So far, the interest of the Chinese holding company Tsinghua Unigroup in Micron assets was mainly on the rumors level , but the main obstacle to the deal is $ 23 billion.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Board of Tsinghua Directors admitted in an interview with Reuters, the Chinese holding company still hopes to conclude a deal with Micron - according to him, it could be of great significance for the Chinese semiconductor industry. Meanwhile, representatives of Tsinghua deny receiving from US authorities any hint of bans. Tsinghua is supported by the Chinese authorities, the purchase of assets is financed by private investors.
The site DigiTimes says that negotiations Micron and Tsinghua could break due to disagreements over the terms living together. Micron wanted to retain full control over the production facilities, which moved to Tsinghua, and the Chinese side showed very high interest in the intellectual property of the American company, and simply bear the burden of production costs did not agree.