# C_2021139EN.01000801.xml

| 20.4.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 139/8 |
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20.4.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 139/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 139/07)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | SK hynix Inc. (‘SK hynix’, Korea), |
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SK hynix Inc. (‘SK hynix’, Korea),

| — | Intel’s NAND and SSD business (‘Target Business’, USA). |
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Intel’s NAND and SSD business (‘Target Business’, USA).

SK hynix acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of Intel, the Target Business.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

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| — | for SK hynix: multinational company active in (i) memory semiconductors, such as Dynamic Random Access Memory (‘DRAM’) and NAND flash memory, (ii) storage solutions such as NAND-based SSDs, and (iii) system semiconductors, such as Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (‘CMOS’) image sensors, |
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for SK hynix: multinational company active in (i) memory semiconductors, such as Dynamic Random Access Memory (‘DRAM’) and NAND flash memory, (ii) storage solutions such as NAND-based SSDs, and (iii) system semiconductors, such as Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (‘CMOS’) image sensors,

| — | for the Target Business: active in developing, designing, manufacturing, assembling, testing, marketing and selling products utilizing the non-volatile memory technology, commonly referred to within the semiconductor industry as NAND flash memory. The Target Business is also active in developing, designing, manufacturing, assembling, testing, marketing and selling SSDs that utilize NAND flash memory. |
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for the Target Business: active in developing, designing, manufacturing, assembling, testing, marketing and selling products utilizing the non-volatile memory technology, commonly referred to within the semiconductor industry as NAND flash memory. The Target Business is also active in developing, designing, manufacturing, assembling, testing, marketing and selling SSDs that utilize NAND flash memory.

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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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