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Nvidia Considering Acquisition of ARM for Over $32 Billion

posted by martyb on Sunday August 02 2020, @11:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the big-money-in-tiny-chips dept.

takyon writes:

Nvidia is reportedly in 'advanced talks' to buy ARM for more than $32 billion

SoftBank has been rumored to be exploring a sale of ARM — the British chip designer that powers nearly every major mobile processor from companies like Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, and Huawei — and now, it might have found a buyer. Nvidia is reportedly in "advanced talks" to buy ARM in a deal worth over $32 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Nvidia is said to be the only company that's involved in concrete discussions with SoftBank for the purchase at this time, and a deal could arrive "in the next few weeks," although nothing is finalized yet. If the deal does go through, it would be one of the largest deals ever in the computer chip business and would likely draw intense regulatory scrutiny.

Also at Guru3D and Wccftech.

Previously:
(2020-07-12) Apple Has Built its Own Mac Graphics Processors
(2020-07-11) Nvidia's Market Cap Rises Above Intel's
(2020-06-11) ARM Faces a Boardroom Revolt as it Seeks to Remove the CEO of Its Chinese Joint Venture
(2019-10-29) Fed Up Of Playing Whac-A-Mole With Network Of Softbank-Owned Patent Holders, Intel Goes To Court

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Monday August 03 2020, @02:26AM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday August 03 2020, @02:26AM (#1030546) Journal

    Good thinking. AMD's console wins could be attributed to having a strong presence in both CPUs and GPUs (and APUs, which the XSX/PS5 basically use: giant x86 APUs/SoCs). Nvidia did get the Nintendo Switch, but it's not the same. However, AMD is likely to underbid compared to Nvidia, so I would expect them to hang around for another console generation. Assuming there even is another proper console generation from Xbox/PlayStation.

    (disclaimer: IANAGamer) But do check out the Windows 10 on RPi youtube videos, emulating x86 games at low framerates without proper driver support from Broadcom or MS or Rpi.

    I would instead check out the YouTube channel PI LABS [youtube.com] which is lately using box86 + WINE on Twister OS [raspbian-x.com] on Raspberry Pi 4B. They have rejected the idea of Windows on ARM (WoA) gaming in this text community post [youtube.com]. Make sure to check out the "Community" tab for your favorite YouTube channels.

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  • (Score: 1) by petecox on Monday August 03 2020, @03:11AM

    by petecox (3228) on Monday August 03 2020, @03:11AM (#1030566)
    Cheers, I'll take a look at their channel!

    I do agree with the sentiment that Windows on Pi is only a proof of concept without official support.

    However, Gary Explains [youtube.com] has a point that no one is going to spend a grand or more on a S Pro X just to test their software on an ARM box. RPi 4 would make sense as an official target if Microsoft had a change of heart.