Japan govt fund, bank mull bid with Broadcom for Toshiba chip unit -media
April 18, 2017 at 19:00 PM EDT
TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - A Japanese government-backed fund and policy bank are considering a joint bid with Broadcom Ltd for Toshiba Corp's semiconductor business, a move that would vault the U.S. chipmaker into the lead to buy the prized unit, the Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday.