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SK Hynix<\/a> is already the world number two maker of DRAM chips, used in computers and servers, and the second-largest chipmaker overall.
But it has lagged in the market for flash memory<\/a> -- or NAND -- chips, which are used in everyday devices<\/a> such as smartphones and USB storage drives, as well as industrial and medical equipment.
In a regulatory filing, SK Hynix said it will acquire Intel<\/a>'s \"entire NAND business division excluding the Optane division\" for 10.3 trillion won, with Intel's factory in Dalian, China, included in the deal.
SK Hynix ranked fourth by global NAND sales in the second quarter this year, according to market researcher Trendforce<\/a>. Intel was sixth.
Their combination will see SK Hynix leapfrog Japan's Kioxia and Western Digital<\/a> of the United States into second place with a market share of more than 23 percent, the Trendforce<\/a> numbers showed.
The NAND and DRAM markets are both dominated by Samsung Electronics, and global chip demand has boosted profits for the two South Korean firms in recent years.
The pair compete to supply chips to American giants such as Apple, Dell and HP, as well as Chinese companies.
The Intel acquisition would strengthen the NAND operations of SK Hynix, which have \"not been as strong as its other businesses\", said Ahn Ki-hyun, vice-president of the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association.
\"With the deal, the company has firmly cemented its second-largest position in the global semiconductor industry,\" he added.
\"In the long run, the deal paves a way for it to become more competitive against Samsung.\"
- Shares down - The founding company of SK Hynix was originally part of the Hyundai group, one of the family-controlled conglomerates known as chaebol that dominate business in the world's 12th-largest economy.
In 2012, a multi-billion-dollar merger saw it become part of the SK Group, the third-largest of the chaebols, headed by Chey Tae-won, who is currently married to the daughter of late South Korean president Roh Tae-woo.
SK Hynix has grown to become a major company in its own right and is the second most valuable company listed on Seoul's KOSPI stock market with a market capitalisation of 62 trillion won, behind only Samsung Electronics.
But SK Hynix shares were down more than two percent on the announcement in morning trade.
Its CEO Seok-Hee Lee said in a statement that the Intel acquisition will enable the firm to \"proactively respond to various needs from customers and optimise our business structure\", and make its NAND flash market position \"comparable with what we achieved in DRAM\".
The statement cited Intel CEO Bob Swan saying the deal allows the US firm to focus on \"differentiated technology where we can play a bigger role in the success of our customers\".
The acquisition will be paid for in cash, funded through existing reserves and borrowing, SK Hynix said.
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SK海力士购买英特尔的NAND内存芯片业务90亿美元的交易
世界第二大芯片制造商韩国SK海力士,周二宣布了一项90亿美元的交易购买英特尔的闪存芯片操作,以增强其竞争对手巨头三星电子(Samsung Electronics)的地位。
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SK海力士已经是世界第二大DRAM芯片制造商,用于电脑和服务器,第二大芯片制造商。
但它有市场的滞后闪存——或NAND芯片,在日常使用设备如智能手机和USB存储驱动器,以及工业和医疗设备。
在一份监管文件中,SK海力士表示将收购英特尔“s”整个NAND Optane部门业务部门排除”为10.3万亿韩元,与英特尔的工厂在大连,中国,包括在交易。
SK海力士排名第四,今年第二季度全球NAND销售,根据市场研究Trendforce。英特尔位居第六。
他们的组合将SK海力士Kioxia和超越日本西部数据公司美国屈居第二的市场份额超过23%,Trendforce数字显示。
NAND和DRAM市场都是由三星电子,和全球芯片需求提振利润近年来这两家韩国公司。
这一对竞争等向美国供应芯片巨头苹果、戴尔和惠普,以及中国企业。
英特尔收购将加强SK海力士的NAND闪存操作,具有“没有像其他业务”,安Ki-hyun说,韩国半导体产业协会副主席。
”的协议,该公司已经牢牢巩固了其在全球半导体行业第二大地位,”他补充道。
“从长远来看,这笔交易为一种对三星变得更具竞争力。”
——股价下跌——SK海力士公司成立最初是现代集团的一部分,一个家族企业集团被称为财阀,主导业务是世界上第12大经济体。
2012年,一个数十亿美元的并购看到它成为SK集团的一部分,第三大财阀,崔泰源为首,世卫组织目前正在结婚晚韩国总统卢泰愚的女儿。
SK海力士已经成为一个主要公司本身,第二个最有价值的公司在韩国KOSPI上市市值为62万亿韩圆,仅次于三星电子。
但SK海力士股价下跌逾百分之二在早晨宣布贸易。
其CEO Seok-Hee李在一份声明中表示,英特尔收购将使该公司能够“主动应对各种客户需求和优化业务结构”,并使其NAND闪存市场地位“比得上我们在DRAM”来实现的。
声明引用了英特尔首席执行官Bob天鹅说协议允许美国公司专注于“分化技术可以发挥更大的作用在我们的客户的成功”。
此次收购将现金支付方式,通过现有的储备和资金借贷,SK海力士说。
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