Intel and Arm join forces on chip production
UK chip designer Arm and Intel’s contract manufacturing business unit Intel Foundry Services (IFS) have partnered to combine Arm core and Intel angstrom-era process technology.
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SK hynix plots Arm swoop
Less than two months after Nvidia gave up its dream to own Arm, the chip designer could already be back in play.
Nvidia inevitably gives up trying to buy Arm
US semiconductor giant Nvidia has decided to stop wasting everyone’s time over its futile attempt to gain control of the world’s main source of chip designs.
US moves to prevent Nvidia acquisition of Arm
The US Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Nvidia acquisition of Arm on fairly obvious competition grounds.
Europe follows UK lead in probing proposed Nvidia acquisition of Arm
A couple of months after the UK decided to take a closer look at the semiconductor mega-M&A, the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation.
UK rightly decides to take a closer look at Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has concluded there are sufficient competition concerns around the acquisition of chip designer Arm to justify an in-depth investigation.
Nvidia acquisition of ARM in the balance as regulators take their time
US semiconductor company Nvidia has admitted regulatory investigations of its proposed acquisition of UK-based chip designer Arm won’t be completed within its anticipated timescales.
Eurobites: Netmore plans LoRaWAN IoT network in UK
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Nokia lands core gig at United Group; Arm sees sales soar; Community Fibre takes majority stake in Box Broadband.
UK leaning towards blocking Nvidia’s Arm deal — reports
The planned $40bn merger could be in jeopardy over national security concerns.
UK to take a closer look at proposed Nvidia acquisition of Arm
Just four months after the US decided the giant semiconductor consolidation proposed by Nvidia needed closer inspection, the UK has agreed.
FTC wants to take a closer look at Nvidia’s Arm deal
The Federal Trade Commission is asking Nvidia to submit more documents as part of its preparation for the competition investigation into the chipmaker’s $40 billion takeover of Arm.
Microsoft starts developing own chips for datacentres and computers – report
Bloomberg reported that Microsoft has started designing its own processors to be used in cloud systems and Surface computers, reducing its reliance on Intel.
Apple M1 chip represents another big win for mobile over the PC world
Gadget giant Apple has launched its first Macs using a souped-up version of its mobile chip instead of Intel ones.
Nvidia will struggle to get regulatory approval for its $40 billion acquisition of Arm
Performance chip maker Nvidia wants to buy chip designer Arm, but with many of Nvidia’s direct competitors also Arm customers it’s hard to see how the deal could be approved.
Nvidia said to be thinking of buying Arm from Softbank
There are further signs that Softbank wants to flog UK mobile chip designer Arm to compensate for its reckless investment strategy.
SoftBank reportedly looking to chance its Arm
The apparent SoftBank fire sale looks set to continue with the rumour that even crown jewel ARM is on the table.
Arm to spin off IOT units as Softbank continues to search for loose change
The official line is the move will allow Arm to give more attention to its core semiconductor business, but it will also allow financially strained parent-company Softbank to sell a slice.
Arm unveils the new Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium
Embedded chip giant Arm has announced a new industry consortium designed to coordinate industry collaboration over autonomous vehicles.
Arm shakes up the IP game
Arm has announced the launch of its flexible licensing model to allow customers to access to its IP without breaking their bank accounts.
Huawei CEO pressures US President Trump via Chinese media
Ren Zhengfei, Founder and CEO of besieged telecoms vendor Huawei, chose sympathetic Chinese media for his latest publicity initiative.
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