There are few things as dangerous as taking over a US company with some liabilities as quite a few other companies can attest to (e.g. Deutsche Bank). The stra

There are few things as dangerous as taking over a US company with some liabilities as quite a few other companies can attest to (e.g. Deutsche Bank). The strategic question Toshiba faces is not just holding on to the chip business but also ensuring that it can compete. The semiconductor business is getting more and more capital intensive. It also seems to require more and more vertical integration causing Intel etc. to but tool suppliers who are not able to maintain the required investments.