Toshiba Corp President and CEO Masashi Muromachi gestures during news conference in Tokyo
Toshiba Corp President and CEO Masashi Muromachi gestures during a news conference in Tokyo, November 27, 2015. Embattled Toshiba Corp said on Friday it was thinking of splitting off most of its chip business into a separate company, with listing the business an option - a move that would help it raise capital in the wake of a $1.3 billion accounting scandal. REUTERS/Thomas Peter