Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report; S" M" F0 Y h8 s5 q; s5 f
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. 7 Z; d8 W2 v7 d* \5 @- D8 ^+ p7 [) G9 Q$ h! {
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 b" w" U9 `4 i& R + q( J# W9 J/ c# _3 mNHK said Apple wants Foxconn to own a stake of around 30 per cent of Toshiba's chip business.9 a( M/ o! a- s; {# e: D/ B ?