Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report / ?# X8 _* v; ?! g2 M9 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. 7 a+ w8 W# V# l6 w9 @ # R0 P* ?7 b, E6 l/ }# Z, D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. 7 ~/ f6 }. Q$ F7 N( j 9 n0 z; K) X3 {- _9 e$ ]NHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business.( c, X: U4 E: u" @( q' t
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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。