Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm throws company into tech spat between US and China, analysts say

Nvidia Corp’s US$40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington, analysts and lawyers say.Arm’s blueprints for powering chipsets are a critical component for many Chinese smartphone makers and AI firms and China is expected to take a dim view of an American company having so much sway in an industry it has prioritised in its battle for tech supremacy with the United States.“Anything that creates more…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3101546/nvidias-acquisition-arm-throws-company-tech-spat-between-us-and-china