The problem: Regulatory scrutiny has put the deal in a precarious situation that might result in Nvidia and Softbank (which owns Arm) reevaluating the acquisition. “The FTC’s lawsuit should send a strong signal that we will act aggressively to protect our critical infrastructure markets from illegal vertical mergers that have far-reaching and damaging effects on future innovations,” the FTC’s Vedova said.An Nvidia spokesperson noted in a statement to the Verge that “we will continue to work to demonstrate that this transaction will benefit the industry and promote competition.” &0183 &32 Nvidia tells us: The new GPU is a Maxwell-based GPU, and was designed to deliver the best performance in ultra-thin form factors such as the Surface Book keyboard dock.
Always use the approved NVIDIA logo artwork. What’s next?Nvidia responded by promising it would keep Arm’s existing open-licensing model, where the company designs semiconductors for Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft, and others. &0183 &32 NVIDIA PARTNER COBRANDING GUIDELINES CLEAR SPACE & MINIMUM SIZE RESTRICTIONS OF THE NVIDIA LOGO The position, size, color, proportions, and spatial relationships of the NVIDIA logo may not be altered. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) similarly began investigating the acquisition last month, and the European Union opened a formal investigation into the deal in October.In context, over 200 billion chips have been made for various devices based on designs from Arm (more than from any other company on record). Since Nvidia competes with many of Arm’s customers, regulators worry that Nvidia could use its position to put competitors at a disadvantage.“The FTC is suing to block the largest semiconductor chip merger in history to prevent a chip conglomerate from stifling the innovation pipeline for next-generation technologies,” FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova said in a statement.
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