Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report 8 |9 q) S: v! l) \+ OApple 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 d# n( H) r$ f( i- ?
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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.( X- |. m2 b1 `, n& a; m1 s: A u
7 c9 k& Q- g; YNHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business.7 k9 X9 Q5 |; P8 S
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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。