Softbank Buys ARM Holdings

[christopher]

Softbank, of Japan Buys Britain's ARM Holdings for record $32 Billion Deal

"Softbank, has promised to at least double ARM's UK workforce of 1,600 and to increase headcount outside the UK over the next five years."

I did read that this would be a win for AMCC.

Hey Softbank!, What about making an offering on  AMCC?

www.bbc.com/news/business-36822927

[christopher]

From Yahoo Message Board: relating to ARM Holding sale to Softbank and its affect on AMCC

posted by "Arturo":

"Raymond James TM Talk: ARMH,AMCC,CAVM

Semiconductors J. Steven Smigie, ARMH,AMCC,CAVM: Alibaba wants to become ARM partner- Early this morning ARM Holdings announced the proposed acquisition by Softbank in a {24.3 billion all-cash transaction. Perhaps most importantly as it relates to our coverage universe. Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son indicated Alibaba's CEO Jack Ma wants to be an ARM partner in China, and could become a direct ARM licensee for smart phones, cloud, and IoT. While Alibaba had already been an early proponent of ARM-based technology in the data center for specific workloads- and China in general is committed to exploring alternatives to x86-in our view, this suggests Alibaba is interested in using ARM much more broadly across its operations. We believe this could benefit leading ARM-based server processor suppliers Applied Micro Circuits and Cavium(and eventually Qualcomm) who are already actively engaged in ARM-based server deployment in China."

Any deep pocketed Chinese Companies interested in purchasing AMCC for a deep pocketed price??!?

finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMCC/community?ltr=1

[christopher]

Looks like the sale of ARM Holdings by Softbank may not happen:

www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/19/softbanks-takeover-of-arm-holdings-in-doubt

[Admin]

ARM has an INTC beating business model regardless of the outcome.

[Admin]

Could the prospect of an ARM-based Mac be one reason why Softbank believes in the value of ARM?

www.mactrast.com/2016/07/apple-partner-arm-acquired-japan-based-softbank-31-4b-deal/