Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report 6 h$ b( w! E3 q1 B! q. ]8 FApple 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.* u* M9 q; B$ p9 ^7 D% c' W
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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.0 k2 C& V% l( Y+ z0 U1 w
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NHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business. 7 V8 L8 @8 z/ a- `1 W; t6 _3 U7 A$ i
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。