According to foreign media reports, armoured chivalry and western data after months of negotiations, to reach an agreement before August this year.

Sources said that the deal may by western data in the form of tax exemption to flash business spin-off, with armoured man merge. Western digital will have new company after incorporating slightly more than 50% of the company.

According to the report, the two companies in the negotiation, suggested by armoured man team to lead the operation of the new company after incorporating, but western digital executives will also play a relatively important supporting role. As currently envisaged, although the talks going smoothly, but from the final agreement hammered out may need a period of time. And, during the may change idea, even finally ended in failure to reach any agreement. The planned merger may cause in several countries, including the United States and China mainland antitrust scrutiny.

The new company will use the dual system of board of directors, the senior will be members of the board of directors. The new company will be headquartered in Japan, and is expected to, g and a Tokyo listing in the United States. At the same time, the metal clad man the main investors Bain Capital, Bain Capital will also get special shares.

According to CFM Flash memory market data, by the first quarter of this year, armoured spiderman NAND Flash market share of 21.6% in the world, western digital NAND Flash market share of 15.2% in the world, the city accounted for 36.8% of total was higher than in the city accounted for 34.2% of the top samsung.