Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report 0 }9 ]/ _+ q! [% n/ {- MApple Inc. is considering teaming up with its supplier Foxconn to bid for Toshiba Corp.'s semiconductor business, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday - the latest twist in the sale of the world's second-biggest flash memory chipmaker. 3 i1 q) W' O1 ] p8 a: R& g, m$ n% L; e+ A2 B
东芝是世界第二大 flash memory 的供应商, 特别是应用于手机上的 NAND flash。
The U.S. technology giant is considering investing at least several billion dollars to take a stake of more than 20 per cent as part of a plan that would have Toshiba keep a partial holding so the business remains under U.S. and Japanese control, NHK reported, citing unidentified sources.1 m5 [$ y @! v+ o5 F
9 X4 J5 w1 }3 G9 }5 ?! |NHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business. 3 N% h& Q: d/ ]2 S0 }& n' O, x3 S" I5 ^6 Z7 ^/ l2 ~8 j4 O
Apple 的算盘打得很响, Apple 想收购东芝 20%股份, 富士康收购30%以上, 这样这两家就大于50%而变成联合控股--team up, 组成一个帮派来收购。