Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report # f5 I$ V. e3 W/ D! u' n O. tApple 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. 5 Z% R ~* k- z4 V/ O# V * T' n: Z/ b9 P. g. ?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 e' j; _: v" k b, Z
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NHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business.# L! k/ ^- E% {
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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。