Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, also known as YMTC, has filed the third lawsuit in an extended legal battle against American competitor Micron. YMTC is now accusing Micron of funding and perpetuating an extended misinformation campaign with the help of American public affairs firm DCI Group aimed at slandering YMTC.
The new suit leveled against Micron claims that the American firm has "lagged behind YMTC in innovation and product performance," causing it to resort to illegal means to get ahead. Specifically, Micron is accused of funding DCI Group's "China Tech Threat" astroturfing campaign website. The CTT website, which claims that YMTC's NAND memory chips include spyware backdoors to the Chinese Communist Party, has been reportedly funded in large part by U.S. tech companies Micron and Dell.
