Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report; v6 D/ k$ g5 B& W: D. r9 W4 i
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./ P6 ^% }7 K. Y: ?; E3 y3 D
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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.4 j- n# A* K( }: }( g6 |
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NHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business.8 U- l% K. O5 d( R