January 9, 1998 (SEOUL) -- U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Micron
Technology Inc. is expected to file suit against Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. and other Korean and Taiwan-based
semiconductor makers alleging they dumped DRAMs in the U.S
market, according to the Korea Foreign Traders Association.
| Micron's anti-dumping suit was originally aimed at Taiwan's
semiconductor makers, but because Taiwan-made DRAMs held only 3
percent of the U.S market in 1997, it was difficult for the
company to prove that Taiwan-based manufacturers had damaged its
sales.
Thus, Micron is expected to include other countries'
semiconductor makers, including Samsung.
Micron has been making efforts to prove the dumping practices of
Taiwan-based and Korean DRAM makers in the early quarters of 1997
before the breakout of Asia's financial crisis.
The U.S. semiconductor manufacturer has expressed its opposition
to United States participation in International Monetary Fund's
emergency loan program for Korea, arguing that the IMF's rescue
loan will delay the restructuring of Korean semiconductor
producers.
(Maeil Business Newspaper, Korea)
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