Toshiba taps Western Digital-led group as chip unit preferred bidder

Toshiba taps Western Digital-led group as chip unit preferred bidder

File photo taken in May 2017 shows Toshiba Corp.'s flash memory plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. Toshiba has decided to pick a Western Digital Corp.-led group as preferred bidder for its chip unit, bringing to an end negotiations with a Japan-U.S.-South Korean consortium, sources close to the matter said Aug. 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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