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    Oct 20, 2008 3:20 PM 209
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    Toshiba in $1 billion manufacturing deal with SanDisk

    Japanese electronics conglomerate Toshiba has bought a portion of its flash-memory joint venture with SanDisk back from its partner, in a deal worth $1 billion. Some analysts think this makes SanDisk a more attractive buyout candidate for Samsung, which has twice offered $5.85 billion for the Silicon valley company. [WSJ]


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