The company ARM, which is owned by Softbank, has been the subject of a number of rumors last month about a possible purchase of the company, and it appears that Softbank has considered selling it, or at least this is commented.
The company has approached NVIDIA and their talks are “progressing ” and Samsung also wants a piece of the pie. It is now reported that Softbank has also approached TSMC and Foxconn regarding a possible takeover of ARM. In the Nikkei Asia report, we found that ARM shared the same financial data and business plan with TSMC and Foxconn as it did with NVIDIA.
If TSMC and Foxconn have a stake in the company, it would be necessary to form a consortium to acquire ARM Ltd.
With NVIDIA, Samsung, and these two new players, the consortium would already comprise four companies. According to Nikkei sources, Apple and Qualcomm were also included in the survey of potential buyers, which would make the idea of forming a consortium quite compelling.
Update: Taiwanese technology giant began to respond to rumors of investment in the British chip design company ARM. In response to media interviews, its spokesman said there is no plan to invest in this company.