“SanDisk Corp. is in advanced talks to sell itself to Western Digital Corp., and the two storage makers could reach a deal as soon as this week, people with knowledge of the matter said.”
A recent Bloomberg report is stating that according to knowledgeable sources, Western Digital Corp. and SanDisk Corp. might finalize an agreement as soon as this week that will result in SanDisk becoming part of WD’s port folio.
It was earlier reported that SanDisk has approached both WD and Micron for a potential deal with WD being the highlight buyer in this scenario. Fast forward to today and we have reports that talks have progressed over the weekend with a potential settlement happening this week. This potential sale is
Should this push through, WD will potentially look into expanding its storage solutions by integrating SanDisk’s flash memory solutions. This includes a highly anticipated WD SSD along with the possibilities of high-capacity hybrid flash+HDD solutions for both consumer and enterprise customers.