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two U.S. technology giants plan to "chip in funds", Gou said in
an interview, according to the newspaper. It was not immediately
clear if this would take the form of a direct investment in the
semiconductor unit or would be financing for the deal.
Taiwan's Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry
Co Ltd, has also partnered with its Japanese unit Sharp Corp in
its bid.
"Foxconn can confirm that we have submitted a bid for Toshiba's
chip business with a number of strategic partners," the
Taiwanese firm said in a statement to Reuters. It said it would
discuss details "at the appropriate time".
Representatives for Apple and Amazon declined to comment.
Toshiba is depending on the sale of the unit, the world's
second-largest NAND chip maker, to cover billions of dollars in
cost overruns at its now bankrupt U.S. nuclear unit
Westinghouse.
Foxconn, which is also a major supplier to Apple, is not seen as
a frontrunner for the unit, which Toshiba has valued at least
$18 billion, due to its deep ties with China. The Japanese
government has said it will block any deal that would risk the
transfer of key chip technology out of the country.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki in Tokyo and J.R. Wu in Taipei;
Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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