Nvidia fails to submit paperwork to the European Commission

Stefan Mileschin · 28th July 2021, 07:07

EC needs at least six months to decide

North Americans always wonder how much vacation Europeans take, and it looks like this behavior will affect Nvidia's attempt to acquire ARM for $40 billion. It is starting to look like this acquisition will take much longer than Jensen promised, and the European Commission regulatory body has to be very concerned about the potential Nvidia antitrust position. The matter has been addressed before.

It is hard not to appreciate Nvidia's success in the last few years, but Nvidia controlling ARM IP and its future roadmap sounds like a terrible idea. Of course, it is terrific if you are Nvidia, but if you make anything in the market where Nvidia doesn't compete, one will have to raise concerns. Companies in many parts of the ARM-based IoT market, 5G, mobile, are concerned about the future of the IP roadmap in Nvidia hands. Nvidia's direct competitors in AI, accelerator, data center market, and CPU GPU, also have every reason to worry.

Broadcom, Marvell, and MediaTek seem to like the idea that Nvidia should buy ARM, voicing support precisely a month ago.
https://fudzilla.com/news/53296-nvid...ean-commission

28th July 2021, 07:07	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,769	Nvidia fails to submit paperwork to the European Commission EC needs at least six months to decide North Americans always wonder how much vacation Europeans take, and it looks like this behavior will affect Nvidia's attempt to acquire ARM for $40 billion. It is starting to look like this acquisition will take much longer than Jensen promised, and the European Commission regulatory body has to be very concerned about the potential Nvidia antitrust position. The matter has been addressed before. It is hard not to appreciate Nvidia's success in the last few years, but Nvidia controlling ARM IP and its future roadmap sounds like a terrible idea. Of course, it is terrific if you are Nvidia, but if you make anything in the market where Nvidia doesn't compete, one will have to raise concerns. Companies in many parts of the ARM-based IoT market, 5G, mobile, are concerned about the future of the IP roadmap in Nvidia hands. Nvidia's direct competitors in AI, accelerator, data center market, and CPU GPU, also have every reason to worry. Broadcom, Marvell, and MediaTek seem to like the idea that Nvidia should buy ARM, voicing support precisely a month ago. https://fudzilla.com/news/53296-nvid...ean-commission

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