China: Announced investigation into the acquisition of Silicon Motion (Huirong Technology) by MaxLinear

On 15 September 2022, the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced it had initiated an investigation into the acquisition of Silicon Motion (Huirong Technology), a producer of NAND flash controllers, by MaxLinear, a semiconductor company. The investigation was announced after SAMR received a notification of the merger by the parties. In particular, the investigation will focus on the potential competition effects of the merger in the NAND flash memory market in China.