The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it has filed a lawsuit in order to prevent the acquisition of ARM of semiconductor design companies by NVIDIA.According to the FTC's announcement on December 2, the acquisition of $ 40 billion (about 4,520 billion yen) has resulted in NVIDIA, "Computing technology used by competitors to develop processors in -house.It will be possible to dominate the design.
提供：NVIDIAFTC claims that NVIDIA has merged with ARM, "there is a means and motivation to suppress innovative next -generation technology, such as those used in the operation of data centers and in -vehicle operation support systems."。
According to Holly Vedova, the FTC Competition Bureau:"Future technology depends on whether the current competitive cutting -edge chip market can be maintained." "This acquisition is distorted the motivation of ARM in the chip market, and companies after the merger are NVIDIA competitors.Make it possible to weaken it unfairly. "
ARM provides chips design and related technologies to companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm.NVIDIA has been successful in chips that accelerate graphics and artificial intelligence (AI), but has not succeeded in CPUs designed by companies such as Intel, Qualcomm, and Apple.If you buy ARM, you will get a new reach.However, the acquisition drove caused a repulsion of a company that has been licensed by ARM.Many of those companies are directly competing with NVIDIA and distrusted NVIDIA's promise to maintain ARM's independence and neutrality.
NVIDIA spokeswoman commented on e -mail:"This acquisition will prove that the acquisition will become the interests of the industry and promote competition." "NVIDIA has revitalized competition and brings more opportunities to all companies that have been licensed by ARM, and ARM ecosystem.Investing in ARM R & D, accelerating roadmaps to expand the lineup "," ARM, and in the future, maintaining an open license model of ARM, all Licensee with interest.We promise to be able to use ARM's intellectual property. "
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