It is said that NVIDIA has held talks with Softbank and will offer more than US $32billion to acquire arm

About Softbank's plan to sell Arm The rumor seems to be coming true , According to the latest revelations of foreign media , Ying Wei Da （NVIDIA） We are negotiating with Softbank at an advanced stage , It plans to acquire from Softbank in the form of cash and shares Arm, Its effect on Arm The value of 320 Billion dollars . The two sides hope to reach an agreement in the coming weeks .

People familiar with the matter also disclosed that , NVIDIA is the only buyer who is in substantive negotiation with Softbank . Of course , The negotiation may succeed , May also rupture . Even if the boards of both companies are willing , This acquisition case involving many countries will inevitably face the review of antitrust authorities , Can you pass five levels and kill six generals , Not yet known. .

2016 year , Softbank acquisition Arm when , The purchase price is 320 Billion dollars . Although at present Arm Of IP It has been widely used in smart phones 、 The Internet of things 、 Wearable device 、 Data center and other fields . however , Under the leadership of Softbank ,Arm The performance of financial data in recent years is not good . data display , Four years after being acquired by Softbank ,Arm Our annual income is only from 12 Billion dollars to 19 Billion dollars .

thought , stay GPU Under the leadership of chip giant NVIDIA ,Arm It will be possible to obtain higher revenue and profits . because , In the past four years , NVIDIA's revenue has more than tripled . At present, the market value of NVIDIA has reached 2500 Around $100 million . obviously , NVIDIA is fully capable of acquiring in the form of cash and shares Arm. Besides , If we can successfully acquire Arm, It will also change NVIDIA's current over reliance on GPU The status quo of the product .

however , There are also hidden dangers in this acquisition . because Arm It is the largest semiconductor in the world IP supplier , It's also the whole Arm The core manufacturer of ecology , therefore , This acquisition will be subject to more stringent anti-monopoly investigations in various countries .

It is reported that , In order to solve the acquisition Arm Investors' encouragement of political censorship , Softbank may have to make a series of binding commitments to the acquisition , Including maintenance Arm Existing business model and completely independent operation , increase Arm Number of employees , And keep its headquarters in Cambridge .

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