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2025.03.05

17:57

Malaysia strikes $250 million deal with Arm to support local chip industry

Malaysia will pay British chip designer Arm, a unit of Japan's SoftBank, $250 million over 10 years for the company's chip design solutions for local manufacturers, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said on Wednesday.

2024.10.24

03:09

Arm says it's fully prepared for December hearing in Qualcomm case

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 24) -- Arm, the British chip company owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, said it is fully prepared for the hearing about its dispute with Qualcomm in December.

2024.10.23

03:51

SoftBank-owned Arm said to cancel chip design license to Qualcomm

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 23) -- Arm Holdings plc plans to cancel a license for longtime partner Qualcomm Inc. to use its intellectual property to design chips, according to Bloomberg.

2024.09.27

03:39

Arm rejected in talks to buy Intel's product division, report says

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 27) -- U.S. chip design giant Arm had approached Intel to buy its product division, according to Bloomberg.

2024.08.14

05:59

Intel liquidates stake in Arm

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 14) -- Intel has liquidated its entire stake in British chip design firm Arm, a move expected to raise about $146.7 million for the company.

2024.08.01

03:28

SoftBank-owned chipmaker Arm reports better-than-expected Q1 revenue

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 1) -- Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARM), the British chipmaker owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, reported better-than-expected revenue for its fiscal first quarter on Wednesday.

2023.12.18

05:47

Arm lays off over 70 software engineers in China

National Business Wire (Dec 18) -- British chipmaker Arm Holdings Plc recently laid off more than 70 software engineers in China, according to Bloomberg.

2022.03.15

04:30

SoftBank's Arm to lay off up to 10% of workforce ahead of IPO

Asian Tech Press (Mar. 15) -- Chip designer Arm Ltd., owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, is said to cut up to 10% of its workforce in preparation for an IPO.

2022.02.08

03:44

Nvidia's buyout of Arm collapses due to regulator concerns

Asian Tech Press (Feb 8) -- U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp.'s buyout of British chip designer Arm Ltd. from Japan's SoftBank Group reportedly collapsed due to serious concerns from regulators.

2022.01.25

12:34

Nvidia to drop Arm deal: SoftBank steps up IPO preparations, sources say

Asian Tech Press (Jan 25) -- Nvidia is quietly preparing to abandon its Arm acquisition because it has made little progress in winning regulatory approval, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

2021.12.03

05:33

U.S. antitrust body sues to block Nvidia's $40 billion takeover of Arm

Asian Tech Press (Dec 3) -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Thursday that it sued on antitrust grounds to block Nvidia's planned $40 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm Ltd. from Japan's SoftBank Group.

2021.11.15

04:18

UK to launch in-depth probe into Nvidia's $40 billion takeover of Arm

Asian Tech Press (Nov 15) -- The U.K. reportedly intends to launch an in-depth probe into Nvidia's acquisition of Arm.

2021.08.30

06:44

FT: SoftBank to get $1.3 bln compensation if Nvidia's Arm acquisition fails

Asian Tech Press (Aug 30)-- The acquisition deal between Nvidia and Arm is still uncertain. Elon Musk and Samsung have recently expressed their concerns about the acquisition.

2021.08.04

03:39

U.K. mulling stopping Nvidia takeover of Arm from SoftBank over national security

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. is considering blocking a takeover of Arm Ltd. by Nvidia Corp. due to potential risks to national security, according to people familiar with the discussions.

2021.06.28

13:30

Nvidia's Arm takeover backed by chip giants

NVIDIA's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm has reportedly gained support from the world's three largest chipmakers.

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