Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report & C! Q4 C% _1 @, H vApple 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 ]' a0 p0 k7 h) s" r3 j
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.% _$ K2 T5 d% ^ Y% F, m" t$ \! l
1 _& v8 h& c0 }1 | q4 J6 [: t+ |8 U8 uNHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business. / Q$ G5 L" K; [4 W9 u( [! b5 ` + A. ^- O% D# Z1 L2 ]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。