TOKYO -- South Korea's SK Hynix, which holds an indirect stake in Japan's Kioxia Holdings, is reluctant to back Kioxia's merger with U.S. rival Western Digital's memory chip operations, Nikkei has learned.
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Kioxia hopes to merge with Western Digital's memory chip business, but SK Hynix could derail the plan. (Kioxia Holdings)
TOKYO -- South Korea's SK Hynix, which holds an indirect stake in Japan's Kioxia Holdings, is reluctant to back Kioxia's merger with U.S. rival Western Digital's memory chip operations, Nikkei has learned.