Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report0 g- Y9 m7 ]. Y
Apple 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.6 P3 d6 E/ b9 r+ S/ y
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. 3 ^! i ?) `% [# e/ A% ~; p . e7 d( @9 b) B8 Y u% TNHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business. % n7 d) f( N, c) `8 b" |* ]0 b1 u" L0 N# _' d2 z8 _
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。