Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of Arm was set to be the largest deal in chip history. In the wake of its collapse experts forecast a challenging road ahead for the UK chipmaker.
And yet the disintegration of the Nvidia deal leaves the chipmaker with a more challenging road ahead, according to some industry watchers. Dan Hutcheson, vice chair of, a semiconductor analyst firm, says many people believe Arm had “gone soft” since SoftBank bought it. Additionally, the specter of an Nvidia-Arm combination may have spurred investment in an alternative chip architecture.
“Nvidia was going to invest a bunch of additional resources, something that Arm will now have to do on their own.”Hutcheson says Nvidia most likely saw an opportunity to reinvigorate Arm and expand its business. But Arm will now need to prove that it has an innovative product roadmap. Although many companies use Arm’s designs, Hutcheson notes that they often customize those designs to wring more power and efficiency from the chips. This suggests that perhaps Arm could be doing more in terms of performance.
The termination of the deal was hardly a shock after months of speculation that it might fall apart. It had faced intense regulatory scrutiny because it would have put Nvidia in control of designs that are vital to competitors.
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