SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is investigating a flash memory supply deal between Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Apple Computer Inc. over pricing, officials at the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on Wednesday.

South Korean manufacturers of digital music players have complained Samsung is offering the chips used in Apple's iPod MP3 players at an unfairly low price, putting them at a disadvantage.

A FTC official at a team in charge of the investigation said there had been no formal complaint filed with the watchdog over Samsung's chip deal with Apple.

A Samsung spokeswoman declined to comment on whether the chipmaker has been offering lower than usual prices to Apple.