chipmakers

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that while the company's acquisition of rival British chipmaker Arm Ltd. was pricey, the latter's network of customers makes it well worth the cost, Reuters reports. What Happened: Huan made the remark, addressing...

Semiconductor company Marvell Technology Group Ltd's (NASDAQ: MRVL) talks to acquire chipmaker Inphi Corporation (NASDAQ: IPHI) for $10 billion are nearing a conclusion, according to Bloomberg. What Happened: Of the total purchase consideration, 60% would be settled through stocks and the...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is in late-stage discussions to acquire Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ: XLNX), and a deal could be finalized as soon as next week, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Xilinx acquisition is estimated close to $30 billion, a record valuation in...

Semiconductor manufacturer Allegro MicroSystems LLC is seeking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval for a public offering with a Form S-1 filed on Tuesday. The specifics of the number of shares and the offer price is still uncertain. On approval, Allegro’s common...

Nvidia Corporation's (NASDAQ: NVDA) acquisition of British semiconductor company Arm Ltd. is already facing scrutiny in the latter's home country, and the troubles could be even worse in China, CNBC reports. What Happened: While Nvidia is based in the U.S., and Arm in the United...

Nvidia Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) purchase of British chipmaker Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) is under the scanner of the United Kingdom government, Reuters reported late Monday. What Happened: The U.K. Digital Minister Caroline Dinenage told lawmakers that Nvidia’s...

Nvidia Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) $40 billion acquisition deal of the British semiconductor Arm Ltd. is acting as an accelerant for a smaller market rival. What Happened: Patrick Little, CEO and President of SiFive Inc. in an interview with Reuters claimed that customer interest in...

Arm Ltd. CEO Hermann Hauser openly criticized Softbank Group Corporation’s (OTC: SFTBY) sale of the chipmaker to Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) on Monday. What Happened: Hauser claimed in an interview with Reuters that Softbank’s decision to offload stake in the...

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced Sunday it was acquiring British chipmaker Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp’s (OTC: SFTBY) Vision Fund, in a transaction valued at $40 billion. What Happened: Under the deal, the Santa Clara, California-based company will fund the purchase of all of...

British chipmaker Arm Ltd  will not spinoff two of its Internet of Things units to its parent company Softbank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY), the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. What Happened: The two units  — Treasure Data, which makes tools for its customers to...

Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) is in talks to acquire fellow chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products Inc (NASDAQ: MXIM) in what would be one of the largest merger deals in 2020. What Happened Analog and Maxim are negotiating a $20 billion all-stock deal,...

Mercedes, owned by Daimler AG (OTC: DDAIF), will work on creating an automated driving system with Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), a chipmaker, after a similar joint agreement with fellow German auto giant Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (OTC: BMWYY) was suspended. What Happened Nvidia ...

A leading Chinese chipmaker, Yangtze Memory Technologies, said it now has the ability to produce the same 128-layer 3D NAND flash memory chips as those to be sold by rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. What happened Wuhan based Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd. (YMTC), announced on Sunday that...

Idaho-based chipmaker Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) is expecting to recover the business by its third financial quarter of 2020. The company's chief executive officer Sanjay Mehrotra told Reuters on Wednesday that Micron was one of the companies to receive the U.S. Department of Commerce...

Cybersecurity company McAfee is considering going public later this year or next, according to media reports. The company, currently a joint venture owned by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and private-equity firms TPG and Thoma Bravo, is meeting with banks this week to explore the possibility of...