of Micron's sales revenue came from the Chinese market.
Judging from the external situation, including the statistics of the state-of-the-art technology, NAND flash memory is still on the high side, although it is on the track of price cuts, and there is no indication that the memory price has yet to be reduced.
According to report analysis, the move may also be related to China's desire to reduce the import of semiconductor products and increase self-sufficiency.
