UK competition authority to investigate Arm-Nvidia deal

Find the Latest SoC Solutions
for... Automotive... IoT... Security... Audio... Video

The UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) is to investigate the proposed takeover of Arm by Nvidia. It is asking for peoples' views on the planned merger.

www.electronicsweekly.com, Jan. 06, 2021 – 

The CMA states:

'This is an early opportunity for interested third parties to comment on the impact that the takeover could have on competition in the UK, in advance of the Competition and Market Authority's (CMA) formal investigation starting later this year.

US-based chip designer and producer NVIDIA Corporation (NVIDIA) plans to purchase the Intellectual Property Group business of UK-based Arm Limited (Arm) in a deal worth $40 billion. Arm develops and licenses intellectual property (IP) and software tools for chip designs. The products and services supplied by the companies support a wide range of applications used by businesses and consumers across the UK, including desktop computers and mobile devices, game consoles and vehicle computer systems.

click here to read more...

 Back