NVIDIA is about to buy ARM for more than $ 40 billion, according to the WSJ




A few weeks ago one of the most important technological acquisitions in recent years has been chewed . SoftBank, current owner of ARM, had been looking for a buyer for this company that designs mobile processors for some time, and seems to have found one, something that was rumored for weeks .


According to the Wall Street Journal , NVIDIA will buy ARM for more than 40,000 million dollars , and it will do so with the company that is behind all the microprocessors that govern our mobile devices (and some of those that want to conquer our desktop PCs).


A deal that might not be frowned upon by regulator





Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp bought ARM four years ago for $ 32 billion , and this deal would provide it with a good way to make that gigantic investment profitable at a time when the UK-created company is more influential than ever.


According to the WSJ, ARM and NVIDIA have been negotiating a deal for weeks that could be confirmed early next week. NVIDIA, which is already one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, would thus acquire a company that would undoubtedly boost its relevance in the technology market.


If the agreement is confirmed, it would have to receive the go-ahead of the regulators , who could see a threat to competitiveness here: Apple, Samsung, Huawei and even Intel are ARM customers and they might not see with good eyes that NVIDIA ends up taking the control of a company that is a fundamental pillar of the design and development of all types of processors.