In case you need further evidence that the companies involved in manufacturing AI chip are looking to give themselves any side they can, Softbank adds to its institutional expertise by buying former Intel President Renee James' Ampere computing. The conglomery pays $ 6.5 billion cash for the chip design business.
Ampere, founded by James in 2018, is dedicated to cloud-native computing at first. There are no prizes for guessing which area the company has moved since: "Sustainable Ai Compute," According to .
Softbank is a estimation that Ampere will release research and development of the ARM. Reported last month that the arm, who also owned softbank, was .
"As its softbank group expands its AI infrastructure investments in adventures such as Cristal Intelligence and Stargate, the acquisition will help enhance softbank group's capabilities in key areas and accelerate its growth initiatives," The company said in a statement. The ampere is set to retain its name and run as a full subsidiary owner after the closure of the deal, which is expected to occur later this year awaiting the approved regulation and other closing conditions.
"In a shared perspective for the AI advancement, we are excited to join the Softbank Group and its partfolio partner with leading technology companies," James, the CEO of Ampere, was told in a statement. "This is an amazing outcome for our team, and we are excited to drive our ampereone roadmap for high arm and AI processors."
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