Infineon Technologies, Europe's No. 2 semiconductor maker, remains in talks with three Taiwanese rivals after discussions ended with Hynix Semiconductor Inc, the Wall Street Journal said, citing Infineon.
Munich-based Infineon is in talks with Mosel Vitelic Inc (
Infineon, which Wednesday said talks with Hynix ended, had been in talks with the South Korean semiconductor company about a possible development and manufacturing alliance. US rival Micron Technology Inc is also in talks with Hynix.
Infineon on Wednesday said talks ended with Hynix about combining their computer memory-chip businesses. All talks with Hynix have ended, Infineon spokeswoman Katja Schlendorf said.
The announcement comes as Hynix Chief Executive Officer Park Chong-sup said he's close to an agreement to sell his company's memory-chip business to Micron Technology.
"Our evaluations led to the conclusion that the synergies we had hoped for could not be easily realized and had a higher risk," Schlendorf said. The negotiations between Hynix and Infineon were in early stages, she said.
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