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China Plays Hardball with Western Companies | Gestalt IT Rundown: April 12, 2023

Published: April 12, 2023, 4:42 p.m.

China is reportedly blocking multiple mergers and is now investigating Micron for an unspecified cybersecurity concern. Delays include Intel\u2019s acquisition of Tower Semiconductor, Maxlinear\u2019s purchase of Silicon Motion, Broadcom\u2019s acquisition of VMware, and Microsoft\u2019s bid for Activision Blizzard, as well as the long-delay in Cisco\u2019s acquisition of Acacia and the called-off purchase of NXP by Qualcomm which we reported on previously. The latest move against Micron seems designed to antagonize rather than investigate any real cybersecurity flaws at the memory provider. What\u2019s going on here?\n
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