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Title: Nvidia to acquire British ARM
Post by: TheNewLab on September 14, 2020, 10:18:14 am
BBC says the Japanese firm that owned the ARM tech is selling to US chip manufacturer Nvidia
is that technology still under patent? Does Nvidia a US firm, really manufacture the chips? If actually manufactured in China, does this make any difference?



https://thetechportal.com/2020/09/14/nvidia-arm-acquisition/ (https://thetechportal.com/2020/09/14/nvidia-arm-acquisition/)

BBC says British ARM is  a "jewel of the crown" of tech technology.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54142567 (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54142567)

WIll Trump force Nvidia to move manufacturing back to the US? AS in "Made in the USA"

Title: Re: Nvidia to acquire British ARM
Post by: tunk on September 14, 2020, 10:26:09 am
There's already a thread about this:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/general-computing/softbank-considering-selling-arm/msg3231950/?topicseen#msg3231950 (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/general-computing/softbank-considering-selling-arm/msg3231950/?topicseen#msg3231950)
Title: Re: Nvidia to acquire British ARM
Post by: coppice on September 14, 2020, 10:26:31 am
WIll Trump force Nvidia to move manufacturing back to the US? AS in "Made in the USA"
He might try. However, nVidia is a fabless chip company, with no idea how to manufacture its own chips. This might make moving production a tad problematic. :)
Title: Re: Nvidia to acquire British ARM
Post by: TheNewLab on September 14, 2020, 10:29:06 am
There's already a thread about this:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/general-computing/softbank-considering-selling-arm/msg3231950/?topicseen#msg3231950 (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/general-computing/softbank-considering-selling-arm/msg3231950/?topicseen#msg3231950)

Oops, my bad, Head over there.