SoftBank to acquire chip designer Ampere in $6.5 billion deal

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Softbank seals US$6.5bn deal for chip designer Ampere

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SoftBank is buying ex-Intel president Renee James' chip design company for $6.5 billion

SoftBank is hoping to give itself an edge in AI chip development by snapping up Ampere Computing.

Softbank to buy Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion

The NewsJapanese investment group Softbank said Wednesday that it had agreed to buy US chip startup Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion, deepening its push into artificial intelligence infrastructure.Ampere makes processors for data centers based on a design by Arm, a British chipmaker that Softbank acquired in 2016.“The future of Artificial Super Intelligence requires breakthrough computing power,” Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son said. “Ampere’s exper…

SoftBank to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5bn in AI push

Japan’s SoftBank Group continues its drive into AI, with the $6.5bn acquisition of California-based silicon design company Ampere Computing in an all-cash transaction.