Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report $ q. d! t) P3 x: {& ~! a" \! nApple 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. 4 I, T/ }9 q# I, n! Z+ a 0 [6 _2 ^6 q& A7 i, t4 `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.9 B4 r9 w* T3 M; ^
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NHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business.# [9 s$ W& o* t! U! t" d, V) X. z
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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。