Nvidia shows interest in buying chip designer ARM

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Nvidia is a licensee of ARM chips and a deal could draw opposition from other licensees

Nvidia is considering an acquisition of British chip designer ARM, which Japanese conglomerate SoftBank bought in 2016. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that Nvidia has ...

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